Desalination brine disposal methods and treatment technologies-A review

A Panagopoulos, KJ Haralambous… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Brine, also known as concentrate, is the by-product of the desalination process that has an
adverse impact on the environment due to its high salinity. Hence, viable and cost-effective …

Brine management strategies, technologies, and recovery using adsorption processes

RS Al-Absi, M Abu-Dieyeh, MA Al-Ghouti - Environmental Technology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The world is experiencing serious shortages, unequal distributions, and contamination of the
available freshwater resources. Many factors like geography, climate change, increasing …

Computational fluid dynamics simulations of polarization phenomena in direct contact membrane distillation

J Lou, J Vanneste, SC DeCaluwe, TY Cath… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Direct Contact Membrane Distillation (DCMD) has emerged as a promising means
of concentrating brines to their saturation limit. To date, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in module design for membrane distillation

A Ali, MMA Shirazi, L Nthunya, R Castro-Muñoz… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
There have been tremendous advances in membrane distillation (MD) since the concept
was introduced in 1961: new membrane designs and process configurations have emerged …

Effect of channel height on the overall performance of direct contact membrane distillation

M Rabie, MF Elkady, AH El-Shazly - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Temperature polarization is a crucial issue in the application of the membrane distillation
technique, as it can significantly affect its entire performance. Experimental and numerical …

Downstream variations of air-gap membrane distillation and comparative study with direct contact membrane distillation: A modelling approach

A Ansari, FM Galogahi, DV Thiel, F Helfer, G Millar… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Air-Gap Membrane Distillation (AGMD) promises to reduce heat loss in membrane
distillation. Most AGMD models are one-dimensional and do not consider the downstream …

Computational fluid dynamics simulations of unsteady mixing in spacer-filled direct contact membrane distillation channels

J Lou, J Johnston, TY Cath, D Martinand… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) is a promising means of concentrating brines
to their saturation limit. During that process, membrane spacers play a key role in …

A computational fluid dynamics study on TPMS-based spacers in direct contact membrane distillation modules

B Swaidan, MIH Ali, K Ali, RKA Al-Rub, HA Arafat - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Feed spacers are incorporated in membrane modules to enhance fluid mixing, thereby
enhancing membrane flux. Previous experimental work showed that triply periodic minimal …

Combination of computational fluid dynamics and design of experiments to optimize modules for direct contact membrane distillation

J Choi, H Cho, Y Choi, S Lee - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The design of membrane distillation modules is an important issue that must be addressed
for it to be practically implemented. Herein, a combination of the design of experiments …

Study of spacer structure on the enhancement of heat and mass transfer in direct contact membrane distillation modules

W Ni, Y Li, G Zhang, X Du - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation technology, which combines the membrane process with evaporation,
has many benefits, including operation at atmospheric pressure, simple configuration, usage …