Solar-assisted membrane technology for water purification: a review
A shortage of safe drinking water is one of the leading problems in the world. Even in developed countries where water treatment systems are present, safe drinking water may not be always available due to the limitations of advanced water treatment techniques and high energy costs. On the other hand...
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| author | Tsegahun Mekonnen Zewdie Nigus Gabbiye Habtu Abhishek Dutta Bart Van der Bruggen |
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| description | A shortage of safe drinking water is one of the leading problems in the world. Even in developed countries where water treatment systems are present, safe drinking water may not be always available due to the limitations of advanced water treatment techniques and high energy costs. On the other hand, many rural communities in Asia and Africa situated in semi-arid to arid regions are without reliable access to clean drinking water. It is, therefore, important to explore how solar energy can be linked to water treatment systems for clean drinking water production. Membrane-based water purification technologies play a major role in water purification by utilization of low-cost heat sources to make the process economically and technically viable for small, medium, and large-scale applications. Solar energy can be a viable source of power for water purification facilities in the coming years. Photovoltaic panels and solar thermal collectors are appropriate solar energy collectors for making a solar-powered water treatment system. Solar-assisted membrane-based water purification techniques could have a viable solution to the existing problems in semi-arid and arid regions. Due to the high quality of potable water demand, studies have been carried out on solar-assisted membrane-based technologies in water purification. This review considers basic concepts, specific energy consumption, water production cost, and applications of solar-driven membrane-based water purification technologies such as reverse osmosis, forward osmosis, electrodialysis, membrane distillation, and hybrid membrane systems. This review will allow the researchers to have a wider overview of the effort made by several investigators in the area of solar-assisted membrane-based water purification technology. HIGHLIGHTS
The recent research boom has been observed in the area of solar-powered membrane-based technologies.;
Solar-powered membrane-based technologies could have a viable solution to the existing problems in Asia and Africa situated in semi-arid to arid regions.;
Membrane-based water purification techniques can produce high-quality freshwater at a competitive cost.;
The past and present status of solar-powered membrane-based technologies has been reviewed.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32745dcd87e9458ebae40bbbec33daeb2022-12-21T23:25:06ZengIWA PublishingWater Reuse2709-60922709-61062021-03-0111113210.2166/wrd.2020.049049Solar-assisted membrane technology for water purification: a reviewTsegahun Mekonnen Zewdie0Nigus Gabbiye Habtu1Abhishek Dutta2Bart Van der Bruggen3 Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Faculty of Engineering Technology, Technologiecluster Materialentechnologie, KU Leuven, Campus Groep T Leuven, Andreas Vesaliusstraat 13, Leuven, Belgium Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium A shortage of safe drinking water is one of the leading problems in the world. Even in developed countries where water treatment systems are present, safe drinking water may not be always available due to the limitations of advanced water treatment techniques and high energy costs. On the other hand, many rural communities in Asia and Africa situated in semi-arid to arid regions are without reliable access to clean drinking water. It is, therefore, important to explore how solar energy can be linked to water treatment systems for clean drinking water production. Membrane-based water purification technologies play a major role in water purification by utilization of low-cost heat sources to make the process economically and technically viable for small, medium, and large-scale applications. Solar energy can be a viable source of power for water purification facilities in the coming years. Photovoltaic panels and solar thermal collectors are appropriate solar energy collectors for making a solar-powered water treatment system. Solar-assisted membrane-based water purification techniques could have a viable solution to the existing problems in semi-arid and arid regions. Due to the high quality of potable water demand, studies have been carried out on solar-assisted membrane-based technologies in water purification. This review considers basic concepts, specific energy consumption, water production cost, and applications of solar-driven membrane-based water purification technologies such as reverse osmosis, forward osmosis, electrodialysis, membrane distillation, and hybrid membrane systems. This review will allow the researchers to have a wider overview of the effort made by several investigators in the area of solar-assisted membrane-based water purification technology. HIGHLIGHTS The recent research boom has been observed in the area of solar-powered membrane-based technologies.; Solar-powered membrane-based technologies could have a viable solution to the existing problems in Asia and Africa situated in semi-arid to arid regions.; Membrane-based water purification techniques can produce high-quality freshwater at a competitive cost.; The past and present status of solar-powered membrane-based technologies has been reviewed.;http://jwrd.iwaponline.com/content/11/1/1hybrid membrane systemmembrane-based technologiesmembrane distillationsolar energywater purification |
| spellingShingle | Tsegahun Mekonnen Zewdie Nigus Gabbiye Habtu Abhishek Dutta Bart Van der Bruggen Solar-assisted membrane technology for water purification: a review Water Reuse hybrid membrane system membrane-based technologies membrane distillation solar energy water purification |
| title | Solar-assisted membrane technology for water purification: a review |
| title_full | Solar-assisted membrane technology for water purification: a review |
| title_fullStr | Solar-assisted membrane technology for water purification: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solar-assisted membrane technology for water purification: a review |
| title_short | Solar-assisted membrane technology for water purification: a review |
| title_sort | solar assisted membrane technology for water purification a review |
| topic | hybrid membrane system membrane-based technologies membrane distillation solar energy water purification |
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