High performance thin film composite pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes for renewable salinity-gradient energy generation

G Han, S Zhang, X Li, TS Chung - Journal of membrane science, 2013 - Elsevier
Osmotic power generated from salinity gradients via pressure retarded osmosis (PRO)
process has been identified as one of renewable green energy. However, the absence of …

Robust and high performance hollow fiber membranes for energy harvesting from salinity gradients by pressure retarded osmosis

S Chou, R Wang, AG Fane - Journal of membrane science, 2013 - Elsevier
Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) is a promising membrane process to harvest the vast
amount of free energy from the mixing of fresh and salty waters without adverse …

Highly robust thin-film composite pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) hollow fiber membranes with high power densities for renewable salinity-gradient energy …

G Han, P Wang, TS Chung - Environmental science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
The practical application of pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) technology for renewable blue
energy (ie, osmotic power generation) from salinity gradient is being hindered by the …

Enhanced osmotic energy generation from salinity gradients by modifying thin film composite membranes

Y Cui, XY Liu, TS Chung - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Renewable osmotic energy from salinity gradients can be harvested from pressure retarded
osmosis (PRO) processes. However, more effective PRO membranes with high power …

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 …

Progress in pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes for osmotic power generation

G Han, S Zhang, X Li, TS Chung - Progress in Polymer science, 2015 - Elsevier
The rapid increases in global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions have
stimulated the exploration of renewable energy sources as alternative fuels. Osmotic …

Substrate modifications and alcohol treatment on thin film composite membranes for osmotic power

S Zhang, F Fu, TS Chung - Chemical Engineering Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Polyamide/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) composite membranes with enhanced mechanical
properties and water permeability for osmotic power generation have been fabricated in this …

Fabrication and characterization of fabric-reinforced pressure retarded osmosis membranes for osmotic power harvesting

Q She, J Wei, N Ma, V Sim, AG Fane, R Wang… - Journal of membrane …, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) has attracted increasing interest in the
harvesting of the renewable osmotic power. However, its performance can be significantly …

Nanofiber supported thin-film composite membrane for pressure-retarded osmosis

NN Bui, JR McCutcheon - Environmental science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
Sustainable energy can be harnessed from fluids of differing salinity using a process known
as pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO). We address one of the critical challenges of advance …

Energy recovery from concentrated seawater brine by thin-film nanofiber composite pressure retarded osmosis membranes with high power density

X Song, Z Liu, DD Sun - Energy & Environmental Science, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A significant amount of energy stored in the form of salinity in seawater reverse osmosis
(SWRO) brine can be harvested by a pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) process for power …