Oceanic desalination is energy-intensive and expensive due to thermodynamic limits of separation
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Oceanic desalination remains an energy-intensive and costly process constrained by the thermodynamic limits of separating salts from water, though modern membrane and hybrid technologies continue striving to improve efficiency.
Evidence for · 3
Performance Evaluation, Thermodynamic Analysis and Cost Assessment of a Stand-Alone Desalination Plant Driven with PV-Solar Without Battery Support.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 4 discusses specific energy consumption and thermodynamic exergy losses associated with brackish and seawater desalination processes.
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Assessing the Accuracy of Property Model Predictions for Cost Optimization of Desalination Technologies.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 6 evaluates seawater property models and thermodynamic limits influencing specific energy consumption and costs in reverse osmosis.
Subnanoporous hydrophobic thin films for ultrahigh-efficiency seawater and brines desalination using membrane distillation.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 11 highlights the ongoing need for breakthrough low-energy materials to overcome the fundamental energy and thermodynamic challenges of seawater desalination.