Chapter 2 Global Desalination Situation

摘要: Abstract This chapter gives an overview on the worldwide installed desalination capacity by different source water types, technologies, and end uses. It furthermore discusses historical development of main regional future trends. About 63% present 44.1 million cubic meters per day is produced from seawater, 19% brackish water, 5% waste sources. Much expected growth market will take place in seawater sector, although wastewater presumably become more important future. The figures show that developing into a coastal-based industry some sea regions such as Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, or Mediterranean with potential to harm marine environmental resources it depends on. key concerns are briefly outlined, covering intakes discharges, energy demand processes, followed outlook impact mitigation measures.