Advanced Application and Fouling Control in Hollow Fibre Direct Contact Membrane Distillation (HF-DCMD)

In this article, the most advanced applications and the major operating problems of hollow fibre direct contact membrane distillation (HF-DCMD) are discussed. Over the past few years, direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) became one of the most preferred technology not only for high-saline des...

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Published in:Arabian journal for science and engineering (2011) 2021-07, Vol.46 (7), p.6439-6456
Main Authors: Mohd Ramli, Mohamad Razif, Mat Radzi, Nurul Hafifah, Mohamad Esham, Mohamad Izrin, Alsebaeai, Mohammed Karama, Ahmad, Abdul Latif
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Desalination
Distillation
Engineering
Fouling
Heat transfer
Humanities and Social Sciences
Mass transfer
Membranes
multidisciplinary
Research Article-Chemical Engineering
Science
Water treatment
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Summary:In this article, the most advanced applications and the major operating problems of hollow fibre direct contact membrane distillation (HF-DCMD) are discussed. Over the past few years, direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) became one of the most preferred technology not only for high-saline desalination process, but also for the water treatment process. The fundamentals of the DCMD and governing equations (from heat and mass transfer principles) that describe performance parameters are first explained. To increase the desalination performance of DCMD technology, some of the DCMD models were upgraded with the hollow fibre module. The efficiency of the HF-DCMD is explained further in this review. Major problems in the HF-DCMD technologies especially on membrane fouling and operating conditions are also discussed in this article. However, it is expected that HF-DCMD offers promising prospects in the future and potential outlook for better performance.
ISSN:2193-567X
1319-8025
2191-4281
DOI:10.1007/s13369-020-05006-3