Adetunji, Charles Oluwaseun and Inobeme, Abel and Olaniyan, Olugbemi Tope and Olisaka, Frances N. and Bodunrinde, Ruth Ebunoluwa and Ahamed, Mohd Imran (2021) Microbial Desalination. In: Sustainable Materials and Systems for Water Desalination. Springer, pp. 213-225.
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Several investigations have established that due to population expansion and land use, fresh water scarcity has increased tremendously placing immense burden on desalination process as the major alternative remedy to freshwater supply. The increase in problems related to energy across the globe due to exhaustibility of fossil fuels. Hence, there is a need to search for other sources of energy to meet up with the growing demand. Globally, the existing methods of desalination are not cost effective; hence, scientists are searching for alternative ways to reduce the financial burden in the setup of water desalination techniques. One of the suggested areas is in the utilization of microorganisms. One of the suggested methods is in the area of energy conservation, when using water to produce energy via utilization or engaging the use microbial desalination. Therefore, this chapter intends to provide comprehensive information on the application of microorganisms for the water desalination. Several types of microorganisms that could be applied for water desalination were also highlighted. The modes of action through which they exhibited their action were also discussed. The principles involved in the process of desalination were also elucidated.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Uchenna Eneogwe |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Aug 2025 03:06 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2025 03:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5336 |
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