Heat and mass transport in modeling membrane distillation configurations: a review

SO Olatunji, LM Camacho - Frontiers in Energy Research, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Identification and mitigation of challenges associated with membrane distillation (MD)
modeling are very crucial to the applicability of MD technology in the industry. Several …

Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) opportunities applied to the membrane distillation process: State-of-the-art and perspectives

MMA Shirazi, A Kargari, AF Ismail, T Matsuura - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
The robustness and efficiency of the numerical methods for obtaining solutions to MD
membranes and module problems (eg temperature and concentration polarizations and …

Hybrid multi-stage flash (MSF) and membrane distillation (MD) desalination system for energy saving and brine minimization

DU Lawal, MA Antar, KG Ismaila, A Khalifa, SM Alawad - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
A hybrid multi-stage flash and multi-stage membrane distillation system for freshwater
recovery from the rejected MSF brine is studied. The proposed system reduces …

Effect of operating parameters and membrane characteristics on air gap membrane distillation performance for the treatment of highly saline water

J Xu, YB Singh, GL Amy, N Ghaffour - Journal of Membrane Science, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, ten different commercially available PTFE, PP and PVDF membranes were
tested in desalination of highly saline water by air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) …

Performance improvement of an air gap membrane distillation process with rotating fan

D Lawal, MA Azeem, A Khalifa, W Falath… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current paper presents an experimental study on the performance of a novel air gap
membrane distillation (AGMD) desalination system where a fan blade is installed within the …

Preparation of PVDF/PMMA composite membrane with green solvent for seawater desalination by gap membrane distillation

YX Lin, YK Liou, SL Lee, SY Chen, FT Tao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increasing demand for freshwater, desalination of seawater and its alternatives has
become a major priority for the scientific community. This work studied the preparation of a …

Heat recovery of multistage circulated permeate gap membrane distillation for energy-efficient water production

AH Al Hariri, AE Khalifa - Separation and Purification Technology, 2025 - Elsevier
Addressing the challenges of energy efficiency in the desalination industry, this study
proposed an energy-efficient water desalination system, focusing on the novel innovative …

Anti-fouling and anti-wetting membranes for membrane distillation

S Kalla, KPS Piash, O Sanyal - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane Distillation (MD) is a thermally driven membrane separation process and shows
promising water recovery from diverse wastewater sources. While reverse osmosis (RO) …

Techno-economic analysis of solar-powered membrane distillation system with circulated permeate gap

AH Al Hariri, AE Khalifa, SM Alawad - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates a novel integration of a circulated permeate gap membrane
distillation (C-PGMD) module with flat plate solar collectors. The investigation is performed …

Experimental and theoretical investigation on water desalination using air gap membrane distillation

A Khalifa, D Lawal, M Antar, M Khayet - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Membrane Distillation (MD) is a thermally driven membrane separation technique that is
used for water desalination by separating water vapor from feed salty/brackish water using …