Solar desalination

Methods

Distillation
- Multi-stage flash distillation (MSF)
- Multiple-effect distillation (MED)
- Vapor-compression (VC)
Ion exchange
Membrane processes
- Electrodialysis reversal (EDR)
- Reverse osmosis (RO)
- Nanofiltration (NF)
- Membrane distillation (MD)
- Forward osmosis (FO)
Freezing desalination
Geothermal desalination
Solar desalination
- Solar humidification–dehumidification (HDH)
- Multiple-effect humidification (MEH)
- Seawater greenhouse
Methane hydrate crystallization
High grade water recycling
Wave-powered desalination

Solar desalination is a desalination technique powered by solar energy. The two common methods are direct (thermal) and indirect (photovoltaic).^[1]

^ J H Lienhard, G P Thiel, D M Warsinger, L D Banchik (2016). "Low Carbon Desalination: Status and Research, Development, and Demonstration Needs". Report of a Workshop Conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Association with the Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance, MIT Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab, Cambridge, Massachusetts.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[lowCDesal-1] J H Lienhard, G P Thiel, D M Warsinger, L D Banchik (2016). "Low Carbon Desalination: Status and Research, Development, and Demonstration Needs". Report of a Workshop Conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Association with the Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance, MIT Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab, Cambridge, Massachusetts.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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