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Review and prospects of desalination as a water supply method in China

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Summary, in English

With the development of urbanization and deterioration of water environment, the fresh water shortage in eastern coastal cities of China is more and more serious. Desalination, as the only way to increase the amount of fresh water, should be more applied in this region, while the actual development is not as expected for some reasons. The study reviews the desalination status in China from the perspective such as driving force, investment, cost, policy, safety and energy. The analysis of problems makes the recommendations how to develop desalination market and make desalination as a safety water supply. In addition, the study compares desalination with wastewater reuse in water quality, cost, management, public acceptance and so on and discusses the proposal for integrated utilization of different unconventional water sources.

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Pages

4291-4301

Publication/Series

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volume

51

Issue

22-24

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Desalination Publications

Topic

  • Water Engineering

Keywords

  • Desalination
  • Cost and investment
  • Technology
  • Energy
  • Management and
  • policy

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1944-3986