SANTOS FILHO, D. R.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3688490969254423; SANTOS FILHO, Diniz Raimundo.
Abstract:
This work has as its theme the desalination processes as alternatives for water
treatment, focusing on the solar distillation process, a technique that uses the sun’s energy
to purify water. Solar distillation consists of heating saltwater or contaminated water
in a solar device, causing it to evaporate and condense on a cooler surface, where it
is collected as potable water. This method is simple, inexpensive, and environmentally
friendly, and can be applied in regions with a shortage of fresh water and an abundance of
solar radiation. The objective of this work is to review the theoretical concepts that explain
the functioning of solar distillation, as well as its advantages and disadvantages in relation
to other desalination techniques. For this, a comprehensive literature review was carried
out through various studies published in books, websites, and scientific articles available
on scientific dissemination platforms such as ScienceDirect, SCIELO, and MDPI. Based
on this review, it was possible to present the main thermodynamic processes involved in
solar distillation, the equations that describe them, and the relevance of desalination to
the current scenario.
