Recent Advances in Membrane Distillation
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Surfaces and Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 5675
Special Issue Editor
Interests: membrane distillation; thermodynamics; electrospinning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The membrane distillation (MD) process is a combination of thermodynamics, transport, and membrane technology. It is the trend of the next generation separation technology by applying porous membranes as the media. The observed growing interest in MD technology is attributed to the MD advantageous characteristics. To date, tremendous progress has been made in all aspects of MD science and technology from the laboratory towards its industrial implementation.
This Special Issue will cover the recently advance in MD topics, including both fundamental and applied MD concepts. Original research and reviews that provide the most recent and cutting-edge accomplishments, with emphasis on the following topics, but not limited to these, are welcome:
- Membrane formation, structure, function, and performance
- Novel configurations and modules
- Pilot plant design and advanced systems
- Transport analysis
- Simulation and theoretical modelling in MD processes
- Design, technical, economic and regulatory analyses of full-scale plants
- Use of renewable energy and waste heat sources
- Evaluation of MD energy requirements and MD desalination costs
- Potential applications
Prof. Dr. Fei Guo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Applications of membrane distillation
- Novel membranes and configurations
- Transmembrane behaviors
- Thermodynamics
- Pilot plant design
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