Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

Polymeric membranes are an energy‐efficient means of purifying water, but they suffer from
fouling during filtration. Modification of the membrane surface is one route to mitigating …

Graphene-based materials are gaining heightened attention as novel materials for
environmental applications. The unique physicochemical properties of graphene, notably its …

The observation and investigation of phenomena in the natural world can inspire the
discovery of new materials and a greater understanding of the underlying physical …

In recent years, the development of nanopore-based membranes has revitalized the
prospect of harvesting salinity gradient (blue) energy. In this study, we systematically …

Semipermeable membranes are the core elements for membrane water desalination
technologies such as commercial reverse osmosis (RO) process and emerging forward …

The enormous potential of harvesting energy from salinity gradients has been discussed for
decades, and pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) is being increasingly investigated as a …

Forward osmosis (FO) has been develo** rapidly in recent years and demonstrated its
advantages in various applications. However, challenges from reverse solute diffusion …

In this work, graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets are synthesized and incorporated into the
polyamide (PA) selective layer to develop a novel thin-film composite (TFC) membrane for …

The purpose of this short review is to share our understanding and perspectives with the
chemical, environmental, water and osmotic power communities on FO processes in order to …