Desalination and environment: A critical analysis of impacts, mitigation strategies, and greener desalination technologies
The desalination of seawater is perceived as one of the most viable processes to fulfill the
mounting demand for freshwater. Despite enormous economic, social, and health benefits …
mounting demand for freshwater. Despite enormous economic, social, and health benefits …
Membrane distillation using low-grade energy for desalination: A review
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 …
societies. Desalination is an important process to meet ever-increasing water demand …
How to make membrane distillation greener: a review of environmentally friendly and sustainable aspects
E Gontarek-Castro, R Castro-Muñoz - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
There is an urgent need for the development of new water resources in order to solve the
problem of the world's growing demand for clean water. Membrane distillation (MD) is a …
problem of the world's growing demand for clean water. Membrane distillation (MD) is a …
Tuning interlayer structure to construct steady dual-crosslinked graphene oxide membranes for desalination of hypersaline brine via pervaporation
Graphene oxide (GO) membranes have shown great potential in desalination. However, it is
still a challenge to tune the interlayer structure of GO and suppress its swelling in water to …
still a challenge to tune the interlayer structure of GO and suppress its swelling in water to …
Flexible superhydrophobic metal-based carbon nanotube membrane for electrochemically enhanced water treatment
Treatment of highly saline wastewaters via conventional technology is a key challenging
issue, which calls for efficient desalination membranes featuring high flux and rejection, low …
issue, which calls for efficient desalination membranes featuring high flux and rejection, low …
Innovative technologies for energy production from low temperature heat sources: critical literature review and thermodynamic analysis
D Brogioli, F La Mantia - Energy & Environmental Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The scientific community has taken on the challenge to develop innovative methods to
exploit low-temperature (< 100° C) heat sources, having large potential to decrease the …
exploit low-temperature (< 100° C) heat sources, having large potential to decrease the …
A comprehensive overview of environmental footprints of water desalination and alleviation strategies
A Shokri, M Sanavi Fard - International Journal of Environmental Science …, 2023 - Springer
Desalination is considered the most practiced method to overcome the mounting pressure of
water scarcity. Regardless of outstanding performance and manifold advantages presented …
water scarcity. Regardless of outstanding performance and manifold advantages presented …
Energetic and exergetic analyses of a closed-loop pressure retarded membrane distillation (PRMD) for low-grade thermal energy utilization and freshwater production
Low-grade thermal energy is abundant but hard to utilize because of the low energy
availability. Recently, research on low-grade thermal energy has been conducted to …
availability. Recently, research on low-grade thermal energy has been conducted to …
Utilization of low-grade heat for desalination and electricity generation through thermal osmosis energy conversion process
Q Luo, A He, S Xu, M Miao, T Liu, B Cao, K Shan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Harvesting low-grade heat energy for simultaneous desalination and power generation is a
meaningful and valuable work to address the energy and fresh water crisis. Here we report a …
meaningful and valuable work to address the energy and fresh water crisis. Here we report a …
Solar-driven co-generation of electricity and water by evaporation cooling
Solar-driven evaporation has attracted increasing interest due to its broad applications,
including desalination, power generation, steam sterilization, and solar fuel production …
including desalination, power generation, steam sterilization, and solar fuel production …