With the continuous growth of the population and the improvement of production, the shortage of freshwater has plagued many countries. The use of novel technologies such as desalination to produce fresh water on a large scale has become inevitable in the world. Hydrate-based desalination (HBD) technology has drawn an increasing amount of attention due to its mild operation condition and environmental friendliness. In this paper, literature on hydrate-based desalination is comprehensively analyzed and critically evaluated, focuses on experimental progress in different hydrate formers that have an impact on thermodynamics and dynamics in hydrate formation. Besides, various porous media promotion is investigated. Besides, the hydrate formation morphology and hydrate crystal structure with different hydrate formers are analyzed and compared. Moreover, molecular dynamic simulation is discussed to further understand microscopic information of hydrate formation. Furthermore, simulations of the HBD process by considering the energy consumption are also investigated. In conclusion, the hydrated based desalination is a potential technology to get fresh water in a sustainable way.

随着人口的不断增长和产量的提高，淡水短缺困扰着许多国家。在世界范围内，使用诸如脱盐之类的新技术来大规模生产淡水已成为必然。基于水合物的淡化（HBD）技术由于其温和的操作条件和环境友好性而引起了越来越多的关注。在本文中，对基于水合物的海水淡化的文献进行了全面的分析和严格的评估，重点研究了对水合物形成过程的热力学和动力学有影响的不同水合物形成剂的实验进展。此外，研究了各种多孔介质的促进。此外，分析和比较了不同水合物形成物的水合物形成形态和水合物晶体结构。而且，讨论了分子动力学模拟，以进一步了解水合物形成的微观信息。此外，还研究了考虑能耗的HBD过程模拟。总之，基于水合的淡化是一种以可持续方式获得淡水的潜在技术。