Membrane Distillation (MD) is a thermally-driven separation process, in which only vapour molecules transfer through a microporous hydrophobic membrane. The driving force in the MD …
Zhang, Jianhua (2011) Theoretical and experimental investigation of membrane distillation. PhD thesis, Victoria University. Abstract. Invented in the 1960s, membrane distillation is an emerging technology for water treatment attracting more attention since 1980s. There are four configurations of membrane distillations including air gap membrane ...
Volume 287, 15 February 2012, Pages 2-18. Membrane distillation: A comprehensive review. Author links open overlay panel Abdullah Alkhudhiri a, Naif Darwish b, Nidal Hilal a c. Show more. ... In this context, Membrane Distillation (MD) is a promising technology for desalting highly saline waters. MD is a thermally-driven separation ...
2012: Distillation vs. membrane filtration: overview of process evolutions in seawater desalination. B Van der Bruggen, C Vandecasteele. Desalination 143 (3), 207-218, 2002. 588: 2002: Chemical modification of polyethersulfone nanofiltration membranes: a review. B Van der Bruggen.
et al. 2012). References GoreWLetal.(1985)USPatent4,545,862,UnitedStates, ... PhD thesis, Fraunhofer ISE, Fraunhofer, Universita¨t Kassel Permeate Gap ... (PGMD), Fig. 1 Basic channel arrangement and temperature profile for PGMD (Winter et al. 2011) Permeate Gap Membrane Distillation (PGMD), Fig. 2 Principle channel arrangement of a spiral ...
Omar Labban Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Verified email at alum.mit.edu. ... 4818-4848, 2012. 723: 2012: Wetting phenomenon in membrane distillation: mechanisms, reversal, and prevention. ... Energy efficiency comparison of single-stage membrane distillation (MD) desalination cycles in different configurations. EK Summers, HA ...
Omniphobic membranes are attractive for membrane distillation (MD) because of their superior wetting resistance. ... Desalination 287, 2–18 (2012). Article CAS Google Scholar Boo, C., Lee, J ...
1. Introduction. Distillation is a thermal process in which a component separates out from a multi-component mixture by a phase-change process. When a membrane is put in between the feed and condensing …
Membrane distillation (MD) uses a porous, hydrophobic membrane to separate water vapor from a warm, saline feed stream. Liquid water is unable to enter the membrane pores, but vapor can pass through to be condensed as purified liquid on the other side of the membrane. ... August 2012. E.K. Summers, H.A. Arafat, and J.H. Lienhard V, "Energy ...
Amirkabir University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering - Cited by 8,502 - Membrane fabrication - Liquid membranes - Gas separation - Membrane distillation - Desalination
The MD performances of #PVDF-FF and #PVDF-CF at PL and PD modes were evaluated in the direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) configuration (Fig. 2).The effective membrane area was 25.2 cm 2.A temperature difference of 40 °C was maintained between the hot feed (50 °C) and the cold permeate (10 °C) circulating at 400 mL min −1.The basic …
Membrane Distillation (MD) is a thermally-driven separation process, in which only vapour molecules trans-fer through a microporous hydrophobic membrane. The driving force in the …
Process intensification has led to significant developments in both distillation and membrane technology. Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging technology for fluid separations that are typically performed by conventional separation processes, such as distillation or reverse osmosis (e.g. water desalination, or water removal).
Membrane distillation is a thermally driven separation, so the increase of temperature in the seawater feed could influence the extent of biofouling on the unit parts. In this review, we present ...
The hydrodynamic characteristics of the modified flow channels were systematically investigated via computational fluid dynamics simulations with various conditions. The membrane distillation tests show that adding the …
A promising technology is membrane distillation (MD), which is still in the research and development stage for industrial applications. MD is a membrane-based non-isothermal process that incorporates a porous hydrophobic membrane through which the vapors generated from the feed liquid pass through [4, 15, 16].MD can be used for production of high-purity …
May 2012 - May 2013. ... PhD Student ; September 2007 - ... PVDF hollow fiber membranes are of great interest for membrane contactor applications such as sea water desalination by membrane ...
