Hydrophobic sand to combat water scarcity – Properties and possible chemical risk.
The city of Dubai, which lies in the Middle East is, as many other cities in the area, suffering from shortage of fresh water resources. This issue is handled by desalination of sea water, which is a rather expensive procedure. Recently, the city tends to promote using hydrophobic sand in order to r...
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| Language: | English |
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KTH, Mark- och vattenteknik
2015
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-170466 |