A review of the water desalination technologies

D Curto, V Franzitta, A Guercio - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Desalination is commonly adopted nowadays to overcome the freshwater scarcity in some
areas of the world if brackish water or salt water is available. Different kinds of technologies …

Comprehensive review of membrane design and synthesis for membrane distillation

M Qasim, IU Samad, NA Darwish, N Hilal - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a grand challenge that requires continuous exploration of new desalination
technologies in order to augment the global supply of fresh water. In this context, membrane …

State-of-the-art organic-and inorganic-based hollow fiber membranes in liquid and gas applications: Looking back and beyond

HS Lau, SK Lau, LS Soh, SU Hong, XY Gok, S Yi… - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aggravation of environmental problems such as water scarcity and air pollution has
called upon the need for a sustainable solution globally. Membrane technology, owing to its …

Phosphorus-doped g-C3N4 integrated photocatalytic membrane reactor for wastewater treatment

C Hu, MS Wang, CH Chen, YR Chen, PH Huang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic membrane reactors (PMRs) have been widely used in wastewater treatment
over the past few years. In this study, P-doped gC 3 N 4 (PCN), a metal-free, visible light …

Wetting-resistant photothermal nanocomposite membranes for direct solar membrane distillation

YR Chen, R Xin, X Huang, K Zuo, KL Tung… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Efficient use of solar energy for desalination is one strategy to solve the world's water
scarcity issues. In this work, a dual functional, omniphobic− photothermal nanocomposite …

Superhydrophobic carbon nanotube network membranes for membrane distillation: high-throughput performance and transport mechanism

C Sun, Q Lyu, Y Si, T Tong, LC Lin, F Yang… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Despite increasing sustainable water purification, current desalination membranes still suffer
from insufficient permeability and treatment efficiency, greatly hindering extensive practical …

Hybrid thermal desalination systems for sustainable development–A critical review

S Rajesh, C Chiranjeevi - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Accessing economic, clean drinking water, and affordable clean energy should be achieved
without compromising climate action, is a target of the United Nations agenda for 2030 …

[HTML][HTML] Multipass hollow fiber membrane modules for membrane distillation

JH Tsai, C Quist-Jensen, A Ali - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is an interesting process for desalination; however high thermal
energy consumption remains one of the main obstacles in its widespread adoption. The …

Superhydrophobic polypropylene membrane with fabricated antifouling interface for vacuum membrane distillation treating high concentration sodium/magnesium …

Y Shao, M Han, Y Wang, G Li, W Xiao, X Li… - Journal of membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) is a promising technology for high salinity wastewater
treatment. One of the key issues in VMD research is improving the antifouling performance …

Bottlenecks and recent improvement strategies of ceramic membranes in membrane distillation applications: A review

NMA Omar, MHD Othman, ZS Tai, TA Kurniawan… - Journal of the European …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ceramic membranes have received more attention currently from researchers in membrane
distillation (MD) applications due to their outstanding properties. However, despite their …