ADVANCING SCIENCE

Scientific Contributions

Through research papers, patents, and PhD dissertations, we push the boundaries of knowledge, driving innovation in desalination and water treatment.

Hybrid membrane and thermal seawater desalination processes powered by fossil fuels: A comprehensive review, future challenges and prospects
Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2024.117694
Authors: Mudhar Al-Obaidi, Farhan Lafta Rashid, Md Tanvir Sowgath, Salih Alsadaie, Alejandro Ruiz-García, Mohamed Khayet, Iqbal M. Mujtaba
  • Seawater Desalination
  • Hybrid Systems
  • Reverse Osmosis
  • Thermal Desalination
  • Economic
  • Challenges
Optimizing electrocoagulation pre-treatment efficiency during simultaneous treatment of different produced water streams in a FO-MD hybrid system
Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.126290
Authors: Muhammad Saqib Nawaz, Abdullah Alqulayti, Victor Manuel Torres Serrano, Veerabhadraiah Gudideni, Ivan C. Yan
  • Forward Osmosis Fouling
  • Membrane Distillation Fouling
  • Membrane Scaling
  • Electrocoagulation
  • Pre-treatment
Comparative performance of osmotic and thermal driven anaerobic membrane bioreactors for hazardous textile wastewater treatment
Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105568
Authors: Kamran Manzoor, Sher Jamal Khan, Muhammad Saqib Nawaz
  • Anaerobic Forward Osmosis Membrane Bioreactor
  • Anaerobic Membrane Distillation Bioreactor
  • Textile Wastewater Treatment
  • Fertilizer Draw Solution
  • Salt Accumulation
Hybrid reverse multi-stage flash and multi-effect evaporator systems powered by low grade energy for water desalination
Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100501
Authors: Jamel Orfi, Hany AlAnsary
  • Water Desalination
  • Hybrid
  • Waste Heat
  • Reverse Multi Stage Flash
  • Multi Effect Evaporator
Source separation of urine and treatment: Impact on energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and decentralised wastewater treatment process
Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2024.117633
Authors: Umakant Badeti, Jiaxi Jiang, Sanjay Kumarasingham, Abdulaziz Almuntashiri, Niren Kumar Pathak, Amit Chanan, Stefano Freguia, Wei Lun Ang, Ho Kyong Shon, Sherub Phuntsho
  • Source Separation of Urine
  • Membrane Bioreactor
  • Decentralised Wastewater Treatment
  • Energy Consumption
  • Nutrient Circular Economy