Performance evaluation of resin wafer electrodeionization for cooling tower blowdown water reclamation

Table 3 Performance evaluation of reclamation processes for various water desalination

Process^a	Capacity (m³ d^− 1)	Feed TDS (mg L^− 1)	Product water TDS (mg L^− 1)	Energy consumption (kWh m⁻³)	Source	Reference
RO	750	400^b	< 5	1.20	Tap water	[40]
RO	6000	1529	< 80	0.83	Ground water	[40]
ED	145,000	5000	500	2.64-5.50	Brackish water	[41]
UF/ED	–	2980	210	0.90	Textile wastewater	[42]
EDR	144	1104	328	0.60	Wastewater tertiary effluent	[24]
EDR	5000	1750	< 500	1.55	Wastewater secondary effluent	[40]
EDI	–	3000	280	1.95	Groundwater	[26]

^aRO reverse osmosis, ED electrodialysis, UF ultrafiltration, EDR electrodialysis reversal, EDI electrodeionization
^bConverted from conductivity measurement (μS cm⁻¹), 1 μS cm^− 1 assumed to be equal to 0.5 mg L^− 1 TDS, according to [43]

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