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Mohammad Hossein Davood Abadi Farahani

National University of Singapore

Dr Mohammad H.D.A. Farahani obtained his BSc and MSc in chemical engineering in 2012 and 2014, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering (membrane technology) in 2018 from the National University of Singapore. His Ph.D. thesis received 'The Outstanding Postgraduate Research Thesis Award” from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in 2018. He also received the prestigious title of 'Innovator Under 35 by MIT Technology Review” in 2020. His research over the past 9 years has resulted in 2 patents, more than 20 peer-reviewed articles that have been cited almost 700 times, a book chapter, and many international presentations and talks as invited and keynote speaker. Dr Farahani is currently the co-founder and CEO of SEPPURE. SEPPURE creates industrial-scale solvent-resistant nanofiltration membranes to sustainably separate chemical mixtures at a molecular level with minimal energy use.

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Latest work with IntechOpen by Mohammad Hossein Davood Abadi Farahani

Undoubtedly, drinking water of an acceptable quality has become a scarce commodity. Water shortage is becoming a major concern all around the world due to limited freshwater resources as well as the high cost of freshwater transportation from freshwater-rich areas to arid areas. As a result, solutions such as water recycling and desalination of saline or brackish water are being introduced and emerging worldwide as alternative ways of supplying water. Desalination of seawater is known to be one of mankind’s earliest forms of water treatment, and it has become one of the most sustainable alternative solutions to provide freshwater for many communities and industrial sectors. This book aims to cover the challenges and opportunities in desalination processes.

Desalination Challenges and Opportunities Edited by Mohammad Hossein Davood Abadi Farahani

Desalination

Edited by Mohammad Hossein Davood Abadi Farahani

Chapters authored

An Overview on the Treatment and Management of the Desalination Brine Solution

By Reza Katal, Teo Ying Shen, Iman Jafari, Saeid Masudy-Panah and Mohammad Hossein Davood Abadi Farahani

Due to the increasing limitations of water resources, application of desalination plants is expanding. One of the constraints associated with desalination plant operation is the production of concentrated solution, which is known as brine and can lead to critical challenges in the environment due to its high level of salinity. In this regard, many different disposal options used recently to control and prevent the environmental issues may be caused by the brine. Evaporation ponds, surface water discharge, and deep well injection are considered as the most well-known options to properly dispose concentrated brine. However, the application of these methods is highly restricted by capital cost and their limited uses. The treatment methods vary in terms of their ability in organics removal and can be divided into three different conventional groups as biological, physicochemical, and oxidation. In recent years, more attention has been paid to membrane-based technologies due to their economic performance in recovering precious resources and providing potable water with high recovery rates. This book chapter provides some critical reviews on recent technologies including treatment operations and disposal options to manage concentrated solutions from desalination plants. Finally, electrodialysis, forward osmosis, and membrane distillation as emerging membrane processes are examined in this chapter.

Part of the book: Desalination

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