Hypersaline brines are of growing environmental concern. While high-salinity desalination
and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) are increasingly attractive treatment options, the high salt …

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

Conventional water resources in many regions are insufficient to meet the water needs of
growing populations, thus reuse is gaining acceptance as a method of water supply …

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 …

Solar-thermal desalination (STD) is a potentially low-cost, sustainable approach for
providing high-quality fresh water in the absence of water and energy infrastructures …

Membrane distillation (MD) lags behind other desalination processes such as reverse
osmosis due to relatively high energy consumption. Heating in membrane distillation forms a …

Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising separation technology that can help reducing the
worldwide water-energy stress in a sustainable way. MD uses low-grade thermal energy to …

Fouling and wetting of membranes are significant concerns that can impede the widespread
application of the membrane distillation (MD) process during high-salinity wastewater …

Along with the decline of fresh water resources, desalination has grown in an increasingly
significant technology. The utilization of sustainable energy sources, especially solar …

This study presents a comprehensive analytical framework to design efficient single-stage
membrane distillation (MD) systems for the desalination of feed streams up to high salinity …