Extended field trials of Polaris sweep modules for carbon capture

LS White, KD Amo, T Wu, TC Merkel - Journal of Membrane Science, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Over the past several years field trials have been conducted by MTR of membrane-based
CO 2 capture technology at the National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC) in Wilsonville …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges facing pressure retarded osmosis commercialization: a short review

BA Abdelkader, MH Sharqawy - Energies, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) is a promising technology that harvests salinity gradient
energy. Even though PRO has great power-generating potential, its commercialization is …

Fabrication of thin film composite poly (amide)-carbon-nanotube supported membranes for enhanced performance in osmotically driven desalination systems

L Dumée, J Lee, K Sears, B Tardy, M Duke… - Journal of membrane …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
The search for lower energy consumption desalination systems has been driving research in
the past decade towards the investigation of osmotically driven membrane processes, such …

A novel spiral wound module design for harvesting salinity gradient energy using pressure retarded osmosis

BA Abdelkader, DR Navas, MH Sharqawy - Renewable Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) is an evolving form of a renewable energy process which
utilizes the salinity gradient energy from two solutions of different concentrations. One of the …

Dehydration of natural gas using membranes. Part II: Sweep/countercurrent design and field test

H Lin, SM Thompson, A Serbanescu-Martin… - Journal of Membrane …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Membrane technology is an attractive alternative to conventional glycol dehydrators for
natural gas dehydration. While membranes with high water/methane selectivity are …

Membranes having aligned 1-D nanoparticles in a matrix layer for improved fluid separation

R Revanur, V Lulevich, IJ Roh, JE Klare, S Kim… - US Patent …, 2015‏ - Google Patents
Membranes for fluid separation are disclosed. These mem branes have a matrix layer
sandwiched between an active layer and a porous Support layer. The matrix layer includes …

Thin film composite membranes for forward osmosis, and their preparation methods

R Revanur, I Roh, JE Klare, A Noy, O Baka** - US Patent 8,920,654, 2014‏ - Google Patents
Forward osmosis membranes having a hydrophilic Support layer and a polyamide rejection
layer in a thin film composite membrane are considered. Preferred support layer materials …

Systems and methods for use of water with switchable ionic strength

PG Jessop, SM Mercer, T Robert, RS Brown… - US Patent …, 2019‏ - Google Patents
2015-07-09 Assigned to QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON reassignment QUEEN'S
UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT …

Separation systems, elements, and methods for separation utilizing stacked membranes and spacers

C Benton, O Baka** - US Patent 9,636,635, 2017‏ - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Membranes may be used to perform osmosis, which generally occurs when
two solutions of differing concentra tion are placed on opposite sides of a permeable or semi …

Advancements in osmotically driven membrane systems including low pressure control

C Benton, C Keith, C Lundin - US Patent 9,861,937, 2018‏ - Google Patents
(Continued) Primary Examiner—David C Mellon (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Dorsey &
Whitney LLP (57) ABSTRACT An example water purification system includes a forward …