Towards a low-energy seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant: A review and theoretical analysis for future directions

K Park, J Kim, DR Yang, S Hong - Journal of Membrane Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Seawater is receiving consideration as an infinite water source in the current era of water
shortage. The application of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) to prepare seawater for …

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 …

Recent trends in membranes and membrane processes for desalination

PS Goh, T Matsuura, AF Ismail, N Hilal - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
Access to clean water resource continues to be the most urgent and pressing global issue
where hiking economic and ecological needs have urged for more water-efficient …

Review on methodology for determining forward osmosis (FO) membrane characteristics: Water permeability (A), solute permeability (B), and structural parameter (S)

B Kim, G Gwak, S Hong - Desalination, 2017 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) has attracted growing interest in both academic research and
industrial development due to its fundamental and technical advantages. One of the key …

Ultra-strong polymeric hollow fiber membranes for saline dewatering and desalination

CZ Liang, M Askari, LT Choong, TS Chung - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Osmotically assisted reverse osmosis (OARO) has become an emerging membrane
technology to tackle the limitations of a reverse osmosis (RO) process for water desalination …

Recent development of pressure retarded osmosis membranes for water and energy sustainability: A critical review

Y Shi, M Zhang, H Zhang, F Yang, CY Tang, Y Dong - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
With the goal of zero-liquid discharge and green energy harvest, extraction of abundant
green energy from saline water via pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) technology is a …

A review of key parameters affecting inorganic scaling in thermal, pressure, and osmosis-driven membranes for produced water desalination

B Hu, L Huang, H Chang, Z Ji, Z Yan, D Qu… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
As a byproduct of oil and gas (O&G) extraction, large volumes of produced water (PW) with
complex compositions have a potential threat if they are not appropriately managed …

Sustainable dewatering of grapefruit juice through forward osmosis: Improving membrane performance, fouling control, and product quality

DI Kim, G Gwak, M Zhan, S Hong - Journal of membrane science, 2019 - Elsevier
Highly enriched grapefruit juice is expected to be obtained through forward osmosis (FO)
without degradation of its nutrients. However, this technology is facing several key issues …

Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO): Past experiences, current developments, and future prospects

S Sarp, Z Li, J Saththasivam - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) has attracted worldwide attention with respect to
its salinity gradient energy production potential, and low energy desalination applications …

Membrane-based indirect power generation technologies for harvesting salinity gradient energy-A review

Y Jiao, L Song, C Zhao, Y An, W Lu, B He, C Yang - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The giant and sustainable salinity gradient energy broadly occurs when mixing solution
sources with different concentrations can be potentially harvested through the intensively …