Membrane distillation is a desalination process where a vapor pressure gradient drives the diffusion of water across a hydrophobic membrane. Benefits of membrane distillation include extremely high salt rejection (100% theoretical rejection), permeate quality that is independent of feed salinity, utilization of low grade waste heat, and operation ...

There is a growing movement to treat Produced Water as a revenue generating resource instead of a waste product. Advanced water treatment technologies including membrane filtration, membrane bioreactors (MBR) and membrane distillation are discussed including case study references. Some guidance is provided regarding the development of various tec...

There is a growing movement to treat Produced Water as a revenue generating resource instead of a waste product. Advanced water treatment technologies including membrane filtration, membrane bioreactors (MBR) and membrane distillation are discussed including case study references. Some guidance is provided regarding the development of various tec...

This paper summarizes the results of both bench and pilot-scale Membrane Distillation tests when treating a variety of feedwaters including thermal desalination system brines, seawater, tap water and prepared sodium chloride solutions. In addition to measuring flux & effluent quality as a function of process conditions (temperature, flows, salinity...