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Challenges and Advancements in Membrane Distillation Crystallization for Industrial Applications by Xin Zhang; Ravi Koirala; Biplob Pramanik; Linhua Fan; Abhijit Date; Veeriah Jegatheesan is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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Membrane distillation crystallization (MDC) is an emerging hybrid thermal membrane technology that synergizes membrane distillation (MD) and crystallization, which can achieve both freshwater and minerals recovery from high concentrated solutions. Due to the outstanding hydrophobic nature of the membranes, MDC has been widely used in numerous fields such as seawater desalination, valuable minerals recovery, industrial wastewater treatment and pharmaceutical applications, where the separation of dissolved solids is required. Despite the fact that MDC has shown great promise in producing both high-purity crystals and freshwater, most studies on MDC remain limited to laboratory scale, and industrializing MDC processes is currently impractical. This paper summarizes the current state of MDC research, focusing on the mechanisms of MDC, the controls for membrane distillation (MD), and the controls for crystallization. Additionally, this paper categorizes the obstacles hindering the industrialization of MDC into various aspects, including energy consumption, membrane wetting, flux reduction, crystal yield and purity, and crystallizer design. Furthermore, this study also indicates the dire

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Author

Xin Zhang; Ravi Koirala; Biplob Pramanik; Linhua Fan; Abhijit Date; Veeriah Jegatheesan

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)