2025
Ceramic-carbon Janus membrane for robust solar-thermal desalination
Dong Y, Violet C, Sun C, Li X, Sun Y, Zheng Q, Tang C, Elimelech M. Ceramic-carbon Janus membrane for robust solar-thermal desalination. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 2659. PMID: 40102428, PMCID: PMC11920389, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57888-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJanus membraneDesalination performanceDistillation membranesStable water fluxMembrane surface temperatureEnhanced desalination performanceSolar-thermal efficiencyAccelerate water evaporationMechanism of Knudsen diffusionWater fluxEnergy efficiencyEnhanced performanceSolar-thermal conversionSalt rejectionTemperature polarizationPermeate sideInterfacial temperatureSimulation resultsViscous flowKnudsen diffusionWater purificationWater vapor moleculesDecreased hydrogen bondingDesalinationMembrane pores
2024
Pilot Scale Demonstration of Low-Salt-Rejection Reverse Osmosis (LSRRO) Desalination of High Salinity Brines
Van Houghton B, Rosenblum J, Lampi K, Beaudry E, Herron J, del Cerro M, De Finnda C, Elimelech M, Gilron J, Cath T. Pilot Scale Demonstration of Low-Salt-Rejection Reverse Osmosis (LSRRO) Desalination of High Salinity Brines. ACS ES&T Water 2024, 4: 5089-5104. DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-salt-rejection reverse osmosisSeawater reverse osmosisLow salt rejectionReverse osmosisWater recoveryConventional seawater reverse osmosisHydraulic pressureTreating hypersaline brinesMembrane fabricationPilot scale demonstrationsHigh-salinity brineThermal desalinationFeed streamProcess configurationsScale demonstrationOsmosisStream compositionWater permeabilityWater fluxNaCl solutionTDS concentrationDesalinationMembrane integrity testEnergy consumptionSalinity brine
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