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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Menachem ElimelechRoberto Goizueta Professor of the Depar
 tment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering\, Yale University\, and Di
 rector of the Environmental Program\n\nAn AEESP Distinguished Lecture and 
 part of the ENCS Distinguished Speaker Series\n\n\n\nWater scarcity is one
  of the greatest global crises that we currently face. In recent years\, n
 umerous large-scale seawater desalination plants have been built in water-
 scarce countries to augment available water resources and construction of 
 new desalination plants is expected to increase significantly in the near 
 future. Despite the major advancements in reverse osmosis desalination tec
 hnology\, the production of freshwater by seawater desalination is still m
 ore energy-intensive than conventional technologies for the treatment of f
 reshwater sources.  Furthermore\, there are concerns about the environment
 al impacts of desalination and uncertainty about the potential effects on 
 the marine environment. \n\nThis presentation will review the energy effic
 iency\, the state of the technology and the environmental challenges of se
 awater desalination. A discussion will be presented on the possible reduct
 ions in energy demand by state-of-the art seawater desalination technologi
 es\; the potential role of advanced materials and innovative technologies 
 in improving energy use\, reliability\, and environmental impact of seawat
 er desalination\; and the sustainability of desalination as a technologica
 l solution to global water shortages.                  \n\nRead more about
  Dr. Elimelech\n\nCo-hosted by:\n\n\n		Saifur Rahaman (Assistant Professor\,
  Department of Building\, Civil & Environmental Engineering (BCEE)\, Conco
 rdia University)\n	\n	\n		Subhasis Ghoshal\, Associate Professor\, Department 
 of Civil Engineering\, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ & Director of the Trottier Instit
 ute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED)\, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Universi
 ty\n	\n	\n		Nathalie Tufenjki\, Associate Professor\, Department of Chemical E
 ngineering\, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ & Associate Director\, Brace Centre for Wat
 er Resources Management\, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ\n	\n
DTSTART:20161026T173000Z
DTEND:20161026T190000Z
LOCATION:Room EV- 2.260\, CA\, EV Building\, Concordia University\, CA\, QC
 \, Montreal\, 1515 Sainte Catherine Ouest
SUMMARY:The global challenge for water supply: is seawater desalination a s
 ustainable solution?
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 ater-desalination-sustainable-solution-263493
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