Topical Collection on "Desalination Processes Focused on Reducing Water Scarcity with Renewable Energy Coupling"

A topical collection of New Energy Exploitation and Application (NEEA) (E-ISSN: 2754-5652).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2024

Collection Editor:

Dr. Germán Eduardo Dévora Isiordia
Departamento de Ciencias del Agua y Medio Ambiente, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, 5 de Febrero 818 Sur, Ciudad Obregón C.P. 85000, Sonora, Mexico
Research Interests: desalination; renewable energies; decentralized systems

Topical Collection Information:

Dear Colleagues,

Large-scale desalination technology has been in use for decades, with more than 20,000 facilities operating globally. The number of desalination plants in low- and middle-income nations is increasing, expanding their production capacity beyond seawater to include brackish water sources and treated wastewater.

In this Topical Collection, we aim to address the specific challenges and prospects. These challenges are varied and include issues related to energy demand and supply, integration of renewable energy into the desalination process, intermittent operation, personnel skills development, operation and maintenance, water quality, water inflows and outflows, environmental impact and corrective measures, case studies, pretreatment, technologies such as reverse osmosis, as well as financial and cost considerations, among others.

Dr. Germán Eduardo Dévora Isiordia
Collection Editor

Keywords:

desalination
water reuse
membrane technology
developing countries
decentralized systems
case study
seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO)
brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO)
operation and finance
water quality
environmental impact
specific energy consumption
polarization factor
biofouling
pretreatment
recovery and flux

Manuscript Submission Information:

Please visit the Submissions Guidelines page before submitting a manuscript. Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Manuscripts should be submitted online through the online manuscript submission and editorial system. Additionally, please include a cover letter specifying that the manuscript is intended for the Topical Collection "Desalination Processes Focused on Reducing Water Scarcity with Renewable Energy Coupling" when submitting it online. Manuscripts can be submitted until the submission deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal and will be listed together on the Topical Collection website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract can be sent to the Editorial Office neea@ukscip.com for announcement on this website.

The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 300 USD. Authors who are unable to cover this cost or those who are invited to submit papers may be eligible for discounts or waivers.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process.

Published Papers:

This Topical Collection is now open for submission.

Planned Papers:

1. Article Title: A Proposal to Use Power Generated from Marine Solar-Thermal Injection Power System to Drive a Seawater Desalination - Electrolysis Plant

2. Article Title: A theoretical and experimental study of a barometric solar powered desalination plant enhanced with steam ejectors