Sweep gas membrane distillation

Sweeping-gas membrane distillation (SGMD), in which a stripping gas, instead of vacuum, is used as a carrier... 

Khayet, M., Godino, M.P., and Mengual, J.I. Theoretical and experimental studies on desalination using the sweeping gas membrane distillation method. Desalination, 157, 297, 2003. 

Basini, L., et al. Desalination process through sweeping gas membrane distillation. Desalination, 64, 245, 1987. 

Figure 6.12 Common configurations used for membrane distillation (a) DCMD.direct contact membrane distillation (b)AGMD, air-gap membrane distillation (c) SGMD,sweep gas membrane distillation and (d)VMD, vacuum membrane distillation (Caputo etal.,2007).

Basini, L., D Angelo, G., Gobbi, M., Sard, G. C., and GostoU, C. (1987). A desalination process through sweeping gas membrane distillation. Desalination 64, 245. 

Garcia-Payo, M. C., Rivier, C. A., Marison, I. W., and von Stockar, U. (2002). Separation of binary mixtures by thermostatic sweeping gas membrane distillation II. Experimental results with aqueous formic add solutions. J. Membr. Sci. 198, 197. 

Lee, C. H., and Hong, W. (2001). Effect of operating variables on the flux and selectivity in sweep gas membrane distillation for dilute aqueous isopropanol. J. Membr. ScL 188, 79. 

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