**Acknowledgements**

**7. Abbreviation**

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RO; Reverse osmosis

GOR ; Gain output ratio

SG; Steam generator

PR; Performance ratio

PP; Power plant

WPR; Water production ratio

TBT; Top brine temperature

HP-T; High pressure turbine

LP-T; Low pressure turbine

LCC; Life cycle costing

*P* Pressure [kPa]

*T* Temperature [K]

**Symbols**

**Greek Symbols**

LBT; Lower brine temperature

PDF; Probability distribution function

*P0* Saturation pressure [kPa]

*R* Universal gas constant [kJ/kmol.K]

*t* Surface heterogeneity for Tóth [-]

*γ* Dubinin–Astakhow power factor [-] *ε* Adsorption site energy [kJ/kmol, or kJ/kg] *ε<sup>c</sup>* Equilibrium adsorption site energy [kJ/kg]

*θ* Adsorption uptake [kg/kg of adsorbent]

*ε1 to ε<sup>3</sup>* Reference energy [kJ/kmol]

MED; Multi-effect desalination

SDWP; Specific daily water production

EDF; Energy distribution function

AD; Adsorption desalination

The authors wish to thank National Research Foundation (NRF), Singapore (grant WBS no. R-265-000-399-281), and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) (Project no. 7000000411) for financial support for MED plant at the National University of Singapore.
