Reference Books
Reference Books
IDRA has listed the following referenced texts as useful for the desalination engineer as well as others interested in learning more about desalination.
Desalination Engineering: Planning and Design
1st Edition, by Nikolay Voutchkov. Click here.
Pretreatment for Reverse Osmosis Desalination
1st Edition, by Nikolay Voutchkov. Click here.
A Multidisciplinary Introduction to Desalination
Editor: Alireza Bazargan, Head of Research and Development, NVCo, Iran (ISBN: 978879337954), click here
Sustainability, A Way to Abundance
1st Edition, by Corrado Sommariva (ISBN: 9780815361688), click here
Desalination Project Cost Estimating and Management
1st Edition, by Nickolay Voutchkov, click here
An Engineer’s Guide To Desalination
Joachim Gebel and Süleyman Yüce, VGB PowerTech, Essen, Germany, published 2008, click here
Annual Book of ASTM Standards
Section 11, Water and Environmental Technology, Volume 11.01 and 11.02, West Conshohocken, PA USA
D 1141 – Standard Practice for the Preparation of Substitute Ocean Water
D 2035 – Standard Practice for Coagulation-Flocculation Jar Test of Water
D 3739 – Practice for Calculation and Adjustment of the Langelier Saturation Index for Reverse Osmosis
D 3923 – Practice for Detecting Leaks in Reverse Osmosis Devices
D 4189 – Test Method for Silt Density Index (SDI) of Water
D 4194 – Test Methods for Operating Characteristics for Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Devices
D 4195 – Guide for Water Analysis for Reverse Osmosis Applications
D 4472 – Guide for Recordkeeping for Reverse Osmosis Systems
D 4516 – Practice for Standardizing Reverse Osmosis Performance Data
D 4582 – Practice for Calculation and Adjustment of the Stiff and Davis Stability Index for Reverse Osmosis
D 4692 – Practice for Calculation and Adjustment of Sulfate Scaling Salts (CaSO4, SrSO4, BaSO4) for Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration
D 4993 – Practice for Calculation and Adjustment of Silica (SiO2) Scaling for Reverse Osmosis
D 5090 – Practice for Standardizing Ultrafiltration Permeate Flow Performance Data
D 5615 – Test Method of Operating Characteristics of Home Reverse Osmosis Devices
D 6161 – Standard Terminology Used for Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration, Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membrane Processes
D 6908 – Standard Practice for Integrity Testing of Water Filtration Membrane Systems
Concise Dictionary of Environmental Engineering
Thomas M. Pankratz, Lewis Publishers, New York, NY USA
Desalination Management & Economics
Corrado Sommariva, Faversham House Group, United Kingdom
Disinfection, Sterilization and Preservation
4th Edition, Seymour Block, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA
Handbook of Drinking Water Quality
Johm DeZuane, American Water Works Association, Denver, CO USA
NSF International Standards
Ann Arbor, MI USA
Standard 42 – Drinking Water Treatment Units – Aesthetic Effects
Standard 44 – Residential Cation Exchange Water Softeners
Standard 53 – Drinking Water Treatment Units – Health Effects
Standard 55 – Ultraviolet Microbiological Water Treatment Systems
Standard 60 – Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals and System Components – Health Effects
Standard 61 – Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects
Standard 62 – Drinking Water Distillation Systems
Water Supply Development for Membrane Water Treatment Facilities
Thomas M. Missimer, Lewis Publishers, New York, NY USA
Water Treatment Handbook
Degremont, Cedex France
Water Treatment Operator Handbook
Nicholas G. Pizzi, American Water Works Association, Denver CO USA
WTCost©, Water Treatment Cost Estimating Program
I. Moch & Associates, Inc. and US Bureau of Reclamation, Wilmington, DE USA
Membrane Practices for Water Treatment by Duranceau
(ISBN 1-58321-147-0) (no seawater?)
A Desalination Primer
Spiegler and El-Sayed (ISBN 086689-034-3)
Desalination Technology
Porteous (ISBN 0-85334-175-3)
Reverse Osmosis; A Practical Guide for Industrial Users
Byrne (ISBN: 0927188031)
Reverse Osmosis: Membrane Technology, Water Chemistry, and Industrial Applications
ISBN: 0442239645
Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration
(AWWA Manual, M46) ISBN: 0898679788
Reverse Osmosis
S. Sourirajan ASIN: 0236308386
Desalination Processes and Multistage Flash Distillation Practice 1986
Khan A.K. ISBN 0-444-42563-2 Hardbound Out of print
The Handbook of Desalination and Water Purification – in two volumes
Arshad Hasan Khan and Noam Lior published by Elsevier ISBN? avail from munaf@vsnl.com
Fundamentals of Salt Water Desalination
Hisham T. El-Dessouky, H. M. Ettouney (ISBN: 0444508104)
Desalination.com – an environmental primer
T. Pankratz and J. Tonner
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