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Intensified processes for FAME production from waste cooking oil: a technological review [PDF]

, 2013
This article reviews the intensification of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) production from waste cooking oil (WCO) using innovative process equipment. In particular, it addresses the intensification of WCO feedstock transformation by transesterification,
Aubin, Joelle, Mazubert, Alex, Poux, Martine   +2 more
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Solar Seawater Distillation by Flexible and Fully Passive Multistage Membrane Distillation.

Nano letters (Print), 2021
Solar-assisted distillation is considered promising to solve the freshwater supply for off-grid communities. In this work, a passive and flexible multistage membrane distillation (F-MSMD) device is devised to produce freshwater via solar distillation ...
Wenbin Wang, Yusuf Shi, Chenlin Zhang, Renyuan Li, Mengchun Wu, Sifei Zhuo, Sara Aleid, Peng Wang   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Research status and prospect of seawater desalination membrane distillation membrane [PDF]

Journal of Hebei University of Science and Technology
Desalination technology, including thermal and membrane methods, holds great promise as a viable solution to alleviate the scarcity of freshwater resources.
Zheng XU, Zehua LI, Minghan SU, Ruolin WANG, Chunmei NIU, Tiantian LI   +5 more
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Membrane distillation: recent technological developments and advancements in membrane materials

Emergent Materials, 2021
Membrane distillation (MD) is a novel desalination technology that has potential to produce distilled quality water from high salinity brine streams. The driving force for MD is the vapor pressure difference across a hydrophobic membrane resulting in ...
A. Hussain, A. Janson, J. Matar, S. Adham   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Functionalization of a Hydrophilic Commercial Membrane Using Inorganic-Organic Polymers Coatings for Membrane Distillation

Applied Sciences, 2017
Membrane distillation is a thermal separation technique using a microporous hydrophobic membrane. One of the concerns with respect to the industrialization of the technique is the development of novel membranes.
Lies Eykens, Klaus Rose, Marjorie Dubreuil, Kristien De Sitter, Chris Dotremont, Luc Pinoy, Bart Van der Bruggen   +6 more
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Study on Low Thermal-Conductivity of PVDF@SiAG/PET Membranes for Direct Contact Membrane Distillation Application

Membranes, 2023
In order to enhance the separation performance and reduce the heat loss of transmembrane for membrane distillation, the thermal efficiency and hydrophobicity of the membrane distillation need to be simultaneously enhanced.
Jun Xiang, Sitong Wang, Nailin Chen, Xintao Wen, Guiying Tian, Lei Zhang, Penggao Cheng, Jianping Zhang, Na Tang   +8 more
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Wetting criteria for the applicability of membrane distillation [PDF]

, 1987
Membrane distillation can only be applied on liquid mixtures which do not wet a microporous hydrophobic membrane. Solutions of inorganic material in water have such high values of surface tension (γLgreater-or-equal, slanted72x10−3 N/m) that the non ...
Bargeman, D., Franken, A.C.M., Mulder, M.H.V., Nolten, J.A.M., Smolders, C.A.   +4 more
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Membrane Distillation: Recent Configurations, Membrane Surface Engineering, and Applications

Membranes, 2021
Membrane distillation (MD) is a developing membrane separation technology for water treatment that involves a vapor transport driven by the vapor pressure gradient across the hydrophobic membrane.
S. Parani, O. Oluwafemi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Boron Removal by Membrane Distillation: A Comparison Study

Membranes, 2020
Several Membrane Distillation (MD) technologies have been employed to remove boron from various concentrations. In this study, Vacuum Membrane Distillation (VMD), Permeate Gap Membrane Distillation (PGMD), and Air Gap Membrane Distillation (AGMD) are ...
Abdullah Alkhudhiri, Nawaf Bin Darwish, Mohammed Wali Hakami, AbdelKader Abdullah, Ahmed Alsadun, Hosam Abu Homod   +5 more
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Review on Blueprint of Designing Anti-Wetting Polymeric Membrane Surfaces for Enhanced Membrane Distillation Performance [PDF]

, 2019
Recently, membrane distillation (MD) has emerged as a versatile technology for treating saline water and industrial wastewater. However, the long-term use of MD wets the polymeric membrane and prevents the membrane from working as a semi-permeable ...
Kwon, Young-Nam, Lee, Hyung-Kae, Ray, Saikat Sinha   +2 more
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