Multiple staging of pressure retarded osmosis: Impact on the energy generation

N Al-Zainati, I Ibrar, A Altaee, S Subbiah, J Zhou - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
As pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) is getting more attention for sustainable energy
generation, further investigation to enhance its efficiency is required. Applying a multiple …

Module scale-up and performance evaluation of thin film composite hollow fiber membranes for pressure retarded osmosis

Y Chen, CH Loh, L Zhang, L Setiawan, Q She… - Journal of Membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) demonstrates great potential in energy harvesting when
combining with seawater reverse osmosis. However, the lack of suitable membrane …

Enhanced energy generation and membrane performance by two-stage pressure retarded osmosis (PRO)

W He, Y Wang, MH Shaheed - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
A systematic model of a salinity power plant involving two PRO (TwoPRO) modules is
presented in this paper. The results clearly indicate that the performance of a PRO plant can …

Robust outer-selective thin-film composite polyethersulfone hollow fiber membranes with low reverse salt flux for renewable salinity-gradient energy generation

ZL Cheng, X Li, Y Da Liu, TS Chung - Journal of Membrane Science, 2016 - Elsevier
This study reports outer-selective thin-film composite (TFC) hollow fiber membranes with
extremely low reverse salt fluxes and robustness for harvesting salinity-gradient energy from …

[HTML][HTML] What is next for forward osmosis (FO) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO)

TS Chung, L Luo, CF Wan, Y Cui, G Amy - Separation and Purification …, 2015 - Elsevier
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Limiting power density in pressure-retarded osmosis: Observation and implications

SL Plata, AE Childress - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) shows promise for mitigating energy and environmental
concerns associated with seawater reverse osmosis (RO) desalination. A systematic …

Pressure retarded osmosis process for power generation: Feasibility, energy balance and controlling parameters

A Altaee, J Zhou, AA Alanezi, G Zaragoza - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The feasibility of pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) for power generation was evaluated with
consideration of the energy inputs and losses in the process. The effects of the concentration …

Osmotically and thermally driven membrane processes for enhancement of water recovery in desalination processes

TY Cath - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Osmotically-driven membrane processes, including forward osmosis (FO) and pressure
retarded osmosis (PRO), are emerging technologies that have come under renewed interest …

Raising the bar: increased hydraulic pressure allows unprecedented high power densities in pressure-retarded osmosis

AP Straub, NY Yip, M Elimelech - Environmental Science & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) has the potential to generate sustainable energy from
salinity gradients. PRO is typically considered for operation with river water and seawater …

Osmotic power with pressure retarded osmosis: theory, performance and trends–a review

F Helfer, C Lemckert, YG Anissimov - Journal of Membrane Science, 2014 - Elsevier
A great quantity of renewable energy can be potentially generated when waters of different
salinities are mixed together. The harnessing of this energy for conversion into power can be …