Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Separation and Purification Technology, cilt.383, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Solar desalination has become a viable way to address the world's water shortage using renewable energy. This review comprehensively analyzes solar desalination systems to examine the several modified designs that can improve their efficiency. Incorporation of reflectors, wick materials, different types of fins, absorbers, solar collectors, and heat localization materials into the solar desalination system has been studied in detail. The incorporation of solar collectors with a desalination system provides the dual advantage, i.e., enhancing the water productivity and simultaneously producing the hot water which can be utilized for different household chores. A comparison of the efficiencies for different developed solar desalination systems with and without reflectors was also carried out. The use of nano-materials/biomaterials to enhance the performance of solar desalination systems and their impact on improving evaporation rates and overall system efficiency was also reviewed. To achieve the sustainable development goals through solar desalination, and comprehensive search for the bibliometric analysis has been carried out through the Scopus database. Furthermore, solar desalination potential for wastewater treatment is discussed, highlighting its feasibility for industrial and domestic applications. The review also explores the integration of artificial intelligence in optimizing system performance, predictive modelling, and process automation. This study provides a comprehensive evaluation of solar desalination systems, offering insights into scalable, cost-effective solutions and future direction for the sustainable management of water resources.