Overview

The Desalination and Brine Management Initiative focuses on enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of seawater desalination. It includes optimizing reverse osmosis systems to reduce scaling and fouling, improving seawater brine treatment, and recovering valuable minerals. These efforts support long-term water security, lower environmental impact, and promote resource efficiency in desalination processes.

Projects

Desalination is a cornerstone of Qatar’s water supply, yet operational challenges such as scaling and fouling hinder its efficiency. This project aligns with QEERI’s strategy to enhance desalination sustainability by optimizing seawater softening, mitigating fouling, and improving system performance. Through cutting-edge research, the initiative aims to reduce maintenance costs, extend plant lifespan, and ensure the long-term viability of seawater desalination as a key water resource.

In line with QEERI’s commitment to water resource optimization, this project focuses on developing an energy-efficient process for treating and valorizing desalination brine. By integrating advanced separation and recovery techniques, the initiative seeks to minimize brine discharge while extracting valuable minerals such as magnesium, calcium, and lithium. This approach supports Qatar’s sustainability goals by transforming desalination byproducts into economically viable resources, reducing environmental impact, and promoting circular water management.