PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF WATER - Table of Contents

PROPERTIES OF NATURAL WATERS

Some Basic Chemical Principles

Chemical Composition of Natural Waters

Solubility in Water

Thermodynamic and Transport Properties

PHYSICAL AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF WATER IN THE LIQUID PHASE

The Phases of Pure Water

Properties of Saturated Water and Steam

Properties of Compressed Liquid Water.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER

Pure Water

Natural Waters

Seawater

Energetic Aspects of Water

Biological Aspects of Water

ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES

Faraday's Law of Electrolysis

Electode Potential

Types and Performance of Cells

Applications

BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION OF WATER

Range of Biological Organisms Present in Water

Metabolism of Bioorganisms

Biofouling

SEPARATION THERMODYNAMICS

Relevant Thermodynamic Functions

Partial Molar Properties

Equilibrium Criteria

Aqueous Solutions of Electrolytes

Equilibria Relevant to Desalination

Thermodynamic Properties

INTRODUCTION TO THERMODYNAMICS

Terminology

Variables and Properties

First Law of Thermodynamics

Equations of State

Second Law of Thermodynamics

The Equilibrium State

Chemical Reaction Equilibrium

SEPARATION PHENOMENA IN DESALINATION

Solar Stills

Freeze and Hydrate Separation

Ion Exchange

DISTILLATION-BASED DESALINATION PROCESSES

Multiple-Effect Boiling (MEB) Plants

Multistage Flash (MSF) Plants

Vapor Compression

MEMBRANE-BASED DESALINATION PROCESSES

Reverse Osmosis (RO) Theory

Electrodialysis (ED) Theory

SOME PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF DESALINATION PROCESSES

MEB Plants

MSF Plants

RO Plants

ED Plants

Limitations of the Membrane Processes

AN OVERVIEW OF FOULING

Categories of Fouling

BIOFOULING

Bacteria

Algae

Fungi

Mussels

Barnacles

Hydroids

COMPOSITE FOULING, FUNDAMENTALS AND MECHANISMS

Crystallisation Fouling

Particulate Fouling

Corrosion Fouling

Composite Fouling

Composite Crystallisation and Particulate Fouling

Corrosion and Precipitation Fouling

Composite Corrosion and Particulate Deposition

COMMON FOULANTS IN DESALINATION:INORGANIC SALTS

Description and Overview (Relative Occurrence)

Calcium Carbonate

Calcium Sulfate

Magnesium Hydroxide

Silica and Silicates

Phosphates

BIOLOGICAL FOULANTS

Biofouling

CRYSTALLIZATION FOULING

Chemical Fundamentals

Literature Review on Scale Formation in Heat Exchangers

Effect of Operating Parameters on Scale Formation

Models for Scale Formation on Heat Transfer Surfaces

Scale Formation in Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers.

Scale Formation in Plate and Frame Heat Exchangers

Extended Surfaces

CHANGE OF DISTILLER PERFORMANCE WITH FOULING

Relationship Between Fouling and Steam Consumption

Performance of the Evaporator under Different Tube Fouling Conditions

The Effect of Various Fouling Conditions on Various Plant Sections