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Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 Membrane desalination is a promising technology for addressing the global challenge of water scarcity by augmenting fresh water supply. Continuous progress in this technology relies on development of membrane materials.
Xinglin Lu, M. Elimelech
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The carbon footprint of desalination: An input-output analysis of seawater reverse osmosis desalination in Australia for 2005–2015 [PDF]
, 2018 This study examines greenhouse gas emissions for 2005–2015 from seawater desalination in Australia, using conventional energies. We developed a tailor-made multi-regional input-output-model. We complemented macroeconomic top-down data with plant-specific
Geschke, Arne +3 more
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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 +7 more
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Marine Drugs, 2017 Exopolysaccharide from Crypthecodinium cohnii (EPCP1-2) is a marine exopolysaccharide that evidences a variety of biological activities. We isolated a neutral polysaccharide from the fermentation liquid of Crypthecodinium cohnii (CP).
Xiaolei Ma +7 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 +3 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 +2 more
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Nanoscale control of internal inhomogeneity enhances water transport in desalination membranes
Science, 2021 Finding the path to better desalination Polyamide membranes have been used in large-scale desalination for decades. However, because of the thinness of the membranes and their internal variability, it has been hard to determine which aspects of the ...
Tyler E. Culp +12 more
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Hole-Type Spacers for More Stable Shale Gas-Produced Water Treatment by Forward Osmosis
Membranes, 2021 An appropriate spacer design helps in minimizing membrane fouling which remains the major obstacle in forward osmosis (FO) systems. In the present study, the performance of a hole-type spacer (having holes at the filament intersections) was evaluated in ...
Jawad AlQattan +4 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. +3 more
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Energies, 2022 Methane hydrate applications in gas storage and desalination have attracted increasing attention in recent years. In the present work, the effect of isopentane (IP), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and IP/SDS blends as promoters on methane hydrate ...
Omar Bamaga +6 more
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