Table of Contents

Dedication; Foreword; Preface

Section 1: Introduction
1. Water Scarcity; 2. Integrated Water Management and the Alternatives to Desalination; 3. Fundamentals of Desalination; 4. Water Chemistry and Desalinated Water Quality

Section 2: Unit Operations
5. Thermal Processes; 6. Membrane Processes; 7. Pretreatment; 8. Post-treatment

Section 3: Science and Technology
9. The Origins of Desalination Technologies; 10. Issues in Research and Development; 11. Membrane Chemistry and Engineering; 12. Newest Research

Section 4: Energy and Environment
13. Desalination Powered by Renewable and Nuclear Energy Sources; 14. Energy Consumption and Minimization; 15. Brine Management; 16. Environmental Impacts of Desalination Plants

Section 5: Social and Commercial Issues
17. Rural Desalination; 18. Society, Politics, and Desalination; 19. Desalination Costs and Feasibility; 20.The Business of Desalination

About the Author

Dr. Alireza Bazargan, Ph.D., began his academic career with a BSc in Chemical Engineering at Sharif University of Technology, Iran. He was subsequently awarded the prestigious TOTAL Scholarship for MSc studies at Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France, in Project Management for Environmental and Energy Engineering. Dr. Bazargan continued his PhD studies at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a research attachment at the University of Cambridge, UK. Upon completing his PhD, Dr. Bazargan became a faculty member at the Environmental Engineering Group at the Department of Civil Engineering at K.N. Toosi University of Technology. He is the author of numerous scientific papers and book chapters, and has received multiple honors and awards, including the "Kazemi Ashtiani" prize from the National Elites Foundation in 2017. Since 2015, Dr. Bazargan has been the R&D Manager and Business Development Advisor at Iran's premier desalination firm, Noor Vijeh Company. He is well known within Iran's desalination ecosystem, and as a member of various think tanks, he has advised policy-makers regarding the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing the industry.