Harnessing Solar Energy to Attain Near Zero Carbon Emission Brine Treatment

Project Member(s): Blumenstein, M., Danasamy, G., Shon, H., Li, J., Vigneswaran, S.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (Australia-India Strategic Research Fund)
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (Australia-India Strategic Research Fund)

Start year: 2021

Summary: Both in Australia and India, wastewater (brine) such as seawater/brackish water, textile dye, tannery and mining industry brine are major problems and must be treated for releasing it to water bodies to minimize environmental harms. Through this project, we will develop a sustainable treatment system for brine harnessing solar energy with emphasis on near-zero carbon emissions and near-zero liquid discharge. Recovery of valuable resources will offset brine treatment cost. This project will bring new opportunities for business investment in applications of renewable energy technology. Capacity building and training for Australian and Indian researchers and water industry professionals are the other outcomes of this project.

Publications:

Pathak, N, Shon, H, Yu, H, Choo, Y, Naidu, G, Akther, N & Han, D-S 2023, 'Membrane technology for brine management and valuable resource recovery' in Green Membrane Technologies towards Environmental Sustainability, Elsevier, pp. 415-441.
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Khan, AUH, Liu, Y, Naidu, R, Fang, C, Dharmarajan, R & Shon, H 2021, 'Interactions between zinc oxide nanoparticles and hexabromocyclododecane in simulated waters', Environmental Technology & Innovation, vol. 24, pp. 102078-102078.
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FOR Codes: Environmental Technologies, Membrane and Separation Technologies, Nanomaterials, Urban and Industrial Water Management, Expanding Knowledge in Engineering, Separation¿¿technologies, Environmentally sustainable engineering , Terrestrial systems and management not elsewhere classified

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.