A comprehensive review of direct solar desalination techniques and its advancements

VK Chauhan, SK Shukla, JV Tirkey… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Demand of fresh water is rising continuously because of increase in population. This has
created an undue burden on limited reserves of fresh water. Desalination is one of the …

A state-of-art overview of multi-stage flash desalination and water treatment: Principles, challenges, and heat recovery in hybrid systems

AA Tareemi, SW Sharshir - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the most reliable techniques in thermal desalination is the multistage flash
desalination process, especially in North Africa, the Middle East, and Gulf Regions. In the …

Atmospheric water harvesting: a review of material and structural designs

X Zhou, H Lu, F Zhao, G Yu - ACS Materials Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) emerges as a promising means to overcome the water
scarcity of arid regions, especially for inland areas lacking liquid water sources. Beyond …

Improved thermo-economic performance of solar desalination via copper chips, nanofluid, and nano-based phase change material

AW Kandeal, NM El-Shafai, MR Abdo, AK Thakur… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the performance of a modified double slope still (MDSSS) was evaluated
compared to conventional single slope one (CSS). The modifications depended on different …

A review of recent progress in polymeric electrospun nanofiber membranes in addressing safe water global issues

TM Subrahmanya, AB Arshad, PT Lin, J Widakdo… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
With rapid advancement in water filtration materials, several efforts have been made to
fabricate electrospun nanofiber membranes (ENMs). ENMs play a crucial role in different …

Augmented performance of tubular solar still integrated with cost-effective nano-based mushrooms

SW Sharshir, MA Hamada, AW Kandeal, EMS El-Said… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The current work aimed to enlarge freshwater production and improve tubular solar still
(TSS) performance via pure and nano-coated (with carbon black nanoparticles) mushrooms …

Nuclear desalination: A state-of-the-art review

A Al-Othman, NN Darwish, M Qasim, M Tawalbeh… - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermal desalination is an energy intensive process that satisfies its requirement from
conventional fossil fuel sources. Current research efforts aim at finding alternatives for fossil …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of pre-and post-treatment approaches to achieve sustainable desalination for different water streams

K Poirier, M Lotfi, K Garg, K Patchigolla, EJ Anthony… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Desalination is an energy intensive process requiring adequate pre-and post-treatment. The
novelty of this paper is that it jointly reviews the technologies for pre-treatment, desalination …

Key pathways for efficient solar thermal desalination

J Huang, H Zheng, H Kong - Energy Conversion and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Along with the decline of fresh water resources, desalination has grown in an increasingly
significant technology. The utilization of sustainable energy sources, especially solar …

An integrated, solar-driven membrane distillation system for water purification and energy generation

Q Li, LJ Beier, J Tan, C Brown, B Lian, W Zhong… - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Utilising solar thermal energy for membrane distillation desalination represents a green and
sustainable solution for building environments in regions with a high correlation between …