Socio-economic & technical assessment of photovoltaic powered membrane desalination processes for India

Sustainability assessment of electrodialysis powered by photovoltaic solar energy for freshwater production

“…These values are very far away from those which can be calculated from data in Table 4 (8.13-15.3 for BW-ED). However, the ratios calculated in this work fit better the relationship of 1.29 reported in [63], for the specific case of the comparison of ED-PV and ED powered by means of a diesel generator. This could be due to the fact that in [63], both ED-PV and ED-conventional data are calculated using the same economic assumptions.…”

“…However, the ratios calculated in this work fit better the relationship of 1.29 reported in [63], for the specific case of the comparison of ED-PV and ED powered by means of a diesel generator. This could be due to the fact that in [63], both ED-PV and ED-conventional data are calculated using the same economic assumptions. As opposite, as the data from Table 4 is provided by individual references of conventional and renewable DES plants, the variability of the completed economic assumptions lead to very different figures than those reported in this work.…”

Scaling and fouling in membrane distillation for desalination applications: A review

“…In MD experiments, it was found that calcite formation was promoted by laminar flow [49]. Aragonite has been observed for MD as well [51], but it is relatively rare.…”

Justification for community-scale photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis desalination systems for inland rural villages in India

“…A study completed by Abraham and Luthra in 2011 showed that there is an economic benefit to using solar over diesel for desalination systems requiring less than 3 kWh/m 3 and having a daily plant capacity of less than 70 m 3 /day [23]. Similarly, Bilton completed site specific analyses for four brackish water locations and found that in each case the cost per cubic meter of water produced from a reverse osmosis system is less when powered by solar than diesel [24].…”