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61’Membrane Distillation/Pervaporation: Effect mix of
Accepted & Fully rejected by Western Mainstream(WM)
• ■ 61’Membrane Distillation(MD)/Pervaporation of water: Hydrophobic
membrane used in MD has liquid phase water blocking quality but allows vapour
phase water to go through,
• Fairly disruptive tech(possibly obviates or reduces some electricity needs of water
desalination/distillation/water filtration because 40-80°C sun heat or low grade
heat recovery would suffice for the process, while extreme vacuum methods allow
down to 2-3°C vaporization, also technically easy to operate(much less scaling &
fouling problem etc), ie low cost maintenance. Yet this tech might be appropriate
to introduce widely before further lower cost disruptive tech to be introduced(not
necessarily in water but low cost energy tech etc).
• This factor might be causing gaps in ways this tech is promoted in the world:
even differed amongst Western ally nations(eg Germany/Netherlands ahead,
while US behind- and commercialization news is under-reported in Anglo-
American media), while in China some even consider it as “conventional” water
processing method
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