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Life Cycle Comparison of Two RO Concentrate Reduction Technologies
Life Cycle Comparison of Two RO Concentrate Reduction Technologies
| dc.contributor.author | Wan, Jing | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Gattie, David | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Hester, Nathan | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Jambeck, Jenna | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Li, Ke | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Schramski, John | en_US |
| dc.contributor.corporatename | University of Georgia. College of Engineering | en_US |
| dc.contributor.editor | Carroll, G. Denise | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-25T21:09:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-02-25T21:09:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-04 | |
| dc.description | Proceedings of the 2011 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 11, 12, and 13, 2011, Athens, Georgia. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Desalination and water reuse technologies are critical for solving water problems. Unlocking water resources through the minimization of reverse osmosis (RO) concentrate volume offers sustainable opportunities to meet the challenge. A pellet softening lime intermediate concentrate chemical stabilization (ICCS) reactor and a conventional lime softening ICCS for the treatment of RO concentrate were evaluated. Process performance, footprint, chemical usage, energy consumption, residual volume and dewatering characteristics for the conventional and pellet softening ICCS were compared. To evaluate the overall environmental impact of the two ICCS, a process based Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was performed for the conventional and pellet softening ICCS technologies. The LCA quantifies the resource and energy needs and wastes generation through the process’ life from raw material acquisition to production, use, and disposal. It is based on careful energy and materials balances for all stages. The LCA factored resource inputs (minerals, fossil fuels, land use, etc.) and environmental outputs (damage to natural resources, ecosystem quality and human health, air emissions, toxicityweighting, global warming potential, ozone depletion potential, eutrophication potential, etc.). This paper will present a comprehensive comparison of the two ICCS technologies including pilot testing results and LCA. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Sponsored by: Georgia Environmental Protection Division U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Water Science Center U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Water Resources Institute The University of Georgia, Water Resources Faculty | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | This book was published by Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2152. The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of The University of Georgia, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Research Institutes Authorization Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-307) or the other conference sponsors. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 0-9794100-24 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/46247 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.publisher.original | Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | GWRI2011. Environmental Protection | en_US |
| dc.subject | Water resources management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Reverse osmosis | en_US |
| dc.subject | Life cycle assessment | en_US |
| dc.subject | Intermediate concentrate chemical stabilization | en_US |
| dc.title | Life Cycle Comparison of Two RO Concentrate Reduction Technologies | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | |
| dc.type.genre | Proceedings | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | Georgia Water Resources Institute | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | School of Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | College of Engineering | |
| local.relation.ispartofseries | Georgia Water Resources Conference | |
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