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A thermodynamic platform for evaluating the energy efficiency of combined power generation and desalination plants

npj Clean Water, 2021
In seawater desalination, the energy efficiency of practical processes is expressed in kWh_electricity or low-grade-heat per m3 of water produced, omitting the embedded energy quality underlying their generation processes.
Kim Choon Ng, Muhammad Burhan, Qian Chen, Doskhan Ybyraiykul, Faheem Hassan Akhtar, M. Kumja, Robert W. Field, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad   +7 more
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Progress and Perspectives of Desalination in China

Membranes, 2021
In recent decades, the ever-growing demands for clean water in households and industries have urged researchers to take every possible step to deal with the global water crisis.
Guoling Ruan, Min Wang, Zihan An, Guorong Xu, Yunhong Ge, Heli Zhao   +5 more
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Predictive Control Applied to a Solar Desalination Plant Connected to a Greenhouse with Daily Variation of Irrigation Water Demand [PDF]

, 2016
The water deficit in the Mediterranean area is a known matter severely affecting agriculture. One way to avoid the aquifers’ exploitation is to supply water to crops by using thermal desalination processes.
Berenguel Soria, Manuel, Bonilla Cruz, Javier, de la Calle Alonso, Alberto, Roca Sobrino, Lidia, Rodríguez Díaz, Francisco, Sánchez Molina, Jorge Antonio   +5 more
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Sustainability ranking of desalination plants using Mamdani Fuzzy Logic Inference Systems [PDF]

, 2020
As water desalination continues to expand globally, desalination plants are continually under pressure to meet the requirements of sustainable development.
Adeloye, Adebayo J.,, Forrest, Shaun,, Kurichiyanil, Anu Mary John,, Lund University., Rustum, Rabee,, Scholz, Miklas,, Sommariva, Corrado,, Zounemat-Kermani, Mohammad,   +7 more
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Sustainable Preparation of Graphene Quantum Dots for Metal Ion Sensing Application

Nanomaterials, 2022
Over the past several years, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have been extensively studied in water treatment and sensing applications because of their exceptional structure-related properties, intrinsic inert carbon property, eco-friendly nature, etc. This
Asif Saud, Haleema Saleem, Nazmin Munira, Arqam Azad Shahab, Hammadur Rahman Siddiqui, Syed Javaid Zaidi   +5 more
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An exergy approach to efficiency evaluation of desalination [PDF]

, 2017
This paper presents an evaluation process efficiency based on the consumption of primary energy for all types of practical desalination methods available hitherto.
Hamed, Osman A., Ng, Kim Choon, Shahzad, Muhammad Wakil, Son, Hyuk Soo   +3 more
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Application of a membrane condenser system for ammonia recovery from humid waste gaseous streams at a minimum energy consumption

Applied Water Science, 2022
Among the various technologies for the removal and recovery of chemicals from gaseous streams, the membrane condenser (MCo) is proposed and analyzed in this work.
Francesca Macedonio, Mirko Frappa, Omar Bamaga, H. Abulkhair, Eydhah Almatrafi, Mohammad Albeirutty, Elena Tocci, Enrico Drioli   +7 more
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Characterization of new and fouled SWRO membranes by ATR/FTIR spectroscopy

Applied Water Science, 2018
Attenuated total reflection (ATR)–Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was used to characterize the chemical nature of fouling species on different spiral wound membranes operated at Al-Jubail SWRO plant.
Mohammed Mahmoodur Rahman, Saad Al-Sulaimi, A. M. Farooque   +2 more
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Airfoil-shaped filament feed spacer for improved filtration performance in water treatment

Scientific Reports, 2023
Optimal spacer design enhances the filtration performance in spiral-wound modules by controlling the local hydrodynamics inside the filtration channel. A novel airfoil feed spacer design fabricated using 3D-printing technology is proposed in this study ...
Adnan Qamar, Sarah Kerdi, Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder, Noreddine Ghaffour   +3 more
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Potential of heat pipe technology in nuclear seawater desalination [PDF]

, 2009
The official published version of this article can be found at the link below.Heat pipe technology may play a decisive role in improving the overall economics, and public perception on nuclear desalination, specifically on seawater desalination.
Alameddine, Bellanger, Caruso, Dunn, Faghri, Hisham El-Dessouky, Hoepner, Hussam Jouhara, Ibrahim Khamis, Jouhara, Jouhara, Jouhara, Kinne, Liu, Mathioulakis, Miri, Muralev, Noie, Reay, Sanchez-Lizaso, Savage, Sodha, Sun, Swanson, Vasiliev, Vladimir Anastasov, Zalba   +26 more
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