Energy for desalination: A state-of-the-art review

H Nassrullah, SF Anis, R Hashaikeh, N Hilal - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
The utilization of seawater for drinking purposes is limited by the high specific energy
consumption (SEC)(kW-h/m 3) of present desalination technologies; both thermal and …

Recent developments in forward osmosis: Opportunities and challenges

S Zhao, L Zou, CY Tang, D Mulcahy - Journal of membrane science, 2012 - Elsevier
Recently, forward osmosis (FO) has attracted growing attention in many potential
applications such as power generation, desalination, wastewater treatment and food …

Membrane fouling in osmotically driven membrane processes: A review

Q She, R Wang, AG Fane, CY Tang - Journal of membrane science, 2016 - Elsevier
The utilization of osmosis for engineered applications sparked off various emerging
technologies relying on osmotically driven membrane processes (ODMPs). Represented by …

Forward osmosis: where are we now?

DL Shaffer, JR Werber, H Jaramillo, S Lin, M Elimelech - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) has been extensively investigated in the past decade. Despite
significant advancements in our understanding of the FO process, questions and challenges …

Forward osmosis for application in wastewater treatment: A review

K Lutchmiah, ARD Verliefde, K Roest, LC Rietveld… - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
Research in the field of Forward Osmosis (FO) membrane technology has grown
significantly over the last 10 years, but its application in the scope of wastewater treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in renewable energy based-desalination in the Middle East and North Africa MENA region

ET Sayed, AG Olabi, K Elsaid, M Al Radi… - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries are rapidly
growing in population with very limited access to freshwater resources. To overcome this …

Membrane technology in renewable-energy-driven desalination

A Ali, RA Tufa, F Macedonio, E Curcio… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Growing requirements of freshwater and unsustainable nature of fossil fuels are driving the
interest in using renewable energy for desalination applications. Due to their less energy …

Selection of inorganic-based draw solutions for forward osmosis applications

A Achilli, TY Cath, AE Childress - Journal of membrane science, 2010 - Elsevier
In this investigation, a protocol for the selection of optimal draw solutions for forward osmosis
(FO) applications was developed and the protocol was used to determine the most …

Ultrathin water-stable metal-organic framework membranes for ion separation

M Jian, R Qiu, Y **a, J Lu, Y Chen, Q Gu, R Liu… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Owing to the rich porosity and uniform pore size, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) offer
substantial advantages over other materials for the precise and fast membrane separation …

Recent advancements in forward osmosis desalination: A review

N Akther, A Sodiq, A Giwa, S Daer, HA Arafat… - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is one of the evolving membrane technologies in desalination with
recent expanded new interest as a low energy process. The most significant parts of FO …