polluted water would assist in commercializing an integrated water treatment
method.
Acknowledgments The authors are grateful to Prof. Anant Achary, Department of Biotechnology,
Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, India, for his motivation and support for this
contribution to the scientific community.
No Conflict Exists The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Efficient
Desalination
Design to
remove salt that
concentrates on
the feed side to
prevent fouling
Pore
functionalisation to
increase the rate of
permeation and salt
rejection
Modification of
membrane
composition to
prevent
membrane
incapacitation
by contaminants
Mechanically
stable membrane
with increased
number of pores
Proper
distribution of
high density
pores
Protocol for
Scaling up
manufacture of
nanoporous
membranes
Fig. 4.16 Future perspectives in various domains of desalination technology
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