A review of the potential of conventional and advanced membrane technology in the removal of pathogens from wastewater

AM Nasir, MR Adam, SNEAM Kamal, J Jaafar… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Consumption of pathogenic contaminated water has claimed the lives of many people.
Hence, this scenario has emphasized the urgent need for research methods to avoid, treat …

Directing the research agenda on water and energy technologies with process and economic analysis

B Lee, L Wang, Z Wang, NJ Cooper… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Climate change is directly impacting energy consumption, water availability, and agricultural
production. Among the global efforts to address the root causes of carbon emissions …

PVDF/MAF-4 composite membrane for high flux and scaling-resistant membrane distillation

R Wu, Y Tan, F Meng, Y Zhang, YX Huang - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is promising desalination technology for hypersaline wastewater
treatment. However, traditional MD membranes are subject to low vapor flux and mineral …

Performance analysis and multi-objective optimization of a poly-generation system based on PEMFC, DCMD and heat pump

W Zhu, J Han, Y Ge, J Yang, W Liang - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel poly-generation system consisting of proton exchange
membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) and heat pump …

Distributed solar desalination by membrane distillation: current status and future perspectives

Q Ma, Z Xu, R Wang - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) has been proven promising in solar-driven desalination.
Moreover, its unique characteristics such as simple process, module compactness, high salt …

Recent advances in heat pump-coupled desalination systems: a systematic review

H Liu, A Joseph, MM Elsayad, B Elshernoby, F Awad… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
A comprehensive review about improving the saline desalination systems performance by
coupling heat pumps. Three main desalination methods; namely: evaporation-based …

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 …

Sustainable thermal-based desalination with low-cost energy resources and low-carbon footprints

Y Li, X Chen, Y Xu, Y Zhuo, G Lu - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
The cost of desalination is mainly based on the energy cost since the process is very energy-
intensive. Previous reviews have considered individual topics such as renewable energy …

Heat-integrated extractive distillation for separating tetrahydrofuran/methanol/water with ionic liquid-based mixed entrainer: Molecular mechanism and process …

G Zhang, B Yang, S Yang, Z Lei, P Xu - Separation and Purification …, 2025 - Elsevier
Tetrahydrofuran (THF) and methanol (MeOH) are commonly used raw materials and
reagents in the chemical industry, but the azeotropic phenomenon between the two …

Integration of large-scale heat pumps to assist sustainable water desalination and district cooling

NH Petersen, M Arras, M Wirsum, L Ma - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change intensifies stress on global potable water supply. Over 2 billion people still
lack access to safe potable water, hindering social and economic development in arid …