Effect of design and operation parameters on solar‐driven membrane‐based desalination systems: An overview

AS Abdelrazik, MA Sharafeldin… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the scarcity of freshwater resources in many arid regions of the world, as well as
rapidly growing populations and industrialization, various desalination technologies have …

Enhanced properties of PVDF nanofibrous membrane with liquid-like coating for membrane distillation

D Liu, J Cao, M Qiu, G Zhang, Y Hong - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
Grafted poly (dimethyl siloxane)(PDMS) or fluorinated chains as liquid-like films have drawn
much attention recently to render the substrate self-cleaning and lyophobic characteristics …

Facile and rapid assembly of high-performance tannic acid thin-film nanofiltration membranes via Fe3+ intermediated regulation and coordination

D Liu, Y Chen, TT Tran, G Zhang - Separation and Purification Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Non-polyamide (non-PA) thin-film composite nanofiltration (TFC-NF) membranes
have received tremendous attention in recent years, but their development is strongly …

[HTML][HTML] Brackish and seawater pretreatment processes: A systematic literature review

YEL Idrissi, M Benabbou, Z Rais, MEL Haji - Desalination and Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
The water cycle is greatly affected by climate change, leading to prolonged droughts that
have a significant impact on communities' economic and social aspects. To mitigate these …

Spatiotemporal carbon footprint analysis of bottled water production by ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis

W Hu, M Han, D Gu, R Smith, T Hu, Y Lou, Y Sun… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
The sustainable engineering of water treatment processes is critical for reducing the
environmental impact of the bottled water industry, a sector experiencing growth parallel to …

Reduction of pathogenic bacteria from irrigation water through a copper-loaded porous ceramic emitter

X He, X Liu, P Wu, L Zhang, W Zhou, Q Zhang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing pathogenic bacteria threat in irrigation water has become a worldwide
concern, prompting efforts to discover a new cost-effective method for pathogenic bacteria …

Nanofiltration membrane fouling and control caused by residual aluminum in feed water

HB Yu, XQ Zhang, X Han, ZZ Yang, YW Zhou… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2022 - Springer
It is reported that residual aluminum from coagulation pretreatment can increase membrane
fouling in nanofiltration (NF) or reverse osmosis (RO) desalination systems. However, the …

A pre-treatment concept for increasing the recovery ratio of coastline BWRO plants, while providing Mg2+ in the product water

Y Gräber, P Nativ, O Lahav - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
The maximal recovery ratio of brackish water RO desalination plants located on the
coastline can be significantly increased by exchanging Ca 2+ with Mg 2+ and Na+ ions in …

Experimental performance of modified multi-wick basin-type inverted absorber solar still

D Singh, AK Sharma - Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2022 - Springer
This paper provides an approach by adding the wicks to enhance the yielding of a solar still.
The experiment results for various months have been expressed. The impact of …

Precipitation to remove calcium ions from stabilized human urine as a pre-treatment for reverse osmosis

C Courtney, DG Randall - Water Science and Technology, 2021 - iwaponline.com
Concentration of Ca (OH) 2 stabilized urine by reverse osmosis (RO) has the potential to
cause CaCO3 scaling on the membranes. The aim of this research was to determine …