The Advanced Manufacturing Office at the U.S. Department of Energy hosted a workshop on Clean Water Processing Technology Research and Development. This workshop focused on industrial, agricultural and human needs, challenges, and future paths to solve and satisfies this nations issues with water manufacture, use and production.
The purpose of the workshop was to discuss opportunities for major advancements in science and technology for processing of clean water. This includes, but was not limited to the fields of:
- Process, Materials discovery and component structures for medium to high TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) waters, silts, brines and other contaminant removal, at low energy, low cost, and improved reliability of existing and future advanced manufacturing process technologies
- Effective and energy-efficient pre-treatment processes of feedstock and post-process transport, storage, injection of water, processed water and effluent processing
- Cost-effective energy resources for the water purification and the potential of co-production processes to recover and manufacturer other valuable minerals and elements
- Systems integration technologies that incorporates smart sensors and actuators as well as modular integration and other process intensification approaches
At this workshop, participants presented their views on these topics and had them formally documented to gain insights on the early-stage research and development needs in this critical area.
Click here to view the reports and presentations provided at the Workshop on Clean Water Processing Technology Research and Development from July 10-11, 2017.