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Characteristics and economic value of the rejected brine at Al-Khobar desalination plant in KSA


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Idris, Azni and Ahsan, Amimul and Abdulsalam, Alrowaished and A. Mohamed, Thamer (2016) Characteristics and economic value of the rejected brine at Al-Khobar desalination plant in KSA. Journal of Desalination and Water Purification, 3. pp. 3-10. ISSN 0128-2387

Abstract

This paper presents the characteristics of seawater and rejected brine, and the economic value of the rejected brine at Al-Khobar desalination plant, KSA. The rejected brine may be discharged to sea/ocean contains of different salts and dissolved minerals in high concentrations, which carry considerable economic value in relevant industries. It is found that the rejected brine contains huge amount of SO42-, Cl-, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, Fe2- and Cu2+, which have high economic value. Therefore, these minerals can be recovered directly from the rejected brine. This study estimated the quantities of these minerals and the revenue income according to their current market prices. Moreover, this study may help the policy/decision makers to assess the economic value of the brine to establish new industries for brine processing. Seawater and brine samples collected from the Al-Khobar plant. Various physical and chemical properties were observed in order to find economic value of minerals.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Institute of Advanced Technology
Publisher: Ababil Publishers
Keywords: Rejected brine; Characteristics; Economic value; Seawater; Al-Khobar plant
Depositing User: Mr. Sazali Mohamad
Date Deposited: 11 Apr 2019 01:01
Last Modified: 11 Apr 2019 01:01
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55252
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