Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally-based membrane operation in which the distillation of aqueous feeds occurs through a membrane. Although first works on MD appeared in the literature already in the 1960s, the application of MD has been limited, mainly due to the lack of membranes and modules specifically designed, as well as to the thermal demand. Nevertheless, MD attracted the attention of many researchers and, in last years, significant improvements of the MD performance have been achieved. In this Chapter, MD features, drawbacks and possible solutions are presented and discussed.

Membrane Distillation for Aqueous Feeds Treatment

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2022

Abstract

Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally-based membrane operation in which the distillation of aqueous feeds occurs through a membrane. Although first works on MD appeared in the literature already in the 1960s, the application of MD has been limited, mainly due to the lack of membranes and modules specifically designed, as well as to the thermal demand. Nevertheless, MD attracted the attention of many researchers and, in last years, significant improvements of the MD performance have been achieved. In this Chapter, MD features, drawbacks and possible solutions are presented and discussed.
2022
Istituto per la Tecnologia delle Membrane - ITM
9781799873570
membrane distillation
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