Evaluation method of membrane performance in membrane distillation process for seawater desalination
Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging desalination technology as an energy-saving alternative to conventional distillation and reverse osmosis method. The selection of appropriate membrane is a prerequisite for the design of an optimized MD process. We proposed a simple approximation method to e...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Environmental technology. - 1998. - 35(2014), 17-20 vom: 21. Sept., Seite 2147-52 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2014
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Environmental technology |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Membranes, Artificial Sodium Chloride 451W47IQ8X |
| Zusammenfassung: | Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging desalination technology as an energy-saving alternative to conventional distillation and reverse osmosis method. The selection of appropriate membrane is a prerequisite for the design of an optimized MD process. We proposed a simple approximation method to evaluate the performance of membranes for MD process. Three hollow fibre-type commercial membranes with different thicknesses and pore sizes were tested. Experimental results showed that one membrane was advantageous due to the highest flux, whereas another membrane was due to the lowest feed temperature drop. Regression analyses and multi-stage calculations were used to account for the trade-offeffects of flux and feed temperature drop. The most desirable membrane was selected from tested membranes in terms of the mean flux in a multi-stage process. This method would be useful for the selection of the membranes without complicated simulation techniques |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 25.09.2014 Date Revised 19.11.2015 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0959-3330 |