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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 291-301 |
| Journal | Desalination |
| Volume | 187 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Event | Integrated Concepts in Water Recycling, ICWR 2005 - Wollongong, Australia Duration: 14 Feb 2005 → 17 Feb 2005 |
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Keywords
- Desalination
- Water recycling
- Air gap membrane distillation
- Water costs
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Desalination and Water Recycling by Air Gap Membrane Distillation. / Meindersma, G.W.; Guijt, C.M.; de Haan, A.B.
In: Desalination, Vol. 187, No. 1-3, 2006, p. 291-301.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Desalination and Water Recycling by Air Gap Membrane Distillation
AU - Meindersma, G.W.
AU - Guijt, C.M.
AU - de Haan, A.B.
N1 - Presented at the International Conference on Integrated Concepts on Water Recycling, Wollongong, NSW Australia, 14–17 February 2005
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging technology for desalination. Membrane distillation differs from other membrane technologies in that the driving force for desalination is the difference in vapour pressure of water across the membrane, rather than total pressure. The membranes for MD are hydrophobic, which allows water vapour (but not liquid water) to pass. The vapour pressure gradient is created by heating the source water, thereby elevating its vapour pressure. The major energy requirement is for low-grade thermal energy. It is expected that the total costs for drinking water with membrane distillation will be lower than $0.50/m3, even as low as $0.26/m3, depending on the source of the thermal energy required for the evaporation of water through the membrane.
AB - Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging technology for desalination. Membrane distillation differs from other membrane technologies in that the driving force for desalination is the difference in vapour pressure of water across the membrane, rather than total pressure. The membranes for MD are hydrophobic, which allows water vapour (but not liquid water) to pass. The vapour pressure gradient is created by heating the source water, thereby elevating its vapour pressure. The major energy requirement is for low-grade thermal energy. It is expected that the total costs for drinking water with membrane distillation will be lower than $0.50/m3, even as low as $0.26/m3, depending on the source of the thermal energy required for the evaporation of water through the membrane.
KW - Desalination
KW - Water recycling
KW - Air gap membrane distillation
KW - Water costs
U2 - 10.1016/j.desal.2005.04.088
DO - 10.1016/j.desal.2005.04.088
M3 - Article
VL - 187
SP - 291
EP - 301
JO - Desalination
JF - Desalination
SN - 0011-9164
IS - 1-3
ER -