Post by Amy Childress

Excited to share our latest publication in Desalination by Martijn Bindels, Juan Andrés-Mañas, Weijian D., Ivaylo Hitsov, Oyku Mutlu Salmanli, Mukta Hardikar, Tzahi Cath, Johan Vanneste, Radisav Vidic, Andrea Achilli, Ritesh Pawar, Ismail Koyuncu, Kerri Hickenbottom, Bart Nelemans, and Guillermo Zaragoza. This study presents a robust, cross-system validation and refinement of four pilot-scale air-gap membrane distillation (AGMD) models using an aggregated experimental dataset of 2,716 datapoints across diverse operating conditions, including feed salinities from 0-286 g/L. Our results provide a reliable foundation for AGMD system design and performance optimization and suggested pathways to further enhance V-AGMD through innovative spacer design that minimizes distillate entrapment. You can access the full paper at https://lnkd.in/gnWcMebg