The utilization of seawater for drinking purposes is limited by the high specific energy
consumption (SEC)(kW-h/m 3) of present desalination technologies; both thermal and …

Tapping into solar energy seems to be a viable and sustainable solution for the ongoing
global challenges of water scarcity and clean energy shortage. However, the natural …

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

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 …

Membrane distillation (MD) technology has been mainly used as a treatment method for
saline or contaminated wastewater. Despite the rapid progress in material engineering and …

Solar–thermal water evaporation (SWE) has received much interest in recent years due to a
few seminal works on materials innovation and thermal management. With many studies …

Solar‐driven evaporation process brings exciting opportunities to recover clean water and
resources in a sustainable way from diverse sources like seawater and wastewater …

Water and energy are critical components for human, and govern the growth and progress of
societies. Desalination is an important process to meet ever-increasing water demand …

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 …

With more than a billion people lacking accessible drinking water, there is a critical need to
convert nonpotable sources such as seawater to water suitable for human use. However …