Experimental Investigation of the Desalination Process for Direct Contact Membrane Distillation Using Plate and Frame Membrane Module
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Abstract
Through experiments, the effect of membrane material selection and operating conditions on permeate fluxes in direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) desalination was investigated. The experiment used a plate and frame membrane module, and with nine different hydrophobic porous membranes, a comparative analysis of the desalination performance of 3 wt% NaCl solution was performed. The results of this experiment were compared to find out the effect of different materials, pore sizes and membrane thicknesses on the permeate flux under same operating conditions. Further, a three-factor, three-level orthogonal experiment was designed. The effects of hot-side temperature, hot-side inlet flow and cold-side inlet flow on the permeate flux of PTFE membranes with a pore size of 0.22 μm were investigated when the temperature on the cold side was set at 20 °C. The results showed that in the DCMD experiments, both PTFE and PVDF membranes performed well, and that hot-side inlet temperatures and cold-side inlet flow rates had significant effects on the permeate flux.
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OpenAlex topics: Membrane Separation Technologies · Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques · Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
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School of Biological & Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130013, China
College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Funding
Zhejiang Provincial Key R&D Program of China
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