Design and development of solar desalination plant

• Main Authors: Marimuthu, T.A., Mekbib Atnaw, S., Mardarveran, P.A., Shu Yi, S., Binti Usop, M.A., Bin Md Gapar, M.K., Binti Rusdan, S.A., Ramli, R.B.M., Sulaiman, S.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: EDP Sciences 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85033213063&doi=10.1051%2fmatecconf%2f201713102004&partnerID=40&md5=1bbe1e97455acc41a08aa109516411a6; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/19973/

Direct sunlight has been utilized long back for desalination of water. The desalination process takes place in solar still. Solar still is a device that converts saline water to potable water. This process requires seawater and sunlight which are widely available on Earth. However, the current solar...