In the present era of scarcity of water resources, effective treatment of wastewater is a major
prerequisite for growing economy. It is critical to develop and implement advanced …

Forward osmosis is an emerging osmosis-driven membrane process, which has benefits of
low energy consumption, low operational pressure, easy equipment, and low fouling. This …

The utilization of osmosis for engineered applications sparked off various emerging
technologies relying on osmotically driven membrane processes (ODMPs). Represented by …

Fouling of polymeric membranes remains a major challenge for long‐term operation of oily‐
water remediation. The common reclamation methods to recycle fouled membranes have …

Osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR) is an emerging technology integrating a forward
osmosis (FO) process into a membrane bioreactor (MBR). This technology has been gaining …

Wastewater has been investigated as a source for nutrient recovery for two reasons: firstly it
contains a high concentration of nutrients; and secondly, it exists in large quantities …

Forward osmosis (FO) is an increasingly important technology that has been deemed
promising for addressing the global issue of water scarcity. Rapid progress over the past …

In this proof of concept study, 3D printed feed spacers with complex geometries based on
triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) were designed and tested in reverse osmosis (RO) …

The water-energy nexus has motivated the quest for new membrane-based technologies
that target potable water and energy production. To this end, membrane distillation (MD) …

The recent advancements in fabricating forward osmosis (FO) membranes have shown
promising results in desalination and water treatment. Different methods have been applied …