PROJECT: Evaluation of a hybrid Forward Osmosis (FO) – Membrane Distillation (MD) system
Son, H.S., Kim, Y., Nawaz, M.S., Al-Hajji, M.A., Abu-Ghdaibc, M. and Ghaffour, N*. (2021). Impact of osmotic and thermal isolation on concentration and temperature polarizations in a novel FO-MD integrated module. Journal of Membrane Science. (620): 118811.
Nawaz, M.S., Son, H.S., Jin, Y., Kim, Y., Soukane, S., Al-Hajji, M.A., Abu-Ghdaib, M. and Ghaffour, N*. (2021). Investigation of flux stability and fouling mechanism during simultaneous treatment of different produced water streams using forward osmosis and membrane distillation. Water Research. (198): 117157.
Nawaz, M.S., Alamoudi, T., Soukane. S., Son, H.S., Jin, Y., Medina, S.C., Mustakeem, M., Gudideni, V., Al-Qahtani, A. and Ghaffour, N*. (2022). Performance and implications of forward osmosis-membrane distillation hybrid system for simultaneous treatment of different real produced water streams. Chemical Engineering Journal. (450):138479.
Alamoudi, T., Nawaz, M.S., Obaid, M., Jin, Y., Soukane. S., Son, H.S., Gudideni, V., Al-Qahtani, A. and Ghaffour, N*. (2022). Optimization of osmotic backwashing cleaning protocol for produced water fouled forward osmosis membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. (663): 121013.
PROJECT: Scale-up Modelling and Engineering of Pilot Skid for Forward Osmosis-Membrane Distillation Hybrid System
Soukane, S., Nawaz, M.S., Obaid, M., Gudideni, V., Al-Qahtani, A., and Ghaffour, N. (2024). Advanced multiscale modeling of forward osmosis-membrane distillation integrated designs. Desalination. (571): 117089.
Nawaz, M.S., Alqulayti, A., Soukane. S., Son, H.S., Gudideni, V., Al-Qahtani, A. Ivan C. Y. and Ghaffour, N*. (2023). Optimizing electrocoagulation pre-treatment efficiency during simultaneous treatment of different produced water streams in a FO-MD hybrid system. Separation and Purification Technology. (336): 126290.
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