Portable Desalination Chamber Utilizing Water Permeable Polyethersulfone (PES) Membrane

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This paper presents design and fabrication of portable desalination chamber utilizing water permeable polyethersulfone (PES) membrane. The chamber has four stages of desalination process. Each stage has a membrane clamped by filter plate to desalinate sea water and an outlet to qualify the desalinated water from each stage. The chamber works without electrical power, hence desalination process can be carried out in remote areas where electricity source is difficult to find. The water stream is used to test the pumping system of the chamber to pump the water from the water container. The test shows that the pumping system of the chamber is working properly in delivering water to each stage of the chamber without any leakage. The membrane used in each chamber is a modified PES membrane which has high water permeability. Water permeability of the membrane will guarantee that the salt water will permeate easily through the membrane porous during desalination process, hence results in producing fresh water at the final outlet.

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