water, seawater, freshwater, desalination, resources, environment

A part of this report was introduced in the January 2023 issue of our periodical, “Yano E plus.”

– Increasing Demand for Water due to Population Growth; Growing Water Scarcity and Rapid Depletion of Freshwater Resources are the Major Factors Driving the Growth of the Global Seawater Desalination Market –

1. Water Situation in the World

2. Changes in Seawater Desalination Technology

3. Situation of Seawater Desalination by Demanded Use Application and by Region

4. NEOM Project (https://www.neom.com/en-us)

5. Market Size for Seawater Desalination Systems

6. Development and Products by Companies and Research Institutes

6-1. Shinshu University

1) RO Membranes + CNT

2) Global Aqua Innovation Center (https://www.shinshu-u.ac.jp/coi/)

3) Smart City Megaproject in Saudi Arabia “NEOM”

6-2. DMW Corporation

6-3. The University of Tokyo / Tokyo Institute of Technology / Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN)

1) Development of Fluorinated Nanotubes that Allow Water to Pass Through at Ultra-High Speed But Not Salt

6-4. TOYOBO Co., Ltd.

1) Hollow Fiber RO Membranes

2) Seawater Desalination Project Using RO Membranes

3) Hollow Fiber FO Membranes

4) Demonstration Tests of Seawater Desalination Using FO Membranes (Trevi Systems, Inc.)

6-5. Toray Industries, Inc.

1) RO Membrane Products of Toray

2) RO Membranes of Today Order for the World’s Largest Seawater Desalination Plant in the United Arab Emirates

3) Development and Sales Start of “TBW-HR Series,” Ultra High-Pressure, Neutral Molecule Removal RO Membrane Elements

4) Elucidation of the Movement of Water Molecules in RO Membranes

7. Future Prospects