Heat transfer intensification and scaling mitigation in bubbling-enhanced membrane distillation for brine concentration

• Main Authors: Fane, Anthony Gordon, Chen, Guizi, Yang, Xing, Lu, Yinghong, Wang, Rong
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79611; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20937
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Membrane distillation (MD) technology is being extensively studied to address operational challenges such as undesired thermal efficiency and scaling phenomenon in recovering valuable solutes and minimizing brine disposal. This study has explored the working mechanisms of utilizing gas–liquid two-ph...