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Key Aspects

This project, one to rule them all, masterfully integrates electrical, mechanical, modelling, chemical, and software engineering to deliver a comprehensive and robust IoT membrane distillation system.

Power Electrical System

The power electrical system of Project DISTILWISE IoT is designed to efficiently manage the energy consumption of the membrane distillation unit, ensuring reliable and sustainable operation.

IoT System

The IoT system in Project DISTILWISE IoT enables real-time monitoring and control of the membrane distillation unit, providing valuable insights and data for optimization and performance analysis.

Software Development

The project features a custom IoT dashboard that provides a user-friendly interface for monitoring and controlling the membrane distillation unit. Additionally, a dedicated landing page has been developed to showcase the project.

Mechanical Piping

The mechanical piping system in Project DISTILWISE IoT is designed to efficiently transport the feed water and permeate streams, ensuring optimal performance and reliability of the membrane distillation process.

3D Modelling

In this project, 3D modeling was utilized, employing SolidWorks to design a cover for the electrical component.

Machine Learning

Employed anormaly detection algorithm to detect outliers and abnormal data points.

Meet the Team

The geniuses behind this innovation

Dr. Nadzirah BTE Mohd Mokhtar

Team Leader

Prof. Madya Ts. Dr. Roshahliza M Ramli

IoT Expert

Ts. Joharizal Johari

Technology Consultant

Jehovah Yii Zui Hon

Interdisciplinary Technologist

Razman Mohd Maulot

Technical Assistant

About DISTILWISE IoT

Membrane distillation is a thermal-driven separation process that uses a hydrophobic, microporous membrane to selectively transport water vapor from a hot feed stream to a cooler permeate stream. This process is particularly effective in treating high-salinity water, such as seawater or brine, and can produce high-quality distilled water with low energy consumption.

The problem addressed by Project DISTILWISE IoT is the need for a compact, energy-efficient, and IoT-enabled membrane distillation system that can be deployed in remote or off-grid locations to provide clean water for various applications, such as agriculture, disaster relief, and small communities.

System Demonstration

Publications

Comparative study on membrane distillation application between raw POME and POMSE, Materials Today: Proceedings (2024) (Scopus Proceeding).
Development of Bench-Scale Direct Contact Membrane Distillation System for Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent. Journal of Applied Membrane Science & Technology, 27(2), 103–113 (2023). (MyCite Journal)
Performance Evaluation of Solar Assisted Membrane Distillation for Seawater Desalination Using Solar Simulator. The Eurasia Proceedings of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics, 21: 404–411. (2022) (Scopus Proceeding).
Fouling studies on hydrophobic PVDF-bentonite hollow fiber membrane during membrane distillation of palm oil mill effluent, Journal of Water Process Engineering 49, 102969. (2022) (WoS Q1 Journal)
Industrial application of membrane distillation technology using palm oil mill effluent in Malaysia, Materials Today: Proceedings, 57, 1282-1287. (2022) (Scopus Proceeding)
Integration of Parabolic Solar Thermal Collector with Direct Contact Membrane Distillation System for Seawater Desalination in Recent Trends in Manufacturing and Materials Towards Industry 4.0: Selected Articles from iM3F 2020, Malaysia, 267-277, Springer. (2021) (Scopus Proceeding).
Smart temperature monitoring system for parabolic solar thermal collector integrated with membrane distillation system. 2020 IEEE 4th International Conference on Intelligent Energy and Power Systems (IEPS), 144–148. (2020) (Scopus Proceeding).

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