Techno-economic evaluation of an element-scale forward osmosis-reverse osmosis hybrid process for seawater desalination

SJ Im, S Jeong, S Jeong, A Jang - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
The forward osmosis (FO)-reverse osmosis (RO) hybrid process is gaining attention in the
desalination market because it can purify diluted seawater and the RO unit functions at low …

Forward osmosis (FO)-reverse osmosis (RO) hybrid process incorporated with hollow fiber FO

SJ Im, S Jeong, A Jang - npj Clean Water, 2021 - nature.com
Currently, desalination is limited by high energy consumption and high operational and
maintenance costs. In this study, a new concept of a hollow fiber forward osmosis (HFFO) …

Membrane processes

S Arabi, ML Pellegrin, J Aguinaldo… - Water Environment …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This literature review provides a review for publications in 2018 and 2019 and includes
information membrane processes findings for municipal and industrial applications. This …

Real-time fouling monitoring and membrane autopsy analysis in forward osmosis for wastewater reuse

SJ Im, L Fortunato, A Jang - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis process in emerging technology which can applicable in wastewater reuse
and desalination simultaneously. In this study, the development of fouling on the FO …

Predicting the performance of large-scale forward osmosis module using spatial variation model: Effect of operating parameters including temperature

JG Lee, N Ghaffour - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is considered as an energy-efficient process for numerous
applications. Although its performance is determined by the spatially varied operation factors …

Effects of co-existence of organic matter and microplastics on the rejection of PFCs by forward osmosis membrane

SJ Im, H Lee, A Jang - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Perfluorinated chemical (PFC)-based materials have been widely applied in industry. In this
study, the influence of PFCs on the physicochemical properties of membranes and that of …

Application of volume retarded osmosis–Low pressure membrane hybrid process for recovery of heavy metals in acid mine drainage

J Choi, SJ Im, A Jang - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Recovery of heavy metals in acid mine drainage (AMD) such as Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, As, Cd and
Pb was evaluated using volume retarded osmosis and low-pressure membrane (VRO-LPM) …

Insights into the Practicality of Commercial Ultrafiltration Membranes for Forward Osmosis Application: A Comparative Study

ZH Chang, JY Sum, HTL Leow, AZY Koe… - … Research and Design, 2025 - Elsevier
Ultrafiltration (UF)-like forward osmosis (FO) membranes offer high water flux and low
reverse solute flux (RSF) when using macro-sized draw solutes. While commercial UF …

The effects of naturally occurring operation factors on the removal mechanism of major algae metabolized materials in forward osmosis process

SJ Im, HK Shon, IS Kim, A Jang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
This research investigated the removal mechanism of algae metabolized materials
(geosmin, 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB), and microcystin-leucine arginine (MC-LR)) according …

Low-pressure volume retarded osmosis for removal of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances

PJ Choi, JY Lao, PKS Lam, SJ Im, A Jang, AK An - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis is an energy efficient process that is capable of recovering high-quality
water from secondary wastewater treatment. However, regeneration of the draw solution …