Desalination Processes and Technologies: Questions and Answers

This book introduces readers to desalination processes and technologies, covering both commercial desalination technologies (MSF, MED, MVC/TVC, RO and EDR), as well as newly developed technologies (MD, HDH, SS) and alternative driving energies, such as solar and nuclear. The author presents the material in the form of questions and answers in order to be accessible to readers with a wide variety of backgrounds. The book includes special sections in RDI with novel ideas particularly in solar desalination (water from Sun).

• Presents a unique, wide range of questions and answers in desalination processes and technologies;
• Includes over 200 colored illustrations, photos and specifications of typical commercially operating desalination plants;
• Covers conventional driving energies and alternatives as solar and nuclear energies;
• Includes selected RDI topics in desalination and typical RDI proposals.

Prof. Hassan El-Banna Fath is a well-known expert in desalination and energy technologies. Prof. Fath got his B.Sc. & M.Sc. from Alexandria University (Egypt) and M. Eng. & Ph.D. from Mc Master University (Canada). Prof. Hassan El-Banna Fath has wide academic & Industrial Experience in Desalination & Energy Technologies.

His Academic experience was in different Middle East universities including;

- Professor; Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Egypt,

- Professor; American University of Sharjah, UAE,

- Professor of Practice, Masdar Institute (MI) of Science and Technology, UAE,

- Professor (and Distinguished Scientist); Alexandria University (AU), Egypt,

- Associate Professor; King Abdul Aziz University (KAU), KSA,

- Visiting Associate Professor; Univ. Of Technology (Iraq), Qatar Univ. (Qatar) and Arab Univ. of Beirut (Lebanon)

Prof. Fath supervised many M.Sc. and Ph.D. students and has established different desalination laboratories, e-learning institute, water & energy associations and centers. Prof. Fath has lead (as PI, Co-PI and consultant) many research, development and innovations (RDI) funded projects including megaprojects, for example, he was the leader of work package#12 of MATS project; Solar Power & Desalination project (Borg El-Arab, Egypt) for the design of solar driven 1.0 MW(e) power and 250 m3/day MED desalination Plant. Prof Fath published a Book in ＂Desalination Technology＂ (in Arabic Language), Co-author of Encyclopedia of Desalination & Water Reuse (DESWARE), Filed six patents and published over 200 papers/articles, in Desalination & Energy technologies.

His industrial experience includes;

- Senior Researcher and Leader of New Thermal Desalination processes in Doosan Heavy Industries, Water R&D Center, (Dubai - UAE),

- Senior Engineer and Head of Efficiency and statistics Dept., Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia,

- Head Engineering/Technical Training dept., Saudi Arabian Marketing and Refining Co. (SAMAREC) / Consolidated Electricity Company (SCECO-W), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,

- Process engineer, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Ontario Hydro, Mississauga/Toronto, Ontario (Canada).