Freshwater production through multi effect desalination integrated with parabolic trough collectors
Today, due to the increase in industrial activities and the increase in the world’s population, the human need for fresh water has increased. About 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water, but about 15% of people suffer from lack of access to fresh water, which will increase by 40% by 2025. A...
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| description | Today, due to the increase in industrial activities and the increase in the world’s population, the human need for fresh water has increased. About 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water, but about 15% of people suffer from lack of access to fresh water, which will increase by 40% by 2025. As a result, the use of seawater desalination units can solve the above basic problem. The use of fossil fuels is no longer a suitable solution for providing energy for desalination of sea water due to the increase in the emission of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide. On the other hand, the use of solar energy, due to its availability and cleanliness, is a promising solution for desalination of sea water. Integration of renewable systems with desalination units can solve the shortage of fresh water in the world and make the systems sustainable. The most important desalination processes include membrane desalination (for example, reverse osmosis (RO)) and thermal desalination (for example, multistage flash (MSF) and multi effect distillation (MED)). In this review article, the integration of parabolic trough collectors (PTC) with MED desalination units is investigated. And the advantages and disadvantages of each of these systems have been examined. Finally, increasing knowledge in the field of fresh water production using parabolic solar collectors has been significantly emphasized. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aa5ecff7a66e44e9b5f98c084aed946f2025-08-20T02:31:54ZengElsevierEnergy Conversion and Management: X2590-17452025-04-012610090710.1016/j.ecmx.2025.100907Freshwater production through multi effect desalination integrated with parabolic trough collectorsMohammad Mahyar Khademi0Fathollah Pourfayaz1School of Energy and Sustainable Resources Engineering, College of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranCorresponding author.; School of Energy and Sustainable Resources Engineering, College of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranToday, due to the increase in industrial activities and the increase in the world’s population, the human need for fresh water has increased. About 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water, but about 15% of people suffer from lack of access to fresh water, which will increase by 40% by 2025. As a result, the use of seawater desalination units can solve the above basic problem. The use of fossil fuels is no longer a suitable solution for providing energy for desalination of sea water due to the increase in the emission of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide. On the other hand, the use of solar energy, due to its availability and cleanliness, is a promising solution for desalination of sea water. Integration of renewable systems with desalination units can solve the shortage of fresh water in the world and make the systems sustainable. The most important desalination processes include membrane desalination (for example, reverse osmosis (RO)) and thermal desalination (for example, multistage flash (MSF) and multi effect distillation (MED)). In this review article, the integration of parabolic trough collectors (PTC) with MED desalination units is investigated. And the advantages and disadvantages of each of these systems have been examined. Finally, increasing knowledge in the field of fresh water production using parabolic solar collectors has been significantly emphasized.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259017452500039XMulti-effect distillationParabolic trough collectorRenewable energyFresh water production |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Mahyar Khademi Fathollah Pourfayaz Freshwater production through multi effect desalination integrated with parabolic trough collectors Energy Conversion and Management: X Multi-effect distillation Parabolic trough collector Renewable energy Fresh water production |
| title | Freshwater production through multi effect desalination integrated with parabolic trough collectors |
| title_full | Freshwater production through multi effect desalination integrated with parabolic trough collectors |
| title_fullStr | Freshwater production through multi effect desalination integrated with parabolic trough collectors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Freshwater production through multi effect desalination integrated with parabolic trough collectors |
| title_short | Freshwater production through multi effect desalination integrated with parabolic trough collectors |
| title_sort | freshwater production through multi effect desalination integrated with parabolic trough collectors |
| topic | Multi-effect distillation Parabolic trough collector Renewable energy Fresh water production |
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