Emerging investigator series: membrane distillation and high salinity: analysis and implications
Mukta Hardikar, Itzel Márquez, Andrea Achilli
Abstract
In energy efficient membrane distillation, the low transmembrane temperature difference exacerbates salinity's effect on water flux and specific energy consumption.
Topics & Concepts
SalinityMembrane distillationDistillationSeries (stratigraphy)MembraneFlux (metallurgy)Energy consumptionEnvironmental scienceChemistryChromatographyOceanographyDesalinationEcologyGeologyBiologyBiochemistryOrganic chemistryPaleontologyMembrane Separation TechnologiesMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods