Introduction to Desalination
Principles, Processes, and Calculations
Dr. Louis Theodore
Theodore TutorialsEast Williston, NYUSA
Dr. R. Ryan Dupont
Utah Water Research LaboratoryUtah State UniversityLogan, UTUSA
This edition first published 2022
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Theodore, Louis, author. | Dupont, R. Ryan, author.
Title: Introduction to desalination : principles, processes, and calculations / Dr. Louis Theodore, Manhattan College, R. Ryan Dupont.
Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ, USA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021060406 (print) | LCCN 2021060407 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119691679 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119691716 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119691747 (epub) | ISBN 9781119691754 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Saline water conversion.
Classification: LCC TD479 .T54 2022 (print) | LCC TD479 (ebook) | DDC 628.1/67--dc23/eng/20220124
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021060406 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021060407
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Brief Contents
1 Cover
4 Preface
6 Part I Introduction 1 Global Water Scarcity and the Need for “New Water” 2 Technical Glossary 3 Engineering Principles 4 Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties of Materials 5 Water Properties 6 Water Chemistry 7 The Conservation Laws, Stoichiometry, and Thermodynamics 8 Unit Operations