Innovative Design and Material Development are Driving Cost Efficiency, Sustainability, and Viability of Desalination Technologies
The rising population is driving global water demand and putting significant pressure on the global water supply chain. The United Nations estimates that half of the global population will face water shortages by 2025, and the situation is expected to intensify and lead to 700 million people facing displacement by 2030 due to water shortages. Desalination offers a viable alternative to this challenge.
The research service offers a deep-dive analysis of advanced desalination technologies, including multistage flash distillation, multiple-effect distillation, thermal vapor compression, reverse osmosis, and forward osmosis. The study also explores sustainable ways to dispose waste streams (brine). In addition, it covers growth drivers and restraints for desalination technology adoption, a detailed growth opportunity analysis for desalination plant developers and operators, and the patent landscape of desalination technologies. The study also discusses the key stakeholders involved in the development of next-generation thermal and membrane-based desalination technologies.
Table of Contents
1 Strategic Imperatives
- Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
- The Strategic Imperative 8™: Factors Creating Pressure on Growth
- The Strategic Imperative 8™
- The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on Emerging Desalination Technologies
- Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
- Research Methodology
2 Growth Opportunity Analysis
- Scope of Analysis
- Segmentation
- Growth Drivers
- Growth Restraints
3 Advanced Desalination Technologies: Technology Landscape
- Introduction
- MFD Offers Energy-efficient Desalination
- Low-temperature MED Achieves Cost-efficient Desalination
- High-pressure TVC Enables the Utilization of Waste Heat Recovery for Energy-efficient Desalination
- Comparative Analysis of Thermal Desalination Technologies
- Technology Advances Driving RO Process Efficiency
- Working Mechanism of Advanced RO Plants
- Membrane Structure and Material Advancements to Minimize RO Plants’ Operational Costs
- Osmotic Pressure-driven FO Offers Efficient Membrane-based Desalination
- Comparative Analysis of Membrane-based Desalination Technologies
- Techno-economic Analysis of Desalination Technologies
- Safe Disposal of Reject Water to Ensure Minimal Impact on the Environment
- Brine Water Treatment Enhances Desalination Plants’ Sustainability
4 Companies to Watch
- Thermal Desalination Technologies: Companies to Watch
- Membrane-based Desalination Technologies: Companies to Watch
5 Advanced Desalination Technologies: IP Analysis
- China and the United States Dominate the Advanced Desalination Technologies Patent Landscape
6 Appendix
- Technology Readiness Levels (TRL): Explanation
7 Next Steps
- Your Next Steps
