##  [Membrane Distillation](/index.php/membrane-distillation) 

  ##  [Membrane Distillation](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/membrane-distillation-0) 

  

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Definition

A thermally driven separation process in which a hydrophobic microporous membrane separates a warm feed and a cooler permeate so that a vapor pressure difference (from temperature/partial‑pressure difference) drives vapor transport through membrane pores while nonvolatile solutes are retained on the feed side.