Adsorption desalination: An emerging low-cost thermal desalination method

► A low-cost desalination method that employs vapor uptake from sea or brackish water. ► The system produces two useful effects:- potable water and cooling energy. ► Utilizes low-temperature waste heat, < 85 oC, available from renewable sources. ► Use payable and non-payable energy for comparison across all desalination plants.