Freshwater scarcity is a vital societal challenge related to climate change, population
pressure, and agricultural and industrial demands. Therefore, sustainable desalination …

The utilization of seawater for drinking purposes is limited by the high specific energy
consumption (SEC)(kW-h/m 3) of present desalination technologies; both thermal and …

Desalination processes consume large amount of electricity and heat derived from fossil
fuels to produce fresh water. In recent years, solar desalination emerged as a favorable …

Energy-efficient desalination and water treatment technologies play a critical role in
augmenting freshwater resources without placing an excessive strain on limited energy …

Growing water demands have led to rapidly increasing desalination installation capacity
worldwide. In an attempt to lower carbon footprint resulting from high-energy consuming …

Further reduction in energy consumption is an attractive prospect for both well-established
technologies such as reverse osmosis and electrodialysis, and for emerging desalination …

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a global environmental issue. Conventionally, a number of
active and passive remediation approaches are applied to treat and manage AMD. Case …

Solar–thermal water evaporation (SWE) has received much interest in recent years due to a
few seminal works on materials innovation and thermal management. With many studies …

While water is a key resource required to sustain life, freshwater sources and aquifers are
being depleted at an alarming rate. As a mitigation strategy, saline water desalination is …

Water and energy are critical components for human, and govern the growth and progress of
societies. Desalination is an important process to meet ever-increasing water demand …