Membrane distillation (MD) is a rapidly emerging water treatment technology; however,
membrane pore wetting is a primary barrier to widespread industrial use of MD. The primary …

With an ever-increasing demand in energy, constrained by strict environmental regulations,
process development faces stringent design requirements further limited by intrinsic …

A membrane is a thin layer or sheet at the interface of two material compartments aimed for
separation and purification processes. Membranes made using nanofibers, termed as …

To ascertain membrane distillation (MD) as an emerging desalination technology to meet
the global water challenge, development of membranes with ideal material properties is …

Water touches most segments of the petroleum industry and thus cost-effective water
management is a key part of oil & gas industry operations. The water to be managed is …

Identification and mitigation of challenges associated with membrane distillation (MD)
modeling are very crucial to the applicability of MD technology in the industry. Several …

Hydrophobic nanofibers have attracted great attention in the membrane distillation (MD)
process because of their extremely high specific surface area. In this study, hydrophobic …

The potential of utilizing polyethylene (PE) membranes in membrane distillation (MD) for sea
water desalination has been explored in this study. The advantages of using PE membranes …

Developing a high flux and selective membrane is required to make membrane distillation
(MD) a more attractive desalination process. Amongst other characteristics membrane …

One of the most pressing problems worldwide is inadequate access to potable water. Many
technologies have been applied to address this through research to find robust but …