NMPWRC April Webinar |Advancing Produced Water Reuse: Evaluating Freeze Desalination and Reverse Osmosis Technologies

​Advancing Produced Water Reuse: Evaluating Freeze Desalination and Reverse Osmosis Technologies

​featuring ​

​Dr. Thiloka Edirisooiya & Dr. Pei Xu​

​This webinar presents results from a pilot-scale evaluation of hypersaline produced water treatment using freeze desalination and seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO). The session will examine separation performance, operational considerations, and comprehensive toxicity assessments of treated effluent. Findings contribute to the growing body of knowledge on advanced treatment pathways and their potential role in enabling safe and sustainable produced water reuse.

​Dr. Pei Xu is a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the New Mexico State University and the director of the Environmental Lab for Innovative Technologies. Her research focuses on water reuse, desalination, membrane processes, nanomaterials, and produced water treatment. The goal of her research is to address critical water shortage challenges in arid and semi-arid regions. She was recently selected as the AAAS Leshner Fellow on Food and Water Security, PESCO Endowed Professorship, and C. Herb Ward Family Endowed Interdisciplinary Chair at NMSU.