ADVANCING SCIENCE

Scientific Contributions

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

Sustainable energy production from domestic wastewater via bioelectrochemical reactors using MXene efficient electrodes decorated with transition metal nanoparticles
Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.113793
Authors: Pewee D. Kolubah, Hend Omar Mohamed, Mohamed N. Hedhili, Mohamed Ben Hassine, Rubén Díaz-Rúa, Daniela I. Drautz-Moses, M. Obaid, Noreddine Ghaffour, Pascal Saikaly, Pedro Castaño
  • Microbial fuel cells
  • Biofilm attachment
  • Iron oxide
  • Power generation
  • Anode modification
Computational fluid dynamics simulations of solar-assisted, spacer-filled direct contact membrane distillation: Seeking performance improvement
Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.116181
Authors: Abolfazl Ansari, Fariba Malekpour Galogahi, Graeme Millar, Fernanda Helfer, Noreddine Ghaffour, Sofiane Soukane
  • Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD)
  • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
  • Temperature polarisation
  • Concentration polarisation
  • Solar absorber
  • spacer filament
  • Water treatment
Computational fluid dynamics modelling of air-gap membrane distillation: Spacer-filled and solar-assisted modules
Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.116207
Authors: Abolfazl Ansari, Fariba Malekpour Galogahi, Graeme Millar, Fernanda Helfer
  • Air-gap membrane distillation (AGMD)
  • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
  • Solar absorber
  • Spacer
  • Temperature and concentration polarisation
Recent advances and future prospects in direct solar desalination systems using membrane distillation technology
Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135737
Authors: Ahmad Bamasag, Eydhah Almatrafi, Talal Alqahtani, Patrick Phelan, Misbah Ullah
  • Direct solar desalination
  • Membrane distillation
  • Photothermal membranes
Freeze desalination: Current research development and future prospects
Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119389
Authors: Isam Janajreh, Hongtao Zhang, Khadije El Kadi, Noreddine Ghaffour
  • Freeze crystallization
  • Freeze desalination
  • Crystal growth
  • LNG
  • Solutes concentration
  • Ultrasound
  • Energy