Energy efficiency of direct contact membrane distillation

R Ullah, M Khraisheh, RJ Esteves, JT McLeskey Jr… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising technology due to its ability to function using low
temperature differences and low-quality heat sources, thus allowing it to operate on solar or …

A membrane-based seawater electrolyser for hydrogen generation

H Xie, Z Zhao, T Liu, Y Wu, C Lan, W Jiang, L Zhu… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Electrochemical saline water electrolysis using renewable energy as input is a highly
desirable and sustainable method for the mass production of green hydrogen,,,,,–; however …

Water and wastewater treatment systems by novel integrated membrane distillation (MD)

P Biniaz, N Torabi Ardekani, MA Makarem… - ChemEngineering, 2019 - mdpi.com
The scarcity of freshwater has been recognized as one of the main challenges people must
overcome in the 21st century. The adoption of an environmentally friendly, cost-effective …

A numerical analysis of the electromagnetic field effect on direct contact membrane distillation performance

K Ali, AA Alwan, S Bahayan, E Alhseinat… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using an advanced CFD model, this study attempts to determine how electromagnetic field
(EMF) affects the performance of the direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) process …

Water desalination under one sun using graphene-based material modified PTFE membrane

L Huang, J Pei, H Jiang, X Hu - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Harvesting solar energy for water desalination is considered as one of the most important
technologies to effectively address global water scarcity. Recently, it was found that water …

Construction of electrospinning Janus nanofiber membranes for efficient solar-driven membrane distillation

J Ju, Y Huang, M Liu, N Xie, J Shi, Y Fan, Y Zhao… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Low permeate flux and membrane fouling are major limiting factors for solar-driven
membrane distillation (SDMD) industrial applications. Here, we report a Janus nanofiber …

Facile fabrication of omniphobic PVDF composite membrane via a waterborne coating for anti-wetting and anti-fouling membrane distillation

X Li, H Shan, M Cao, B Li - Journal of Membrane Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Omniphobic membranes have been brought to great attention recently regarding the ability
to resist both water and low surface tension liquids, thus can be utilized for desalination of …

Detailed numerical analysis of air gap membrane distillation performance using different membrane materials and porosity

K Ali, HA Arafat, MIH Ali - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The motivation of this computational research is to comprehensively analyze the
performance of the air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) process by varying the membrane …

[PDF][PDF] Superhydrophobic electrospun PVDF membranes with silanization and fluorosilanization co-functionalized CNTs for improved direct contact membrane …

C Gao, W Deng, F Pan, X Feng, Y Li - Engineered Science, 2020 - espublisher.com
Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) is a promising method for water purification
and it is essential to fabricate membranes with high porosity, narrow pore distribution and …

Integration of desalination and energy conversion in a thermo-osmotic system using low-grade heat: Performance analysis and techno-economic evaluation

T Xiao, Z Lin, C Liu, L Liu, Q Li - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Freshwater and electricity cogeneration systems, using renewable energy sources, can play
a crucial role at the water-energy nexus. By placing a hydrophobic, porous membrane …