Portable solar desalination system using membrane distillation

• Main Authors: Tan, F. L., Prabu, M., Al-Zahrani, Saeed M., Choo, Fook Hoong
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/96969; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11754
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper presents the development of a portable solar desalination system using membrane distillation (MD) for processing seawater for drinking in remote areas and for emergency situations such as natural disasters. The portable system uses the vacuum MD to desalinate the seawater. Solar energy is...