2012: A study of membrane distillation and crystallization for lithium recovery from high-concentrated aqueous solutions. CA Quist-Jensen, A Ali, S Mondal, F Macedonio, E Drioli. Journal of Membrane Science 505, 167-173, 2016. 214: 2016: Direct contact membrane distillation for treatment of oilfield produced water.
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Membrane Distillation (MD) is a thermally-driven separation process, in which only vapour molecules transfer through a microporous hydrophobic membrane. The driving force in the MD …
Membrane distillation (MD) uses a porous, hydrophobic membrane to separate water vapor from a warm, saline feed stream. Liquid water is unable to enter the membrane pores, but vapor can pass through to be condensed as purified …
In this study, a new simultaneous heat and mass transfer theoretical model of the membrane distillation process operating under direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) mode has been developed ...
2.2 Sweeping Gas Membrane Distillation. Sweeping gas membrane distillation (SGMD) is a system wherein the sweeping gas is employed to make the hot aqueous feed stream flows toward the porous hydrophobic membrane, as represented in Fig. 3.The membrane present inhibits the liquid from saturating the pores, but allowing instead the vapor/liquid contacts to be …
Dr. Lijo Francis M.Sc, M.Tech, PhD (Ita... Renewable and Sustainable Energy Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute (TII), ... 2012: Study on the treatment of photovoltaic wastewater using electrocoagulation: Fluoride removal with aluminium electrodes—Characteristics of products ... Membrane distillation hybrids for water production ...
2012). So, because of decreasing the water resources, it is imperative to focus on the water scarcity solutions spe-cially using reusing of treated wastewater or water desali- ... membrane distillation (DCMD), and air gap membrane dis-tillation …
PhD Student; March 2015 ... September 2012 - February 2014. National University of Sciences & Technology. Field of study. ... Membrane distillation (MD) has demonstrated its efficacy for seawater ...
As well as the PhD degree (2016) in "The Study of Vacuum-Air Gap and Multi-Stage Membrane Distillation for Saline Water Evaporation" from College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China.
PhD#12 will study the membrane distillation (MD) advanced process monitoring & mathematical modelling using molecular probes that report their local environment by changing their fluorescence to local temperature or pH (reactive processes) applied to an alcoxycarbonylation reaction mixture in methanol.. At University NOVA Lisbon (Portugal, 22 months) he/she will …
This research area addresses the challenges related to fouling and wetting phenomena in membrane distillation, as evidenced by keywords such as "anti-fouling", "anti …
Senior Chemist/Senior Scientist, Mojave Energy Systems Inc., USA; ECEB Member at Desalination - Cited by 1,090 - Membrane Distillation for Produced Water Treatment - Laser-Induced Graphene Membrane - Membrane
Dustin K. James, Ph.D. Research Scientist/Laboratory Manager Verified email at rice.edu. Christopher J. Arnusch Department of Desalination and Water Treatment, ... Economic assessment of a multistage surface-heated vacuum membrane distillation process for the treatment of hypersaline produced water.
A review of nanoparticle‐enhanced membrane distillation membranes: membrane synthesis and applications in water treatment LN Nthunya, L Gutierrez, S Derese, EN Nxumalo, AR Verliefde, ... Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 94, 2757–2771, 2019
Traditional thermal-based processes such as multistage flash and multi-effect distillation have been used for thousands of years to obtain freshwater from saline water. Recently, with the development of membrane-based technology, membrane distillation (MD) as a thermally driven membrane process has received significant attention. The driving force in MD …
2012 Environmental Chemistry Graduate Student Award Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society 2011 Membrane X-Prize Oasys Water Inc., Boston, MA Monetary award for development of prototype forward osmosis membranes 2010 ADVISEE AWARDS (notable) 29. Yuxuan Huang, Travel Grant, AEESP Research & Education …