Energy for desalination: A state-of-the-art review

H Nassrullah, SF Anis, R Hashaikeh, N Hilal - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
The utilization of seawater for drinking purposes is limited by the high specific energy
consumption (SEC)(kW-h/m 3) of present desalination technologies; both thermal and …

Salinity gradients for sustainable energy: primer, progress, and prospects

NY Yip, D Brogioli, HVM Hamelers… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Combining two solutions of different composition releases the Gibbs free energy of mixing.
By using engineered processes to control the mixing, chemical energy stored in salinity …

Forward osmosis for application in wastewater treatment: A review

K Lutchmiah, ARD Verliefde, K Roest, LC Rietveld… - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
Research in the field of Forward Osmosis (FO) membrane technology has grown
significantly over the last 10 years, but its application in the scope of wastewater treatment …

Poly (amidoamine) dendrimer (PAMAM) grafted on thin film composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) hollow fiber membranes for heavy metal removal

WP Zhu, J Gao, SP Sun, S Zhang, TS Chung - Journal of Membrane …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study provides a facile and effective method to modify thin film composite (TFC) hollow
fiber nanofiltration (NF) membranes by grafting poly (amidoamine) dendrimer (PAMAM) on …

Recent developments in pressure retarded osmosis for desalination and power generation

M Tawalbeh, A Al-Othman, N Abdelwahab… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
When two streams of different salinities are mixed, Gibbs free energy of mixing is released.
This energy can be harvested and further converted to electric energy through pressure …

Mechanical properties of water desalination and wastewater treatment membranes

K Wang, AA Abdalla, MA Khaleel, N Hilal… - Desalination, 2017 - Elsevier
Applications of membrane technology in water desalination and wastewater treatment have
increased significantly in the past few decades due to its many advantages over other water …

Progress in pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes for osmotic power generation

G Han, S Zhang, X Li, TS Chung - Progress in Polymer science, 2015 - Elsevier
The rapid increases in global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions have
stimulated the exploration of renewable energy sources as alternative fuels. Osmotic …

Salinity gradient energy generation by pressure retarded osmosis: A review

RR Gonzales, A Abdel-Wahab, S Adham, DS Han… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) has gained attention due to its use as a salinity gradient
energy-generating membrane process. This process can convert difference in salinity …

Temporally multi-staged batch counterflow reverse osmosis

A Das, AN Beni, C Bernal-Botero, DM Warsinger - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Batch reverse osmosis (RO) is a desalination process that can follow the osmotic pressure of
gradually concentrating feed to achieve high energy efficiency. Its limitation of treating high …

Ionic liquid-based antimicrobial materials for water treatment, air filtration, food packaging and anticorrosion coatings

Z Fallah, EN Zare, MA Khan, S Iftekhar, M Ghomi… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Efforts to widen the scope of ionic liquids applications across diverse research areas have
flourished in the last two decades with developments in understanding and tailoring their …