
Membranes | Notable Papers in the Field of Membrane Distillation
29 January 2026
- “Modified Electrospun Membranes Using Different Nanomaterials for Membrane Distillation”
by Muzamil Khatri, Lijo Francis and Nidal Hilal
Membranes 2023, 13(3), 338; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13030338
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/13/3/338 - “Nanoparticle-Enhanced PVDF Flat-Sheet Membranes for Seawater Desalination in Direct Contact Membrane Distillation”
by Indira Chimanlal, Lebea N. Nthunya, Oranso T. Mahlangu, Bastian Kirkebæk, Aamer Ali, Cejna A. Quist-Jensen and Heidi Richards
Membranes 2023, 13(3), 317; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13030317
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/13/3/317 - “Plasmonic Phenomena in Membrane Distillation”
by Francesca Alessandro, Francesca Macedonio and Enrico Drioli
Membranes 2023, 13(3), 254; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13030254
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/13/3/254 - “Comparative Energetics of Various Membrane Distillation Configurations and Guidelines for Design and Operation”
by Md Rashedul Islam, Bosong Lin, Yue Yu, Chau-Chyun Chen and Mahdi Malmali
Membranes 2023, 13(3), 273; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13030273
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/13/3/273 - “Carbon-Based Nanocomposite Membranes for Membrane Distillation: Progress, Problems and Future Prospects”
by Chhabilal Regmi, Yuwaraj K. Kshetri and S. Ranil Wickramasinghe
Membranes 2024, 14(7), 160; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14070160
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/14/7/160 - “Recovery of Isoamyl Alcohol by Graphene Oxide Immobilized Membrane and Air-Sparged Membrane Distillation”
by Mitun Chandra Bhoumick, Sumona Paul, Sagar Roy, Benjamin G. Harvey and Somenath Mitra
Membranes 2024, 14(2), 49; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14020049
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/14/2/49 - “Comparison of Different Polymeric Membranes in Direct Contact Membrane Distillation and Air Gap Membrane Distillation Configurations”
by Cristiane Raquel Sousa Mesquita, Abdul Orlando Cárdenas Gómez, Carolina Palma Naveira Cotta and Renato Machado Cotta
Membranes 2025, 15(3), 91; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes15030091
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/15/3/91 - “Overcoming the Limitations of Forward Osmosis and Membrane Distillation in Sustainable Hybrid Processes Managing the Water–Energy Nexus”
by Muhammad Suleman, Basel Al-Rudainy and Frank Lipnizki
Membranes 2025, 15(6), 162; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes15060162
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/15/6/162 - “Fouling Reduction and Thermal Efficiency Enhancement in Membrane Distillation Using a Bilayer-Fluorinated Alkyl Silane–Carbon Nanotube Membrane”
by Sumona Paul, Mitun Chandra Bhoumick and Somenath Mitra
Membranes 2024, 14(7), 152; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14070152
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/14/7/152 - “Mechanism of Silica Nanoparticle-Induced Particulate Fouling in Vacuum Membrane Distillation”
by Yejin Lee, Suyoung Jeong, Jae-Hyuk Kim and Sanghyun Jeong
Membranes 2024, 14(4), 76; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14040076
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/14/4/76 - “The State of the Art on PVDF Membrane Preparation for Membrane Distillation and Membrane Crystallization: Towards the Use of Non-Toxic Solvents”
by Aqsa Mansoor Khan, Francesca Russo, Francesca Macedonio, Alessandra Criscuoli, Efrem Curcio and Alberto Figoli
Membranes 2025, 15(4), 117; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes15040117
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/15/4/117 - “Membrane Distillation for Water Desalination: Assessing the Influence of Operating Conditions on the Performance of Serial and Parallel Connection Configurations”
by Lebea N. Nthunya and Bhekie B. Mamba
Membranes 2025, 15(8), 235; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes15080235
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/15/8/235 - “Enhancing the Permeate Flux Improvement of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation Modules with Inserted S-Ribs Carbon-Fiber Filaments”
by Chii-Dong Ho, Yi-Wun Wang, Yi Chao, Thiam Leng Chew, Ming-Shen Jiang, Jian-Har Chen and Ching-Yu Li
Membranes 2024, 14(5), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14050098
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/14/5/98 - “Towards the Optimization of a Photovoltaic/Membrane Distillation System for the Production of Pure Water”
by Dufei Fang, Damian M. Amiruddin, Imin Kao, Devinder Mahajan, Xuming Chen and Benjamin S. Hsiao
Membranes 2024, 14(5), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14050110
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/14/5/110 - “Addressing Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Aquaculture: A Vacuum Membrane Distillation Approach”
by Claudio Marcos Eugênio Malaghini, Jussara Garcez, Rodrigo Hoff, Alan Ambrosi and Katia Rezzadori
Membranes 2025, 15(5), 127; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes15050127
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/15/5/127 - “Performance Analysis of Air Gap Membrane Distillation Process Enhanced with Air Injection for Water Desalination”
by Jonathan Ibarra-Bahena, Ulises Dehesa-Carrasco, Rogelio Servando Villalobos-Hernández, Sofía Garrido-Hoyos and Wilfrido Rivera
Membranes 2024, 14(11), 232; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14110232
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/14/11/232 - “Zero Liquid Discharge of High-Salinity Produced Water via Integrated Membrane Distillation and Crystallization: Experimental Study and Techno-Economic Analysis”
by Gabriela Torres Fernandez, Zongjie He, Jeremiah Kessie and Jianjia Yu
Membranes 2025, 15(9), 281; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes15090281
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/15/9/281 - “Mitigating Wetting and Scaling in Air Gap Membrane Distillation Crystallization via SiO2 Seeding”
by Stefanie Flatscher, Mark W. Hlawitschka, Wolfgang M. Samhaber, Florian Hell and Josef Lahnsteiner
Membranes 2025, 15(10), 321; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes15100321
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/15/10/321 - “Optimizing Ammonia Separation from Thermophilic Digestate: The Combined Effect of pH and Thermal Gradients in Direct Contact Membrane Distillation”
by Fanny Rivera, Luis Villarreal, Pedro Prádanos, Raúl Muñoz, Laura Palacio and Antonio Hernández
Membranes 2025, 15(12), 348; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes15120348
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/15/12/348 - “Review and Analysis of Heat Transfer in Spacer-Filled Channels of Membrane Distillation Systems”
by Sebastian Schilling and Heike Glade
Membranes 2023, 13(10), 842; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13100842
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/13/10/842