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Yasin Zabihinia Gerdroodbari, Mohsen Khorasany, Reza Razzaghi
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R. Volpe, P. Catrini, A. Piacentino, A. Fichera
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Saman Korjani, Fabio Casu, Alfonso Damiano, Virginia Pilloni, Alessandro Serpi
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Waldemar Kuczynski, Katarzyna Chliszcz
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
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Aihua Jiang, Huihong Yuan, Delong Li
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Energy & Fuels
Veniamin Boiarkin, Muttukrishnan Rajarajan, Jafar Al-Zaili, Waqar Asif
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Wojciech Uchman, Janusz Kotowicz, Kin Fun Li
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Nian Liu, Lu Tan, Haonan Sun, Zhenyu Zhou, Bin Guo
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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
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Mehmet Ali Yildirim, Artur Cebula, Maciej Sulowicz
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
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Summary: Thermally driven adsorption desalination systems (ADS) have gained attention as an eco-friendly solution for water scarcity. However, they face challenges related to low water productivity and scalability. To overcome these challenges, integrating ADS with other desalination technologies can create a small-scale hybrid system. This study proposes integrating ADS with a Thermo Electric Dehumidification (TED) unit to enhance its performance.
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
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ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
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ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
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