How to make membrane distillation greener: a review of environmentally friendly and sustainable aspects

E Gontarek-Castro, R Castro-Muñoz - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
There is an urgent need for the development of new water resources in order to solve the
problem of the world's growing demand for clean water. Membrane distillation (MD) is a …

Desalination technologies, membrane distillation, and electrospinning, an overview

MB Abid, RA Wahab, MA Salam, IA Moujdin, L Gzara - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Water is a critical component for humans to survive, especially in arid lands or areas where
fresh water is scarce. Hence, desalination is an excellent way to effectuate the increasing …

Understanding the non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) effect during the fabrication of microporous PVDF membranes via thermally induced phase …

JT Jung, JF Kim, HH Wang, E Di Nicolo, E Drioli… - Journal of Membrane …, 2016 - Elsevier
The thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) method is regaining momentum as a
competitive platform to fabricate highly porous microporous membranes. In membrane …

A novel green solvent alternative for polymeric membrane preparation via nonsolvent-induced phase separation (NIPS)

HH Wang, JT Jung, JF Kim, S Kim, E Drioli… - Journal of membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
The membrane market has grown rapidly over the past several decades, supported by
continuous improvements in membrane performance, module and process design, and …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] A comprehensive review on polymeric nano-composite membranes for water treatment

M Zahid, A Rashid, S Akram, ZA Rehan… - J. Membr. Sci …, 2018 - researchgate.net
During last few decades, membrane technology has emerged as an efficient technique over
conventional methods due to its high removal capacity, ease in operation and cost …

Comprehensive review of membrane design and synthesis for membrane distillation

M Qasim, IU Samad, NA Darwish, N Hilal - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a grand challenge that requires continuous exploration of new desalination
technologies in order to augment the global supply of fresh water. In this context, membrane …

A comprehensive review of vacuum membrane distillation technique

MAER Abu-Zeid, Y Zhang, H Dong, L Zhang, HL Chen… - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the vacuum membrane distillation
(VMD) process in regard to its advantages, disadvantages and miscellaneous …

Towards non-toxic solvents for membrane preparation: a review

A Figoli, T Marino, S Simone, E Di Nicolò, XM Li… - Green …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Solvents are used in every chemical process and affect its overall safety, environmental, and
economic impact. Membrane processes have attracted increasing interest as sustainable …

Critical review on membrane designs for enhanced flux performance in membrane distillation

ZS Tai, MHD Othman, KN Koo, J Jaafar - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a hybrid of thermal and membrane processes that utilizes a
hydrophobic membrane to separate volatile solutes from feed solution at fairly high …