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ReviewMembranes2026

Direct Contact Membrane Distillation: A Critical Review of Transmembrane Heat and Mass Transfer Models.

Nunzio Cancilla, Andrea Cipollina, Luigi Gurreri, Michele Ciofalo

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Review in Membranes, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Nunzio CancillaDipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 6, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3065-3291
Andrea CipollinaDipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 6, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0570-195X
Luigi GurreriDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e Informatica, Università di Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6 Ed. 3, 95125 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8443-6025
Michele CiofaloDipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 6, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5648-978X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present review summarizes a vast body of literature on the subject of Membrane Distillation (MD), with a special emphasis on the existing results and correlations for the transmembrane transport of heat and mass. The issue of saltwater physical properties is also discussed in depth, whereas the advective transport of heat and salt concentration in the feed and permeate compartments is only briefly mentioned but is beyond the scope of this review. The paper does not aim to provide a complete treatment of the subject of MD, which can be found in other publications. Rather, it suggests the data and correlations most suitable for the range of operating conditions typically expected in actual units implementing Direct Contact Membrane Distillation (DCMD), including hollow fiber designs, with a view to assist model development. The focus is on MD for water desalination, although some results may apply well to other fields.

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desalinationdirect contact membrane distillationheat and mass transferhollow-fiber membraneseawatertransmembrane transport model

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PMID41745506
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