Membrane Distillation: Principles, Applications and Perspectives

Membrane Distillation: Principles, Applications and Perspectives

Membrane Distillation (MD) is a membrane-based operation able to give 100% theoretical ions rejection and to efficiently work with high concentrated brines. Both features make MD of interest for the purification of wastewater, the production of ultra-pure water and the concentration of brines produced in desalination. MD, also integrated with other membrane operations, can be a valuable way to ...

A Comprehensive Review of Membrane Distillation and Osmotic Distillation in Agro-Food Applications

Membrane distillation (MD) and osmotic distillation (OD) are emerging athermal processing techniques of great interest in agro-food production where the most part of products is sensitive to thermal treatments. With respect to conventional methods, MD and OD are competitive alternatives, able to work in an environmental-friendly and cost-efficient way, for preserving the nutritional and sensori...

Progress on Membrane Distillation and Related Technologies

Advances in Membrane Distillation for Water Desalination and Purification Applications

Membrane distillation is a process that utilizes differences in vapor pressure to permeate water through a macro-porous membrane and reject other non-volatile constituents present in the influent water. This review considers the fundamental heat and mass transfer processes in membrane distillation, recent advances in membrane technology, module configurations, and the applications and economics...

Membrane Distillation - Examples of Applications in Technology and Environmental Protection

This paper presents membrane distillation (MD), a separation process based on evaporation through pores of a hydrophobic membrane. Different configurations of the process were considered. Membrane properties, transport phenomena through the membranes, and module designs have been discussed. Applications of MD in water and wastewater treatment as well as in the food industry have been presented....