Towards the Optimization of a Photovoltaic/Membrane Distillation System for the Production of Pure Water
Autor: | Dufei Fang, Damian M. Amiruddin, Imin Kao, Devinder Mahajan, Xuming Chen, Benjamin S. Hsiao |
---|---|
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2024 |
Předmět: | |
Zdroj: | Membranes, Vol 14, Iss 5, p 110 (2024) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 14050110 2077-0375 |
DOI: | 10.3390/membranes14050110 |
Popis: | The production of pure water plays a pivotal role in enabling sustainable green hydrogen production through electrolysis. The current industrial approach for generating pure water relies on energy-intensive techniques such as reverse osmosis. This study unveils a straightforward method to produce pure water, employing real-world units derived from previously simulated and developed laboratory devices. This demonstrated system is cost-effective and boasts low energy consumption, utilizing membrane distillation (MD) driven by the waste heat harnessed from photovoltaic (PV) panels. In a previous study, modeling simulations were conducted to optimize the multi-layered MD system, serving as a blueprint for the construction of prototype devices with a suitable selection of materials, enabling the construction of field-testable units. The most efficient PV-MD device, featuring evaporation and condensation zones constructed from steel sheets and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membranes, is capable of yielding high-purity water with conductivity levels below 145 μS with high flux rates. |
Databáze: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Externí odkaz: | |
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje | K zobrazení výsledku je třeba se přihlásit. |