Waters and desalination programs of Saudi Arabia

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · WSIA J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5982391

Wojcik, C K; Maadhah, A G

Saudi Arabia is an arid desert country without rivers or sweet-water lakes. It does, however, have large amounts of ground water and seawater. These waters must be desalted by some means in order to make them potable. The most frequently used methods for that purpose are: multistage flash (MSF) evaporation, reverse osmosis (RO), and electrodialysis (ED). Because of rapid industrialization of the country, the demand for fresh water has been growing steadily. This, in turn, has resulted in a spectacular growth of the water-desalination industry. This paper discusses the availability and properties of the waters. It gives a detailed description of the major accomplishments and of the ongoing and future programs in the field of water desalination in Saudi Arabia. 14 references, 6 figures, 8 tables.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
• OSTI ID: 5982391
• Journal Information: WSIA J.; (United States), Vol. 8:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
DESALINATION
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
SAUDI ARABIA
WATER RESOURCES
SALINITY
ELECTRODIALYSIS
EVAPORATION
OSMOSIS
ASIA
DEMINERALIZATION
DIALYSIS
DIFFUSION
MANAGEMENT
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
RESOURCES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
290400* - Energy Planning & Policy- Energy Resources