Seawater Desalination: Technologies and Environmental Impact
暫譯: 海水淡化：技術與環境影響

脫鹽技術有助於解決全球日益嚴重的水資源短缺問題。脫鹽是從海水和鹹水中去除鹽分及其他礦物質的過程，使其可用於飲用、灌溉、工業用途等。然而，脫鹽過程中仍然存在挑戰，包括高能耗、高成本以及環境問題，如鹽水處理。

本書提供了脫鹽技術的概述，包括其基本原理、過程及系統設計與運作。作者探討了自動化、廢物減少及水質淨化領域的其他技術創新方面的進展。書中還討論了與脫鹽相關的環境影響，包括海水鹽度的增加、化學物質和鹽水排放的影響，以及在過程中使用的化學物質造成的污染。

G.K. Prashanth, Ph.D is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Chemistry at Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru. He completed his B.Sc., securing second place at the university level, and his M.Sc., securing third rank with gold medals, from the University of Mysore, Mysuru. He holds an M.Phil. and a Ph.D. in Chemistry. With over 19 years of teaching experience, his research interests include the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, their biological applications, crystallography, and environmental chemistry. He has published numerous research articles in reputed international journals, along with textbooks, book chapters, and multiple registered patents. He also serves as a reviewer for several internationally recognized journals.

Hemantkumar N. Akolkar, PhD, is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Rayat Shikshan Sanstha's Abasaheb Marathe Arts and New Commerce Science College, Maharashtra, India. He is an acclaimed academician and researcher who has worked for the last 14 years at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has published 55+ research papers in national and international journals and conferences of repute. His areas of interest are heterocyclic chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, and green chemistry. He is a reviewer of several journals of international repute in chemistry. A. K. Haghi, PhD, is a retired professor of engineering sciences and has published 250+ academic research-oriented books and 1000+ research papers in various journals and conference proceedings. His leadership in academic publishing includes founding and serving as Editor-in-Chief of prestigious journals. Professor Haghi's extensive educational background and supervisory roles underscore his expertise and contributions to the field of engineering sciences. He is currently appointed as Honorary Research Associate (HRA) at University of Coimbra, Portugal. Srilatha Rao, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru - 560064. She holds both her postgraduate and doctoral degrees in Chemistry from Mangalore University, Karnataka. With over 23 years of experience in teaching and research, Dr. Rao has made significant contributions to the fields of plant-based extracts and energy-efficient methods for water purification and desalination. She has published her research in several internationally reputed scholarly journals. In recognition of her contributions, she was awarded the prestigious VGST Fellowship by the Vision Group on Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, in 2018. She has also led a research project titled "Synthesis of Proteins and Its Effect on Nanomembranes", funded by the AICTE, Government of India. Additionally, she successfully served as the principal investigator for a research project funded by VTU.Dr. Rao is an active member of the Electrochemical Society of India (ECSI) at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.

G.K. Prashanth博士是班加羅爾Sir M. Visvesvaraya科技學院化學系的副教授及系主任。他完成了學士學位（B.Sc.），在大學中獲得第二名，並在邁索爾大學（University of Mysore, Mysuru）獲得碩士學位（M.Sc.），並以金獎獲得第三名。他擁有化學的M.Phil.和Ph.D.學位。擁有超過19年的教學經驗，他的研究興趣包括納米材料的合成與表徵、生物應用、結晶學及環境化學。他在多個知名國際期刊上發表了大量研究文章，並出版了教科書、書籍章節及多項註冊專利。他還擔任多個國際知名期刊的審稿人。

Hemantkumar N. Akolkar博士目前在印度馬哈拉施特拉邦的Rayat Shikshan Sanstha的Abasaheb Marathe藝術與新商業科學學院擔任化學系副教授。他是一位著名的學者和研究人員，過去14年來在本科及研究生層級工作。他在國內外知名期刊和會議上發表了超過55篇研究論文。他的研究興趣包括雜環化學、合成有機化學及綠色化學。他是多個國際知名化學期刊的審稿人。

A. K. Haghi博士是退休的工程科學教授，已出版超過250本學術研究導向的書籍及1000篇以上的研究論文於各種期刊和會議論文集中。他在學術出版方面的領導地位包括創辦並擔任多本知名期刊的主編。Haghi教授的廣泛教育背景及監督角色突顯了他在工程科學領域的專業知識及貢獻。他目前被任命為葡萄牙科英布拉大學的榮譽研究助理（HRA）。

Srilatha Rao博士是班加羅爾Nitte Meenakshi科技學院化學系的教授。她在卡納塔克邦的曼加羅爾大學獲得碩士及博士學位，專攻化學。擁有超過23年的教學及研究經驗，Rao博士在植物提取物及水的淨化與海水淡化的節能方法領域做出了重要貢獻。她的研究成果已發表於多個國際知名學術期刊。因其貢獻，她於2018年獲得卡納塔克邦科學與技術願景小組頒發的VGST獎學金。她還主導了一個名為「蛋白質的合成及其對納米膜的影響」的研究項目，該項目由印度政府的AICTE資助。此外，她成功擔任由VTU資助的研究項目的首席研究員。Rao博士是印度科學研究所（Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru）電化學學會（ECSI）的活躍成員。