Adsorption desalination direct contact membrane distillation system

2:

• The system of claim 1, wherein the adsorber and the desorber are housed conjoined within the same housing.

3:

• The system of claim 1, wherein the seawater tank is in direct fluid communication with the adsorber and the evaporator and is configured to pass the seawater stream to the adsorber and the evaporator respectively.

4:

• The system of claim 3, wherein the adsorber, the desorber, the condenser, and the evaporator are all housed within the same housing.

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• The system of claim 1, wherein the adsorber is in direct fluid communication with the hot compartment of the DCMD module and configured to pass an adsorber stream to the hot compartment of the DCMD module.

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• The system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises from 5 to 25 DCMD modules.

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• The system of claim 1, wherein the seawater pump is configured to pump a portion of the seawater stream to both the condenser and the evaporator.

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• The system of claim 3, wherein the seawater pump is configured to pump a portion of the seawater stream to both the adsorber and the evaporator.

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• The system of claim 1, wherein the seawater pump is an axial flow pump.

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• The system of claim 1, wherein the membrane is at least one selected from the group consisting of a composite membrane, a nano-composite membrane, a hydrophobic membrane, an omniphobic membrane, a hydrophilic and hydrophobic composite dual layer membrane, a modified ceramic membrane, a porous ceramic membrane, a surface modified membrane, a polymer electrolyte membrane, a porous graphene membrane, and a polymeric membrane.

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• The system of claim 6, wherein the DCMD modules are arranged in a counter-current configuration.

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• The system of claim 6, wherein the DCMD modules are arranged in a parallel/cross flow configuration.

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• The system of claim 6, wherein a first DCMD module outlet of a first DCMD module is in fluid communication with a second DCMD module inlet of a second DCMD module and configured to pass a DCMD stream from the first DCMD module outlet to the second DCMD module inlet.

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• The system of claim 13, wherein the first DCMD module outlet and the second DCMD module are disposed at the same height relative to a first membrane in the first DCMD module and a second membrane in the second DCMD module, respectively.

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• The system of claim 1, wherein the first valve, the second valve, the third valve, and the fourth valve are gate valves.

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• The system of claim 1, wherein the first valve and the fourth valve are parallel disc gate valves.

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• The system of claim 1, wherein the second valve and the third valve are solid-wedge gate valves.

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• The system of claim 14, wherein the first DCMD module is in fluid communication with the coolant tank and configured to pass a coolant tank stream from the coolant tank to the first DCMD module through a first DCMD module inlet.

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• The system of claim 14, wherein a terminal DCMD module is in fluid communication with the coolant tank and configured to return a terminal DCMD stream from the terminal DCMD module to the coolant tank through a terminal DCMD module outlet.