Air Gap Diffusion Distillation: A New Method for Solution Separation Technology

  • Xuan Zhang
  • Shiming Xu
  • Ping Wang
  • Lin Xu
  • Lei Li
  • Lele Chen Chen
Keywords: Air Gap Diffusion Distillation, Air Gap Membrane Distillation, Solar Distillation, Humidifying and dehumidifying

Abstract

Membrane distillation is a distillation technology that has emerged in the last 50 years.Compared with the traditional thermal distillation, membrane distillation has the advantages of compact structure, simple device and easy operation, so many membrane distillation technologies have been developed up to now.Recently, a novel air gap diffusion distillation (AGDD) technique has been proposed.This paper mainly introduces the research progress of air gap membrane distillation, solarenergy distillation and humidification and dehumidification technology in recent years. 

 

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Published
2020-06-02
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Original research article