A Synergistic Combination of Advanced Separation and Chemical Scale Inhibitor Technologies for Efficient Use of Impaired Water in Cooling Towers

摘要

As the population increases, good fresh quality water is much more needed for human use including growing food. Tertiary sewage treated water and sea water (1) has been successfully used in many industrial applications. The use of impaired water is currently not very practical and cost effective, as the inferior water quality results in additional treatment requirements to address the high propensities of scaling, corrosion, and biofouling and to avoid adverse impacts to the environment.