Microwave heating combined with activated carbon reaction bed: an energy-saving approach to convert seawater into freshwater

• Main Authors: Foong, Shin Ying, Liew, Rock Keey, Yek, Peter Nai Yuh, Han, Chai Sean, Phang, Xue Yee, Chen, Xiangmeng, Chong, William Woei Fong, Verma, Meenakshi, Lam, Su Shiung
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2023
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/106738/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.127178

Water shortage occurs worldwide due to a lack of clean potable water supply and inland freshwater resources. Desalination via osmosis and distillation are energy intensive and produce brine as a by-product with highly concentrated salt that undesirably undermines the ability of soil and vegetation t...