Development of Solar-Powered Desalination Units Using Graphene Membranes

Abstract

This paper examines the creation of solar-assisted desalination systems with integrated desalination units that utilize new graphene membranes. The goal is to further increase eutrophic processes freshwater production and lower energy usage in comparison to existing processes. We discuss membranous methods of salt removal and cover processes like MD and interfacial evaporation that utilizes Graphene due to its remarkable features, including very high-water permeability and excellent salt rejection. The procedure outlines the design and construction of a prototype unit that demonstrates the multifunctionality of solar photothermal heating and graphene filtration. The preliminary results indicate that energy efficiency and permeate flux have shown a noticeable increase. This study demonstrates Graphene's capability in solar-assisted desalination as an engineering solution to the problem of water scarcity.