The Global Rise of Zero Liquid Discharge for Wastewater Management: Drivers, Technologies, and Future Directions

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• 作者：Tiezheng Tong ; Menachem Elimelech
• 刊名：Environmental Science & Technology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 5, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：50
• 期：13
• 页码：6846-6855
• 全文大小：484K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1520-5851

文摘

Zero liquid discharge (ZLD)—a wastewater management strategy that eliminates liquid waste and maximizes water usage efficiency — has attracted renewed interest worldwide in recent years. Although implementation of ZLD reduces water pollution and augments water supply, the technology is constrained by high cost and intensive energy consumption. In this critical review, we discuss the drivers, incentives, technologies, and environmental impacts of ZLD. Within this framework, the global applications of ZLD in the United States and emerging economies such as China and India are examined. We highlight the evolution of ZLD from thermal- to membrane-based processes, and analyze the advantages and limitations of existing and emerging ZLD technologies. The potential environmental impacts of ZLD, notably greenhouse gas emission and generation of solid waste, are discussed and the prospects of ZLD technologies and research needs are highlighted.