Entries for Solar Desalination

A novel concept of the ZLD technology that utilizes solar-thermal energy to obtain dry solids suitable for reuse.

High-efficient and environmentally friendly technology that reduces the energy consumption for the thermal desalination process by up to 98%

A Janus-structured solar steam evaporator can effectively suppress salt deposition and maintain sustained high evaporation performance.

Minimizing overall size, materials and manufacturing processes while optimizing efficiency to reduce heat exchanger cost

In this project, we propose solar-thermal desalination of produced brine from oil/gas activities using nanostructured gel materials.

A collector that can be used to generate heat in the desalination process and to power the entire plant.

Re-purposing our existing odd looking irrigation pipe for a low cost, open source DIY thermal distilling desalination device.

We built a prototype device for less than $500 at a makerspace from the American Made Network. It employs solar thermal distillation.

The proposed technology offers a novel sorption-based thermal desalination approach enabling an energy-efficient, modular ZLD treatment.

A next generation portable, lightweight, affordable and innovative solar still suitable for disaster relief to clean contaminated water.

Solar thermal powered vacuum distillation inside a circular centrifuge that evaporates saline at the center & condenses water at the rim

SolarDeSAE (Solar Desalination by Stalk-Accelerated Evaporation) utilizes solar, ambient, and wind energy to enable zero liquid discharge.

Oregon State University and partners propose to build and demonstrate a pilot device to extract clean water from oil/gas produced water.

A solar-heated membrane-based method to desalinate hypersaline water.

A Novel Forward Osmosis Desalination System with high recovery using low grade thermal CSP heat.

Using Fresnel lenses to harness the power of the sun to run Stirling engines to create electricity to steam salt water making it drinkable.