In the face of water shortages, the world seeks to explore all available options in reducing
the over exploitation of limited freshwater resources. One of the surest available water …

Sustainable solvents are a topic of growing interest in both the research community and the
chemical industry due to a growing awareness of the impact of solvents on pollution, energy …

Desalination processes consume large amount of electricity and heat derived from fossil
fuels to produce fresh water. In recent years, solar desalination emerged as a favorable …

The potential emerging pollutants (PEPs) such as hazardous chemicals, toxic metals, bio-
wastes, etc., pose a severe threat to human health, hygiene and ecology by way of polluting …

Forward osmosis (FO) is an osmotically driven process widely studied for water desalination,
wastewater treatment, and water reuse, as well as dilution and concentration of aqueous …

Abstract Development of advanced biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel from
renewable resources is critical for the earth's sustainable management and to slow down the …

Forward osmosis (FO) has been increasingly studied in the past decade for its potential as
an emerging low-energy water and wastewater treatment process. However, the term “low …

Fouling and wetting of membranes are significant concerns that can impede the widespread
application of the membrane distillation (MD) process during high-salinity wastewater …

With an ever-increasing demand in energy, constrained by strict environmental regulations,
process development faces stringent design requirements further limited by intrinsic …

Freshwater supplies are in shortage relative to the high demand for different human
activities, making desalination of saline water a must. Desalination to extract water from …