Humidification-dehumidification desalination systems driven by thermal-based renewable and low-grade energy sources: A critical review

DU Lawal, NAA Qasem - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermal-based renewable and low-grade energy sources to operate humidification-
dehumidification (HDH) desalination systems are critically reviewed. The investigated …

A review on state-of-the-art applications of data-driven methods in desalination systems

P Behnam, M Faegh, M Khiadani - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The substitution of conventional mathematical models with fast and accurate modeling tools
can result in the further development of desalination technologies and tackling the need for …

Performance improvement of an air gap membrane distillation process with rotating fan

D Lawal, MA Azeem, A Khalifa, W Falath… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current paper presents an experimental study on the performance of a novel air gap
membrane distillation (AGMD) desalination system where a fan blade is installed within the …

Perspective of renewable desalination by using membrane distillation

G Gopi, G Arthanareeswaran, AF Ismail - Chemical Engineering Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
As the water demand increases continuously, large capacities of desalination plant are
added every year to meet freshwater demand. The higher carbon footprint of desalination …

Review of transport phenomena and popular modelling approaches in membrane distillation

Y Dong, X Dai, L Zhao, L Gao, Z Xie, J Zhang - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the transport phenomena in four common membrane distillation (MD)
configurations and three popular modelling approaches are introduced. The mechanism of …

Experimental characterization and optimization of multi-channel spiral wound air gap membrane distillation modules for seawater desalination

A Ruiz-Aguirre, JA Andrés-Mañas… - Separation and …, 2018 - Elsevier
An experimental characterization of the performance of two multi-channel spiral-wound air-
gap membrane distillation modules at commercial-scale was carried out for seawater …

Nano-particles enhanced hydrophobic membranes: High-performance study for dye wastewater treatment using membrane distillation

AS Reddy, S Kalla, ZVP Murthy - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The most common problem with hydrophobic membrane distillation membrane is the
deposition of foreign particles on the surface. This study aimed to fabricate nano-particles …

Prediction models to analyse the performance of a commercial-scale membrane distillation unit for desalting brines from RO plants

JD Gil, A Ruiz-Aguirre, L Roca, G Zaragoza… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Desalting brines from Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants is one of the most promising
applications of Membrane Distillation (MD) systems. The development of accurate models to …

Artificial neural network and differential evolution optimization of a circulated permeate gap membrane distillation unit

AH Al Hariri, AE Khalifa, M Talha, Y Awda… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study integrated an artificial neural network (ANN) model with a differential evolution
(DE) optimization algorithm for cost optimization of a novel multi-stage permeate gap …

Optimization and design analysis of multistage water gap membrane distillation for cost-effective desalination

SM Alawad, DU Lawal, AE Khalifa, IH Aljundi, MA Antar… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents an analysis of a detailed theoretical model and optimization of a novel
large-scale multistage water gap membrane distillation (WGMD) unit with an internal gap …