Desalination Resources

1. Persian Gulf Desalination Plants Could Become Military Targets In Regional War 3/6/2026

   Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf region use the fossil fuels under their desert lands not only to make money, but also to make drinking water. The petroleum they produce powers more than 400 desalination plants, which turn seawater into drinkable water.

2. Reclaiming Water From Contaminated Brine Can Increase Water Supply And Reduce Environmental Harm 2/6/2026
   People around the globe are trying to figure out how to save, conserve, and reuse water in a variety of ways, including reusing treated sewage wastewater and removing valuable salts from seawater. But for all the clean water they may produce, those processes leave behind a type of liquid called brine. I’m working on getting the water out of that potential source, too.
3. Breakthrough Recyclable Polyimide Membranes Transform Wastewater And High-Salinity Water Treatment 10/28/2025

   Researchers have developed polyimide-based membranes for membrane distillation (MD) that overcome three persistent issues in membranes for water treatment and gas separations: the need for pore-forming chemicals that prevent recycling, performance degradation due to pore wetting and fouling, and the inherent trade-off between high water flux and selectivity.

4. Cut Costs, Cut Timelines: Rethink Your Next Water Project 10/14/2025

   Small municipalities and industrial sites face constant pressure: deliver safe, stable water with limited resources and tight deadlines. Traditional on-site construction can stretch project schedules by months and introduce quality and cost risks. By shifting much of the fabrication off-site, these risks are dramatically reduced.

5. From The War Of Currents To The Water Grid: Lessons In Infrastructure, Innovation, And Integration 9/25/2025

   How Edison vs. Tesla shapes today's approach to sustainable water systems.

6. Megadroughts Are Here To Stay, And U.S. Water Utilities Need To Adapt 9/2/2025
   Researchers warn that California and other states affected by megadroughts — periods of drought lasting 20+ years — will have to accept this as the new normal. That means rethinking the water cycle and finding new, more sustainable water sources.
7. Redesigning Brine Diffusers: Optimizing Brine Dispersion Performance At The Hadera Desalination Plant 6/17/2025

   This article explores how IDE Technologies leveraged advanced in-house simulation capabilities to deliver a revised brine diffuser design, significantly improving both environmental outcomes and operational efficiency.

8. RO Membrane Protection For A Desalination Plant In Mejillones, Chile 4/22/2025

   Read about a seawater desalination plant that presented with several performance issues and chose the HOD UV system to control biofouling on the RO membranes.

9. New Research Could Extend Membrane Life And Lower Desalination Costs 3/6/2025
   As water-scarce regions clamor for answers, developments in membrane anti-scaling bring desalination closer to viability.
10. The Benefits And Challenges Of Desalination 1/7/2025
    Leaning on a wealth of experience, an engineer lays the groundwork for successful, cost-effective desalination projects.