Project Details
Abstract
This project advances sustainable desalination in Qatar through tailored outcomes. Hybrid Model Development and Comprehensive Benchmarking provide optimized, data-driven technology choices for high-salinity and temperature resilience. A Modular Pilot System with real-time monitoring ensures adaptive, efficient operations, while life cycle assessments inform cost-effective, environmentally sustainable infrastructure planning. Circular chemical inputs reduce waste, enhancing system longevity, and End-User Driven Transition aligns research directly with real-world needs, accelerating technology adoption. Finally, Policy and BAT Guidelines set Qatar-specific standards, supporting sustainable, efficient desalination practices and strengthening Qatar’s water security leadership in the GCC. There are 3 work packags in this project which are:
-WP 1: Life cycle assessment of thermal and SWRO Technologies in Qatar.
-WP 2: Setup and calibration of lab scale scaling fouling simulators and Chemistry of anti-scalants and mechanism of action for membrane desalination systems.
-WP 3: Seawater softening for divalent ion recovery and scale reduction in SWRO desalination systems.
Submitting Institute Name
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)
| Sponsor's Award Number | QEE314-WATDE-0125-SROW-004 |
|---|---|
| Proposal ID | QEERI-CORE-000004 |
| Status | Active |
| Effective start/end date | 1/01/25 → 31/12/27 |
Primary Theme
- Sustainability
Primary Subtheme
- SU - Resource Security & Management
Secondary Theme
- Sustainability
Secondary Subtheme
- SU - Sustainable / Circular Economy
Keywords
- Seawater Reverse Osmosis
- Desalination Systems
- Life cycle assessment
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