Techno-economic and Environmental Implications of the Use of a Closed Loop Water Recycling System in Qatar
This paper presents the environmental and economic benefits from the use of potable water from a desalination plant, and treated sewage effluent (TSE) for non-potable reuse, in Lusail, Doha. This newly built city plans to use TSE for a large portion (98 %) of its non-domestic applications instead of...
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| author | Biswas, Wahidul Horr, Y. Joll, Cynthia Rosano, Michele |
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| description | This paper presents the environmental and economic benefits from the use of potable water from a desalination plant, and treated sewage effluent (TSE) for non-potable reuse, in Lusail, Doha. This newly built city plans to use TSE for a large portion (98 %) of its non-domestic applications instead of discharging TSE to the ocean. It was estimated that about 140,112 m3/d desalinated water will be produced for potable water supply and 93,236 m3/day of TSE will be produced from a sewage treatment plant (STP) for use in district cooling systems and in the irrigation of local landscapes, lawns, and pocket gardens. Less than 2.5 % of water demand for non-domestic applications (i.e. irrigation of lawns for water features) will need to be met by potable water. There are significant sustainability benefits associated with the use of TSE in a water scarce and fast growing region like Qatar. A life cycle assessment analysis has been carried out to determine the greenhouse gas emissions, embodied energy consumption and cost savings associated with the recycling of wastewater in Lusail. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-745392019-08-27T06:56:50Z Techno-economic and Environmental Implications of the Use of a Closed Loop Water Recycling System in Qatar Biswas, Wahidul Horr, Y. Joll, Cynthia Rosano, Michele This paper presents the environmental and economic benefits from the use of potable water from a desalination plant, and treated sewage effluent (TSE) for non-potable reuse, in Lusail, Doha. This newly built city plans to use TSE for a large portion (98 %) of its non-domestic applications instead of discharging TSE to the ocean. It was estimated that about 140,112 m3/d desalinated water will be produced for potable water supply and 93,236 m3/day of TSE will be produced from a sewage treatment plant (STP) for use in district cooling systems and in the irrigation of local landscapes, lawns, and pocket gardens. Less than 2.5 % of water demand for non-domestic applications (i.e. irrigation of lawns for water features) will need to be met by potable water. There are significant sustainability benefits associated with the use of TSE in a water scarce and fast growing region like Qatar. A life cycle assessment analysis has been carried out to determine the greenhouse gas emissions, embodied energy consumption and cost savings associated with the recycling of wastewater in Lusail. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74539 10.3303/CET1972035 The Italian Association of Chemical Engineering fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Biswas, Wahidul Horr, Y. Joll, Cynthia Rosano, Michele Techno-economic and Environmental Implications of the Use of a Closed Loop Water Recycling System in Qatar |
| title | Techno-economic and Environmental Implications of the Use of a Closed Loop Water Recycling System in Qatar |
| title_full | Techno-economic and Environmental Implications of the Use of a Closed Loop Water Recycling System in Qatar |
| title_fullStr | Techno-economic and Environmental Implications of the Use of a Closed Loop Water Recycling System in Qatar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Techno-economic and Environmental Implications of the Use of a Closed Loop Water Recycling System in Qatar |
| title_short | Techno-economic and Environmental Implications of the Use of a Closed Loop Water Recycling System in Qatar |
| title_sort | techno-economic and environmental implications of the use of a closed loop water recycling system in qatar |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74539 |