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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Menachem Elimelech\n	Roberto Goizueta Professor of the Dep
 artment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering\, Yale University\, and 
 Director of the Environmental Program\n\nAn AEESP Distinguished Lecture an
 d part of the ENCS Distinguished Speaker Series\n\n\n\nWater scarcity is o
 ne of the greatest global crises that we currently face. In recent years\,
  numerous large-scale seawater desalination plants have been built in wate
 r-scarce countries to augment available water resources and construction o
 f new desalination plants is expected to increase significantly in the nea
 r future. Despite the major advancements in reverse osmosis desalination t
 echnology\, the production of freshwater by seawater desalination is still
  more energy-intensive than conventional technologies for the treatment of
  freshwater sources.  Furthermore\, there are concerns about the environme
 ntal impacts of desalination and uncertainty about the potential effects o
 n the marine environment. \n\nThis presentation will review the energy eff
 iciency\, the state of the technology and the environmental challenges of 
 seawater desalination. A discussion will be presented on the possible redu
 ctions in energy demand by state-of-the art seawater desalination technolo
 gies\; the potential role of advanced materials and innovative technologie
 s in improving energy use\, reliability\, and environmental impact of seaw
 ater desalination\; and the sustainability of desalination as a technologi
 cal solution to global water shortages.                  \n\nRead more abo
 ut Dr. Elimelech\n\nCo-hosted by:\n\n\n	\n		Saifur Rahaman (Assistant Profess
 or\, Department of Building\, Civil & Environmental Engineering (BCEE)\, C
 oncordia University)\n	\n	\n		Subhasis Ghoshal\, Associate Professor\, Departm
 ent of Civil Engineering\, McGill University & Director of the Trottier In
 stitute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED)\, McGill Univ
 ersity\n	\n	\n		Nathalie Tufenjki\, Associate Professor\, Department of Chemic
 al Engineering\, McGill University & Associate Director\, Brace Centre for
  Water Resources Management\, McGill University\n	\n\n
DTSTART:20161026T173000Z
DTEND:20161026T190000Z
LOCATION:Room EV- 2.260\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3G 2W1\, EV Building\, Conc
 ordia University\, 1515 Sainte Catherine Ouest
SUMMARY:The global challenge for water supply: is seawater desalination a s
 ustainable solution?
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/tised/channels/event/global-challenge-water-suppl
 y-seawater-desalination-sustainable-solution-263493
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