Water desalination by solar powered electrodialysis process

Al-Madani, H. M. N.

doi:10.1016/s0960-1481(03)00014-4

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“…Experimental research on PV-ED was also performed at Laboratory for Water Research, University of Miami, USA [78] and at the University of Bahrain [79].…”

Section: Photovoltaic Desalinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Renewable energy-driven desalination technologies: A comprehensive review on challenges and potential applications of integrated systems

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Despite the tremendous improvements in conventional desalination technologies, its wide use is still limited due primarily to high energy requirements which are currently met with expensive fossil fuels. The use of alternative energy sources is essential to meet the growing demand for water desalination. In the last few decades a lot of effort has being directed in the use of different renewable energy (RE) sources to run desalination processes. However, the expansion of these efforts towards larger scale plants is hampered by several techno-economic challenges. Several medium-scale RE-driven desalination plants have been installed worldwide. Nevertheless, most of these plants are connected to the electrical grid to assure a continuous energy supply for stable operation. Furthermore, RE is mostly used to produce electric power which can be used to run desalination systems. This review paper focusses on an integrated approach in using RE-driven with an emphasis on solar and geothermal desalination technologies. Innovative and sustainable desalination processes which are suitable for integrated RE systems are presented. An assessment of the benefits of these technologies and their limitations are also discussed.

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“…Experimental research on PV-ED was also performed at Laboratory for Water Research, University of Miami, USA [78] and at the University of Bahrain [79].…”

Section: Photovoltaic Desalinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Bureau of Reclamation (USA) [82,83] planted a PV driven ED plant in the Spencer Valley, in New Mexico. AlMadani [84] performed an experimental device of ED associated with photovoltaic cells. The influences of process parameters (flow rates, temperature) were assessed.…”

Section: Photovoltaic Desalinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Renewable energy-driven desalination technologies: A comprehensive review on challenges and potential applications of integrated systems

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“…Photovoltaic ED systems have long been explored for brackish waters [2,6,87] and also for seawater as the feed [57]. The disadvantages of ED and EDR systems include the complexity of the system designs, the amount of scaling and fouling that occurs within the system, especially the membranes, and a low electrode life due to corrosion stemming from the reactions at the electrodes [48].…”

Section: Electrodialysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Desalination techniques — A review of the opportunities for desalination in agriculture

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“…It was developed by the Bureau of Reclamation in the United States (Maurel, 1991). Experimental research in PV-ED was also performed at the Laboratory for Water Research at the University of Miami (Kvajic, 1981) as well as at the University of Bahrain (Al-Madani, 2003).…”

Section: Solar Photovoltaic Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%