ADVANCING SCIENCE

Scientific Contributions

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

Performance and implications of forward osmosis-membrane distillation hybrid system for simultaneous treatment of different real produced water streams
Year: 2022 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.138479
Authors: Talal Alamoudi, Sofiane Soukane, Hyuk Soo Son, Yong Jin, Sandra C. Medina, Mustakeem Mustakeem, Veerabhadraiah Gudideni, Ali Al-Qahtani, Noreddine Ghaffour
  • Real produced water
  • Simultaneous treatment
  • FO-MD hybrid
  • FO fouling
  • MD fouling and wetting
  • Volatile rejection
Unraveling the role of feed temperature and cross-flow velocity on organicfouling in membrane distillation using response surface methodology
Year: 2022 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.115971
Authors: Francesco Ricceri, Bastiaan Blankert, Noreddine Ghaffour, Alberto Tiraferri, Luca Fortunato
  • Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD)
  • Membrane fouling
  • Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
  • Response surface methodology (RSM)
  • Central composite design (CCD)
  • Humic acid