WRF Desalination Research

This chart lists a portfolio of WRRF reports and ongoing research efforts for WRF's Desalination program. The timeframe is primarily from the past five years of research from the former research foundation (WateReuse Research Foundation).

NOTE: To search for WRRF reports that are not on this list, please use watereuse.org/research.

Completed Projects
Title	Executive Summary (PDF)	Project Number	Release Date
Multi-Mode Filtration System for Wastewater Recovery and Desalination		U5R15	2018
Use of Heated Metal Oxide Particles as Adsorbents for Membrane Fouling Reduction in Water Reuse and Desalination Applications		Reuse-14-09	2017
Database of Permitting Practices for Seawater Desalination Concentrate		DESAL-13-07	2016
Evaluation of Natural Gas to Reduce Carbon Footprint and Energy Cost for Desalination		WRRF-13-05	2016
Emerging Desalination Technologies for Energy Reduction		WRRF-11-04	2015
Application of the Bioluminescent Saltwater Assimilable Organic Carbon Test as a Tool for Identifying and Reducing Reverse-Osmosis Membrane Fouling in Desalination		WRRF-11-07	2015
Development of Public Communication Toolkit for Desalination Projects		WRRF-12-02	2014
Investigation of Desalination Membrane Biofouling		WRRF-08-19	2014
Improvements to Minimize I&E of Existing Intakes		WRRF-10-04	2014
Regulatory Workshop on Critical Issues of Desalination Permitting		WRRF-10-03	2013
Consideration for the Co-Siting of Desalination Facilities with Municipal and Industrial Facilities		WRRF-06-010d	2013
Pilot Testing Pre-Formed Chloramines as a Means of Controlling Biofouling in Seawater Desalination		WRRF-09-09	2012
Reclaimed Water Desalination Technologies: Performance/Cost Comparison EDR & MF/RO		WRRF-08-17	2012
Feasibility Study of Offshore Desalination Plants		WRRF-06-010b	2012
Characterization of US Seawaters & Development of Standardized Protocols for Evaluation of Foulants in Seawater RO Desalination		WRRF-06-14	2011
Seawater Intake Systems for Desalination Plants		WRRF-06-010g	2011
Post Treatment Stabilization of Desalinated Water		WRRF-06-010f	2010
Assessment of the Potential Presence of Chemical Contaminants in Water Produced by Desalination Systems		WRRF-05-011	2009
Salinity & Brine Management
Desalination Concentrate Management Policy Analysis for the Arid West		WRRF-11-09	2015
Selection of Salt, Metal, Radionuclide, and Other Valuable Material Recovery Approaches		WRRF-10-09	2015
Minimizing Concentrate using Advanced Oxidation Biofiltration and Ion-Exchange Pretreatment for Electrodialysis Reversal		WRRF-12-10	2014
Continuous Flow Seawater RO System for Recovery of Silica-Saturated RO Concentrate		WRRF-09-12	2013
Development of a Knowledge Base on Desalination Concentrate and Salt Management		WRRF-07-02	2013
Selective Salt Recovery from Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Using Interstage Ion Exchange		WRRF-06-10 (Phase E)	2013
Salinity Management Guide: The Links Between Soil, Salt and Recycled Water		WRRF-03-12	2007
Beneficial and Nontraditional Uses of Concentrate		WRRF-02-06	2006
Ongoing Research
Title	Executive Summary (PDF)	Project Number	Release Date
Performance and Cost Review of Existing Desalination Plants which use Conventional and Membrane Pretreatment Processes Prior to RO		WRRF-14-07	TBD
Methodology for Assigning Pathogen Removal Credits for Sub-Surface Desalination Intakes		WRRF-14-06	TBD
Case Study of the City of Carlsbad and their Experience with Integrating Seawater Supply in Municipal Distribution Systems		WRRF-15-06	TBD

WRF Desalination Research

Completed Projects

Ongoing Research