Recent advances and future prospects in direct solar desalination systems using membrane distillation technology

A Bamasag, E Almatrafi, T Alqahtani, P Phelan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water desalination has become one of the viable solutions for water shortages in regions
with limited natural resources. In the last two decades, more attention has been paid to …

Recent progress in membrane distillation configurations powered by renewable energy sources and waste heat

VR Moreira, JV Raad, JX Lazarini, LVS Santos… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising process for high-quality water reclamation mainly
due to its high capacity to retain non-volatile components and operate without the need for …

Renewable energy-driven membrane distillation in the context of life cycle assessment

M Kaczmarczyk, M Mukti, N Ghaffour, S Soukane… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Desalination and water treatment processes have seen a worldwide increase due to
increasingly limited access to drinking water sources. In this context, the article focuses on …

Heat recovery of multistage circulated permeate gap membrane distillation for energy-efficient water production

AH Al Hariri, AE Khalifa - Separation and Purification Technology, 2025 - Elsevier
Addressing the challenges of energy efficiency in the desalination industry, this study
proposed an energy-efficient water desalination system, focusing on the novel innovative …

Solar-driven surface-heating membrane distillation using Ti3C2Tx MXene-coated spacers

N Almarzooqi, RA Alwan, F AlMarzooqi, N Ghaffour… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The emergence of two-dimensional (2D) MXenes as efficient light-to-heat conversion
materials offers significant potential for solar-based desalination, particularly in photothermal …

Electrothermal heating in direct contact membrane distillation via PTFE membrane coated by tea polyphenols and carbon nanotube for enhanced conductivity and …

Y Qian, L Chen, L Zhu - Journal of Membrane Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane Distillation (MD) is one of the technologies which exhibits great potential in the
desalination and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) area but is currently limited by the heat loss in …

Technological advancements in water heating approaches for membrane distillation desalination process: From bulk to localized heating

MU Farid, JA Kharraz, S Sharma, RJ Khan… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Feedwater heating represents a pivotal and energy-intensive step in membrane distillation
(MD), contributing significantly to the total energy costs. Thus, elevating the thermal …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Solar desalination: A review of recent developments in environmental, regulatory and economic issues

M Goosen, H Mahmoudi, Y Alyousef, N Ghaffour - Solar Compass, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of the current study was to provide a review of recent developments in solar
desalination from the viewpoint of environmental, regulatory, and economic aspects. The …

Membrane distillation goes green: Advancements in green membrane preparation and renewable energy utilization

M Tian, Y Yin, Y Zhang, L Han - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) has emerged as a promising desalination technology owing to
its moderate operating conditions, compatibility with renewable energy, insensitivity to feed …