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INTERNATIONAL ENERGY POLICY INSTITUTE
The International Energy Policy Institute (IEPI) was created to address key policy issues in the mineral, energy and resources industries through intensive and innovative research.
MULLARD SPACE SCIENCE LABORATORY
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Optimisation of sustainable water desalination process
28 June 2013
Today, Dr Eleftheria Polykarpou, Lecturer at UCL Australia’s School of Energy and Resources, presented at The International Conference on Process Systems Engineering Asia (PSE Asia 2013) on optimisation of sustainable water desalination process.
Overview of the Presentation
Water is one of the most abundant resources on earth. Although, it covers almost 75% of the earth’s surface, only 3% of this is fresh water. This small percentage can be found in ground water, lakes and rivers, while the remaining 97% can be found in the oceans. The problem of fresh water shortage can be addressed by the use of a sustainable seawater desalination process.
Separating salt from water is usually performed by methods that require large amounts of energy and are costly. This paper considers a sustainable desalination method that uses waste heat - the Puraq method.
Read the full paper on Optimisation of sustainable water desalination process.
About the speaker
Dr Polykarpou is a lecturer at the School of Energy and Resources at UCL Australia, teaching Energy Efficiency and Conservation and Water Resources Management on a postgraduate level. View her full profile.
