Screen LibraryFresh water from the sea : proceedings of the international symposium held in Milan by Federazione delle associazioni scientifiche e techniche and Ente autonomo Fiera di Milano /
Fresh Water from the Sea is a collection of papers that discusses the advancement in the technologies and methodologies utilized in the process of desalting seawater. The emphasis of the book is not only on desalting but also on processing the seawater into potable water. The coverage of the text in...
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Pergamon Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [1965] |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: |
English German Italian |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080110752 |
| Summary: |
Fresh Water from the Sea is a collection of papers that discusses the advancement in the technologies and methodologies utilized in the process of desalting seawater. The emphasis of the book is not only on desalting but also on processing the seawater into potable water. The coverage of the text includes the advancement of desalting process in various countries, such as Japan, Israel, and Italy. The text also covers the aspects of the application of ion exchange to the conversion of saline water into fresh water and the evolution of the distillation process for seawater conversion. The text w. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxii, 179 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-179). |
| ISBN: |
9781483185514 1483185516 |
| Index Number: | TD478 |
| CLC: | P747 |
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Front Cover; Fresh Water from the Sea; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; FOREWORD; SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM; Opening addressee; Lectures; SPONSORING COMMITTEE; EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; OPENING SPEECH; INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON THE SYMPOSIUM; PROCEEDINGS; CHAPTER 1. SOME ASPECTS OF THE APPLICATION OF ION EXCHANGE FOR THE CONVERSION OF SALINE WATER INTO FRESH WATER; Introduction; Saline Water Conversion Methods and their Applications; Brief Historical Review; Ion Exchange in Practice; Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 2. PRESENT STATE OF INFORMATION ON SEA AND BRACKISH WATER DESALTING IN JAPAN; Literature. CHAPTER 3. NEUE ENTWICKLUNGEN AUF DEM GEBIET DER GEWINNUNG VON SUESSWASSER AUS MEERWASSER IN DEUTSCHLANDCHAPTER 4. BRITISH ACTIVITIES IN DESALINATION DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH; 1. Introduction; 2. Submerged Tube Pool Boiling Distillation; 3. Multiple Stage Flash Distillation; 4. Other Processes; 5. Economics and Engineering Development; 6. Nuclear Power and Nuclear Heat; 7. Research and Development for the Future; 8. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER 5. LA DESALINIZZAZIONE DELLE ACQUE SALMASTRE E IL PROBLEMA DELL'ACQUA REALIZZAZIONI E RICERCHE IN ITALIA; I1 problema dell'acqua. La desalinizzazione delle acque salmastreI1 costo dell'acqua; Realizzazioni e ricerche in Italia; Prospettive per i1 futuro; Bibliografia e note; CHAPTER 6. DESALINATION OF SEA AND BRACKISH WATER THE PRESENT STATE OF THE ART IN ISRAEL; 1. Summary; 2. Introduction: The Water Position in Israel; 3. Potential Solutions to the General Problem; 4. Water Desalination Research and Development; 5. Electrodialysis; 6. Economics of Electrodialysis in Israel; References; CHAPTER 7. EVOLUTION OF THE DISTILLATION PROCESS FOR SEA WATER CONVERSION; Research Program; Demonstration Plants Program. Comparison of Two Distillation ProcessesFuture Work with Distillation Process; CHAPTER 8. THE ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS IN THE FIELD OF WATER DESALINATION; Introduction; Water Shortages in Developing Countries; The Function of Desalinated Water Within the Framework of Economic Development; The Supply and Demand for Desalinated Water; The Cost and Price of Water in Developing Countries; Variable Costs: The Use of Steam and Electricity for Desalination; Fixed Costs: The Importance of Plant Size. Prospects for the Application of Desalinated Water in Developing CountriesForeseeable Reductions in Cost of Desalinated Water; Government Policy with Respect to Desalination; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SEA-WATER DESALTING; 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS; 2. CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX; BIBLIOGRAPHY. |