Fresh Water Generator: A Review

Abstract

This search presents a study for some types of fresh water generators FWGs, giving an overview of each type and comparing them with other types, and knowing the design criteria for different designs, as well as studying their advantages and disadvantages, including thermal desalting which types are vapor compression (VC), multi stage flash distillation (MSF), multiple effect distillation (MED), and multiple effecte evaporator, adsorption desalination, membrane distillation (MD), freezing desalination, and hydrate desalination. Then we studied the non-thermal desalination process, which includes electro-dialysis (ED), ion exchange desalination (IX), extraction desalination process, and additional types of fresh water generators FWGs.

Hydrogel-Based Interfacial Solar-Driven Evaporation: Essentials and Trails

“…With the deepening global water scarcity crisis, turning to the ocean or wastewater for clean water is becoming a key solution [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. While advancements in seawater desalination and wastewater treatment have been pivotal in securing freshwater sources, these methods come with their own set of challenges, including complexity, high energy consumption, and significant carbon emissions [ 4 , 5 , 6 ]. Solar-driven evaporation technology is emerging as a potentially valuable alternative, given its use of renewable, plentiful, and environmentally friendly solar energy to produce high-purity water through a simple water phase-change process [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ].…”