Technological development of evaporative cooling systems and its integration with air dehumidification processes: A review

S Abdullah, MNBM Zubir, MRB Muhamad… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Internal space cooling technology is pushing toward promoting alternatives from
conventional vapor compression systems to mitigate global warming. Many innovative …

Developments in evaporative cooling and enhanced evaporative cooling-A review

Y Yang, G Cui, CQ Lan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Evaporative cooling is a widely employed energy-saving cooling method. It has found
applications in a variety of different areas such as HVAC, industrial process cooling, and …

Super hygroscopic nanofibrous membrane-based moisture pump for solar-driven indoor dehumidification

Y Zhang, L Wu, X Wang, J Yu, B Ding - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Desiccants play vital roles in dehumidification and atmospheric water harvesting; however,
current desiccants have mediocre hygroscopicity, limited recyclability, and high energy …

State-of-the-art organic-and inorganic-based hollow fiber membranes in liquid and gas applications: Looking back and beyond

HS Lau, SK Lau, LS Soh, SU Hong, XY Gok, S Yi… - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aggravation of environmental problems such as water scarcity and air pollution has
called upon the need for a sustainable solution globally. Membrane technology, owing to its …

Recent progress and prospects of polymeric hollow fiber membranes for gas application, water vapor separation and particulate matter removal

HS Lau, WF Yong - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing challenges in meeting the clean air demand have fuelled growing
environmental awareness to secure effective air purification and separation techniques …

Robust thin film composite PDMS/PAN hollow fiber membranes for water vapor removal from humid air and gases

CZ Liang, TS Chung - Separation and Purification Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Water vapor in humid air and industrial gases needs to be removed for various applications
such as air conditioning, foodstuffs storage, aviation and space flights. Membranes can …

Membrane-based air dehumidification: A comparative review on membrane contactors, separative membranes and adsorptive membranes

H Lim, K Goh, M Tian, R Wang - Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This review compares the different types of membrane processes for air dehumidification.
Three main categories of membrane-based dehumidification are identified–membrane …

Studying the characteristics and energy performance of a composite hollow membrane for air dehumidification

DT Bui, P Vivekh, MR Islam, KJ Chua - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Vacuum-based membrane dehumidification (VMD) unit is an energy-efficient alternative to
the conventional mechanical vapor compression air-conditioning technology. Since the …

Comparative review of membrane-based desalination technologies for energy-efficient regeneration in liquid desiccant air conditioning of greenhouses

P Pasqualin, R Lefers, S Mahmoud… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Liquid desiccant air conditioning (LDAC) is an emerging technology able to maintain optimal
growing conditions in self-sustained greenhouses powered by solar energy. However, the …

Highways for water molecules: Interplay between nanostructure and water vapor transport in block copolymer membranes

FH Akhtar, H Vovushua, LF Villalobos… - Journal of membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Water vapor removal is a crucial process for several industries (eg, air conditioning systems,
flue gas dehydration, compressed air drying etc.). An effective dehumidification has the …