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Development of a laboratory unit for membrane distillation
Summary
Researchers developed a prototype membrane distillation filtration unit and tested different membrane configurations for purifying water. Membrane-based filtration is one of the more promising technologies being explored for removing nanoplastics from drinking water, making advances in membrane design directly relevant to microplastic removal.
Membrane distillation is a relatively new trend in the field of filtration purification of solutions. The two main areas in membrane distillation that affect productivity and efficiency are the choice of membrane and the choice of installation for using the membrane. This article discusses a prototype filtration unit for membrane distillation
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