Environmental impact of desalination technologies: A review

K Elsaid, M Kamil, ET Sayed, MA Abdelkareem… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the limited availability of freshwater supplies, desalination has become an
increasingly reliable process for water supply worldwide, with proved technical and …

Desalination in the GCC countries-a review

B Moossa, P Trivedi, H Saleem, SJ Zaidi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are located in one of the most arid
regions in the world with very less freshwater resources, and hence depending on …

Membrane fouling in osmotically driven membrane processes: A review

Q She, R Wang, AG Fane, CY Tang - Journal of membrane science, 2016 - Elsevier
The utilization of osmosis for engineered applications sparked off various emerging
technologies relying on osmotically driven membrane processes (ODMPs). Represented by …

Emerging desalination technologies for water treatment: a critical review

A Subramani, JG Jacangelo - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper, a review of emerging desalination technologies is presented. Several
technologies for desalination of municipal and industrial wastewater have been proposed …

A review on electrospinning for membrane fabrication: Challenges and applications

FE Ahmed, BS Lalia, R Hashaikeh - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Fibrous structures with nanoscale diameters offer a multitude of fascinating features, such as
excellent mechanical behavior and large surface area to volume ratio, making them …

Recent advances in membrane distillation processes: Membrane development, configuration design and application exploring

P Wang, TS Chung - Journal of membrane science, 2015 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a separation process based on the vapor transport across the
hydrophobic microporous membrane driven by the vapor pressure gradient across the …

[HTML][HTML] Desalination, minimal and zero liquid discharge powered by renewable energy sources: Current status and future perspectives

AP de Nicolás, Á Molina-García… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, freshwater reserves have been under high threats, generated mainly by
anthropogenic causes such as rapid population growth and climate change. Currently, one …

Towards a low-energy seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant: A review and theoretical analysis for future directions

K Park, J Kim, DR Yang, S Hong - Journal of Membrane Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Seawater is receiving consideration as an infinite water source in the current era of water
shortage. The application of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) to prepare seawater for …

[HTML][HTML] Materials and membrane technologies for water and energy sustainability

NL Le, SP Nunes - Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2016 - Elsevier
Water and energy have always been crucial for the world's social and economic growth.
Their supply and use must be sustainable. This review discusses opportunities for …

Recent advances in polymer and polymer composite membranes for reverse and forward osmosis processes

D Li, Y Yan, H Wang - Progress in polymer science, 2016 - Elsevier
Semipermeable membranes are the core elements for membrane water desalination
technologies such as commercial reverse osmosis (RO) process and emerging forward …