Sustainable operation of membrane distillation for enhancement of mineral recovery from hypersaline solutions

KL Hickenbottom, TY Cath - Journal of Membrane Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging desalination technology that has the ability to
desalinate hypersaline brines, including those used in mineral production. MD can …

Fouling characterization and treatment of water reuse concentrate with membrane distillation: Do organics really matter

LK Presson, V Felix, M Hardikar, A Achilli… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) for the treatment of concentrated brines has been limited in part
by membrane fouling, resulting in subsequent flux decline and membrane wetting. This …

Gypsum scaling in membrane distillation: Impacts of temperature and vapor flux

KSS Christie, T Horseman, R Wang, C Su, T Tong… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Mineral scaling by sparingly soluble gypsum (CaSO 4∙ 2H 2 O) is a persistent challenge to
membrane distillation (MD). The underlying relationship between the thermodynamic state …

Wastewater treatment method, membrane distillation module and wastewater treatment apparatus

A Yamaguchi, T Morita - US Patent App. 14/782,894, 2016 - Google Patents
0001. The present invention relates to a wastewater treat ment method, a membrane
distillation module used for the wastewater treatment method, and a wastewater treatment …

Wastewater treatment method, membrane distillation module and wastewater treatment apparatus

A Yamaguchi, T Morita - US Patent App. 14/782,619, 2016 - Google Patents
Provided is a method for purifying wastewater containing an oil component, a salt
component, and an organic matter pro duced when extracting petroleum from a stratum or a …

[KNIHA][B] Development and assessment of a novel osmotic heat engine for energy generation from low-grade heat

KL Hickenbottom - 2015 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Development of clean energy technologies that maximize efficiency and minimize
resource consumption is a necessary component for a clean and secure energy future. The …