Retraction notice to “Solar still with condenser- A detailed review” [Renew Sustain Energy Rev 59 C (2016) 839–857] (S1364032116000502) (10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.020)

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of Editor-in-Chief. This article bears substantial similarity to previously published works, including the authors’ own works, such as: • Kabeel, A.E., Z.M. Omara, and F.A. Essa. “Improving the performance of solar still by using nanofluids and providing vacuum”, Energy Conversion and Management, Accepted 14 May 2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.05.050.• Kabeel, A.E. “Review of researches and developments on solar stills”, Desalination, Accepted 16 March 2011, DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.03.042.And the work of others, such as: • Reddy, M.S. “Performance of a multiple-wick solar still with condenser”, Applied Energy, Accepted date not available, Published 1983, DOI: 10.1016/0306–2619(83)90031-4.• Rajaseenivasan, T., K. Kalidasa Murugavel, T. Elango, and R. Samuel Hansen. “A review of different methods to enhance the productivity of the multi-effect solar still”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Accepted 23 September 2012, DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.09.035.One of the conditions of submission of a paper for publication is that authors declare explicitly that their work is original and has not appeared in a publication elsewhere. As such this article represents a severe abuse of the scientific publishing system. The scientific community takes a very strong view on this matter and apologies are offered to readers of the journal that this was not detected during the submission or review process.