Ministry of Environment and Kookmin University launch PROMISE project to establish commercialization foundation through demonstration plant construction / Research team led by Professor Lee Sang-ho (Department of Construction Systems Engineering)
- 25.06.19 / 이정민
A national research and development project aimed at implementing a new technological paradigm—the digital transformation of seawater desalination technology and the resource utilization of concentrated water—being conducted by the research team led by Lee Sang-ho at Kookmin University is set to begin in earnest.
The kickoff meeting for the “Seawater Desalination Plant Digital Transformation and Concentrated Water Resource Development Technology Development Project (PROMISE),” supported by the Ministry of Environment, led by the Korea Environment Industry Technology Institute, and comprehensively managed by the Industry-Academia Cooperation Foundation of Kookmin University, was held on May 27 at the LW Convention Center in Jung-gu, Seoul.
Over 70 participants, including representatives from the Ministry of Environment, KEIT, external experts, and officials from the lead, sub, joint, and subcontracted research institutions, attended the event to share the project's vision and implementation strategies and discuss detailed technical development plans.
The project, which will run for a total of 4 years and 8 months (May 2025 to December 2029), aims to optimize the energy-intensive structure of existing seawater desalination technology through digital technology and transform the environmental burden of concentrated water discharge into a resource recovery process to establish a sustainable water supply system.
In particular, the project will develop an integrated solution that combines technologies for the economical recovery of strategic resources such as Na⁺, Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Li⁺, and Sr²⁺ from high-salinity concentrated water, as well as intelligent operation, fault prediction, and remote maintenance technologies for seawater desalination processes.
The project consists of three detailed tasks.
**Sub-task 1 (led by Kookmin University)** will develop digitalization technologies for seawater desalination processes, including digital twin-based design and simulation, AI-based operation optimization, and MR-based remote maintenance.
**Sub-task 2 (led by CJK)** focuses on developing high-efficiency extraction and sequential recovery processes for high- and low-concentration ions in concentrated water, with an emphasis on ensuring economic viability.
**Sub-project 3 (led by Sungkyunkwan University)** will integrate these technologies to construct and operate a demonstration plant with a capacity of 1,000 m³/day in Korea, verifying the field applicability and commercialization potential of the technology.
The project team has set specific goals, including: △energy consumption of 2.2 kWh/m³ or less, △water recovery rate of 80% or higher, △intelligent operation and fault prediction accuracy of 90% or higher, and △recovery of 11 or more dissolved ions and economical extraction of three or more ions.
Professor Lee Sang-ho of Kookmin University (Project Director) stated, “The PROMISE project will develop a next-generation desalination platform by integrating digital technology and resource recovery technology, thereby enhancing the sustainability and export competitiveness of the domestic water industry. We will lead global technology standards through R&D focused on results based on demonstration.”
Meanwhile, the project name PROMISE stands for “Pioneering Research On Membrane-based desalination Inducing Sustainability and Energy-efficiency,” reflecting its mission to achieve sustainability and energy efficiency through membrane-based desalination technology. The project is designed around two core pillars: the digital transformation of water treatment technology and the realization of a circular economy.
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A national research and development project aimed at implementing a new technological paradigm—the digital transformation of seawater desalination technology and the resource utilization of concentrated water—being conducted by the research team led by Lee Sang-ho at Kookmin University is set to begin in earnest.
The kickoff meeting for the “Seawater Desalination Plant Digital Transformation and Concentrated Water Resource Development Technology Development Project (PROMISE),” supported by the Ministry of Environment, led by the Korea Environment Industry Technology Institute, and comprehensively managed by the Industry-Academia Cooperation Foundation of Kookmin University, was held on May 27 at the LW Convention Center in Jung-gu, Seoul.
Over 70 participants, including representatives from the Ministry of Environment, KEIT, external experts, and officials from the lead, sub, joint, and subcontracted research institutions, attended the event to share the project's vision and implementation strategies and discuss detailed technical development plans.
The project, which will run for a total of 4 years and 8 months (May 2025 to December 2029), aims to optimize the energy-intensive structure of existing seawater desalination technology through digital technology and transform the environmental burden of concentrated water discharge into a resource recovery process to establish a sustainable water supply system.
In particular, the project will develop an integrated solution that combines technologies for the economical recovery of strategic resources such as Na⁺, Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Li⁺, and Sr²⁺ from high-salinity concentrated water, as well as intelligent operation, fault prediction, and remote maintenance technologies for seawater desalination processes.
The project consists of three detailed tasks.
**Sub-task 1 (led by Kookmin University)** will develop digitalization technologies for seawater desalination processes, including digital twin-based design and simulation, AI-based operation optimization, and MR-based remote maintenance. **Sub-task 2 (led by CJK)** focuses on developing high-efficiency extraction and sequential recovery processes for high- and low-concentration ions in concentrated water, with an emphasis on ensuring economic viability. **Sub-project 3 (led by Sungkyunkwan University)** will integrate these technologies to construct and operate a demonstration plant with a capacity of 1,000 m³/day in Korea, verifying the field applicability and commercialization potential of the technology.
The project team has set specific goals, including: △energy consumption of 2.2 kWh/m³ or less, △water recovery rate of 80% or higher, △intelligent operation and fault prediction accuracy of 90% or higher, and △recovery of 11 or more dissolved ions and economical extraction of three or more ions.
Professor Lee Sang-ho of Kookmin University (Project Director) stated, “The PROMISE project will develop a next-generation desalination platform by integrating digital technology and resource recovery technology, thereby enhancing the sustainability and export competitiveness of the domestic water industry. We will lead global technology standards through R&D focused on results based on demonstration.”
Meanwhile, the project name PROMISE stands for “Pioneering Research On Membrane-based desalination Inducing Sustainability and Energy-efficiency,” reflecting its mission to achieve sustainability and energy efficiency through membrane-based desalination technology. The project is designed around two core pillars: the digital transformation of water treatment technology and the realization of a circular economy.
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