Membrane distillation for seawater desalination applications in Vietnam: potential and challenges

Duong Cong Hung; Phan Duc Nhan; Nguyen Van Tinh; Pham Manh Thao; Nguyen Cong Nguyen

doi:10.15625/2525-2518/55/6/10715

Membrane distillation for seawater desalination applications in Vietnam: potential and challenges

Duong Cong Hung, Phan Duc Nhan, Nguyen Van Tinh, Pham Manh Thao, Nguyen Cong Nguyen

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Duong Cong Hung Strategic Water Infrastructure Laboratory, School of Civil Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Phan Duc Nhan Le Quy Don Technical University, 236 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Nguyen Van Tinh Le Quy Don Technical University, 236 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Pham Manh Thao Le Quy Don Technical University, 236 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Nguyen Cong Nguyen Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Dalat University, Viet Nam

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https://doi.org/10.15625/2525-2518/55/6/10715

Keywords:

membrane distillation, seawater desalination, fresh water scarcity, desalination processes

Abstract

Desalination of seawater using membrane distillation (MD) can be a practical approach to mitigating the fresh water scarcity in Vietnam. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the seawater MD desalination process. The fundamentals of the MD process including configurations, membrane modules, membrane properties, and heat and mass transfer mechanisms together with approaches to enhancing heat and mass transfer are first systematically reviewed and analyzed. Then, the potential and challenges of the seawater MD desalination process are thoroughly discussed.

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11-12-2017

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D. C. Hung, P. D. Nhan, N. V. Tinh, P. M. Thao, and N. C. Nguyen, “Membrane distillation for seawater desalination applications in Vietnam: potential and challenges”, Vietnam J. Sci. Technol., vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 659–682, Dec. 2017.

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Vol. 55 No. 6 (2017)

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