A review of solar energy driven desalination technologies

H Sharon, KS Reddy - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Water plays an important role in all our day to day activities and its consumption is
increasing day by day because of increased living standards of mankind. Some regions of …

Application of solar energy in water treatment processes: A review

Y Zhang, M Sivakumar, S Yang, K Enever… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
The utilization of solar energy to drive water treatment processes is a potential sustainable
solution to the world's water scarcity issue. In recent years, significant efforts have been …

Water desalination system using solar heat: a review

M Chandrashekara, A Yadav - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Most of the desalination systems are energy intensive, which consume high grade energy
like gas, electricity, oil and fossil fuels. These processes lead to carbon footprints, which …

Solar assisted sea water desalination: A review

C Li, Y Goswami, E Stefanakos - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Seawater desalination is an important process to meet the increasing demand for fresh
water demand; however, it is highly energy intensive due to the high salinity of the source …

Technical improvements and perspectives on humidification-dehumidification desalination—A review

H Xu, S Jiang, MX Xie, T Jia, YJ Dai - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Seawater desalination based on humidification-dehumidification (HDH) process is a
competitive method to obtain fresh water from sea and brackish water that can be naturally …

A comprehensive review on humidifiers and dehumidifiers in solar and low-grade waste heat powered humidification-dehumidification desalination systems

R Santosh, HS Lee, YD Kim - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The solar and waste heat-powered humidification-dehumidification (HDH) desalination
systems are gaining much significance owing to the alarming effects of global warming and …

The potential of solar-driven humidification–dehumidification desalination for small-scale decentralized water production

GP Narayan, MH Sharqawy, EK Summers… - … and sustainable energy …, 2010 - Elsevier
World-wide water scarcity, especially in the developing world, indicates a pressing need to
develop inexpensive, decentralized small-scale desalination technologies which use …

Humidification-dehumidification desalination systems driven by thermal-based renewable and low-grade energy sources: A critical review

DU Lawal, NAA Qasem - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermal-based renewable and low-grade energy sources to operate humidification-
dehumidification (HDH) desalination systems are critically reviewed. The investigated …

Thermodynamic analysis of humidification dehumidification desalination cycles

GP Narayan, MH Sharqawy… - … and water treatment, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Humidification dehumidification desalination (HDH) is a promising technology for small-
scale water production applications. There are several embodiments of this technology …

Global applicability of solar desalination

A Pugsley, A Zacharopoulos, JD Mondol, M Smyth - Renewable energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Over-exploited fresh water resources, fossil-fuel depletion and climate change all highlight
need for desalination powered by renewable energy. This study briefly reviews literature on …