Potential of membrane distillation in seawater desalination: Thermal efficiency, sensitivity study and cost estimation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 323, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-98

  Al Obaidani, Sulaiman ^a,b   Curcio, Efrem ^b,c   Macedonio, Francesca ^b   Di Profio, Gianluca ^b   Al Hinai, Hilal ^d   Drioli, Enrico ^b,c  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE ON MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

^d THE RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Membrane distillation; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

(E ,3E) PROCESS; (PL) PROPERTIES; COST ESTIMATIONS; DIRECT CONTACTS; ECONOMICAL EVALUATION; EXERGY ANALYSIS; HEAT EFFICIENCY; HEAT RECOVERY; HIGH POROSITY; LOW TEMPERATURE (LTR); LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; MASS FLUXES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION (MD); MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; OPTIMAL THICKNESS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SEA WATER DESALINATION; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; TRANSMEMBRANE FLUX; TRANSPORT PHENOMENON; WATER COSTS;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 48149099239     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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