Improvement in energy efficiency of solar powered Reverse Osmosis by modification in membrane morphology and recovery of thermal energy from solar photovoltaic panel

Improvement in energy efficiency of solar powered Reverse Osmosis by modification in membrane morphology and recovery of thermal energy from solar photovoltaic panel

dc.contributor.guide	Dr. Subarna Maiti
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dc.creator.researcher	Hiren Dinkarray Raval
dc.date.accessioned	2016-10-25T06:06:05Z
dc.date.available	2016-10-25T06:06:05Z
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dc.date.completed	October 2016
dc.date.registered	September 2011
dc.description.abstract	Membrane processes require energy to produce water since the driving force for water transport is pressure. Solar powered Reverse Osmosis has been recognized as one of the promising technologies to curtail greenhouse gas emissions and also for stand-alone reverse osmosis systems at remote locations. newlineThe present doctoral work aims at increasing overall energy efficiency by following: newline1. Extracting waste heat from solar PV panels newline2. Utilization of captured thermal energy newline3. Modification in polyamide layer of thin film composite membrane to improve permeability newlineThis interdisciplinary approach is novel and demonstrated the substantial decline in energy consumption of renewable powered desalination.
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10603/118235
dc.language	English
dc.publisher.institution	Chemical Engineering
dc.publisher.place	Ahmedabad
dc.publisher.university	Gujarat Technological University
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dc.rights	university
dc.source.university	University
dc.subject.keyword	Reverse Osmosis
dc.subject.keyword	Osmosis
dc.subject.keyword	photovoltaic panel
dc.subject.keyword	Thin Film Composite RO membrane
dc.subject.keyword	Energy
dc.subject.keyword	efficiency
dc.title	Improvement in energy efficiency of solar powered Reverse Osmosis by modification in membrane morphology and recovery of thermal energy from solar photovoltaic panel
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dc.type.degree	Ph.D.