Solar thermal desalination technologies

Hazim Mohameed Qiblawey; Fawzi Banat

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2007.01.059

Solar thermal desalination technologies

Hazim Mohameed Qiblawey, Fawzi Banat

Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Jordan Univ. of Sci./Technology

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Abstract

The use of solar energy in thermal desalination processes is one of the most promising applications of the renewable energies. Solar desalination can either be direct; use solar energy to produce distillate directly in the solar collector, or indirect; combining conventional desalination techniques, such as multistage flash desalination (MSF), vapor compression (VC), reverse osmosis (RO), membrane distillation (MD) and electrodialysis, with solar collectors for heat generation. Direct solar desalination compared with the indirect technologies requires large land areas and has a relatively low productivity. It is however competitive to the indirect desalination plants in small-scale production due to its relatively low cost and simplicity. This paper describes several desalination technologies in commercial and pilot stages of development. The primary focus is on those technologies suitable for use in remote areas, especially those which could be integrated into solar thermal energy systems.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	633-644
Number of pages	12
Journal	Desalination
Volume	220
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2007.01.059
State	Published - 1 Mar 2008

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Desalination
Solar energy
Solar stills

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