Development of small-scale solar-powered desalination equipment/
Antonio, Jadiel Byron
Development of small-scale solar-powered desalination equipment/ Jadiel Byron Antonio, John Peter Flores, Vince Kalinisan, Brigette Meneses, Crismar Santos and George Sucgang. - Technological University of the Philippines, Manila. 2025 - xv, 161 pages. 29cm
Bachelor's thesis
College of Industrial Technology.--
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Water scarcity, driven by rapid population growth, places significant strain on limited water
resources, leading to water quality deterioration and a crisis in access to safe drinking
water, particularly in the Philippines. Approximately 9 million Filipinos depend on
inadequate, unsafe, and unsustainable water sources, which impacts both rural and urban
areas. This study centered on the design, fabrication, assembly, evaluation, and testing of
a Small-scale solar-powered desalination system that aims to produce a potable water from
seawater sourced collected from Manila Bay Walk. The prototype uses a 200W
photovoltaic solar panel to generate electricity, which powers a 500W band heating
element wrapped around a 304 stainless steel mini boiler and a heat exchanger. Laboratory
tests were conducted to assess the water’s quality, including pH, TDS, salinity, total
coliform, thermotolerant (fecal) coliform, and heterotrophic plate count. The results
showed that the desalinated water had a pH of 8.31, which falls within the safe range of
6.5–8.5. However, the total dissolved solids (TDS) level was 5140 mg/L, exceeding the
acceptable standard of <600 mg/L. The salinity was measured at 3.72 PPT, 15% of salt
after desalination which is considered acceptable. Microbial contamination, including high
levels of total coliform, thermotolerant coliform, and heterotrophic plate count, rendered
the water unsuitable for consumption. Despite these issues, the system produced 200 mL
of fresh water per hour, demonstrating its feasibility for localized use. The system was
evaluated with a grand mean of 4.34, classified as excellent, confirming its potential for
further improvement.
Keywords: small-scale desalination, solar-powered, water scarcity, water quality,
microbial testing
water scarcity
microbial testing
small-scale desalination
BTH TK 1191 / A58 2025
Development of small-scale solar-powered desalination equipment/ Jadiel Byron Antonio, John Peter Flores, Vince Kalinisan, Brigette Meneses, Crismar Santos and George Sucgang. - Technological University of the Philippines, Manila. 2025 - xv, 161 pages. 29cm
Bachelor's thesis
College of Industrial Technology.--
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Water scarcity, driven by rapid population growth, places significant strain on limited water
resources, leading to water quality deterioration and a crisis in access to safe drinking
water, particularly in the Philippines. Approximately 9 million Filipinos depend on
inadequate, unsafe, and unsustainable water sources, which impacts both rural and urban
areas. This study centered on the design, fabrication, assembly, evaluation, and testing of
a Small-scale solar-powered desalination system that aims to produce a potable water from
seawater sourced collected from Manila Bay Walk. The prototype uses a 200W
photovoltaic solar panel to generate electricity, which powers a 500W band heating
element wrapped around a 304 stainless steel mini boiler and a heat exchanger. Laboratory
tests were conducted to assess the water’s quality, including pH, TDS, salinity, total
coliform, thermotolerant (fecal) coliform, and heterotrophic plate count. The results
showed that the desalinated water had a pH of 8.31, which falls within the safe range of
6.5–8.5. However, the total dissolved solids (TDS) level was 5140 mg/L, exceeding the
acceptable standard of <600 mg/L. The salinity was measured at 3.72 PPT, 15% of salt
after desalination which is considered acceptable. Microbial contamination, including high
levels of total coliform, thermotolerant coliform, and heterotrophic plate count, rendered
the water unsuitable for consumption. Despite these issues, the system produced 200 mL
of fresh water per hour, demonstrating its feasibility for localized use. The system was
evaluated with a grand mean of 4.34, classified as excellent, confirming its potential for
further improvement.
Keywords: small-scale desalination, solar-powered, water scarcity, water quality,
microbial testing
water scarcity
microbial testing
small-scale desalination
BTH TK 1191 / A58 2025