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 …

Investigation of the reduced specific energy consumption of the RO-PRO hybrid system based on temperature-enhanced pressure retarded osmosis

Q Wang, Z Zhou, J Li, Q Tang, Y Hu - Journal of Membrane Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) has been widely used as a dominant desalination technology to
produce fresh water from seawater (SW), but still consumes huge energy. To reduce the …

Minimizing the instant and accumulative effects of salt permeability to sustain ultrahigh osmotic power density

S Zhang, TS Chung - Environmental science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
We have investigated the instant and accumulative effects of salt permeability on the
sustainability of high power density in the pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) process …

Outer-selective pressure-retarded osmosis hollow fiber membranes from vacuum-assisted interfacial polymerization for osmotic power generation

SP Sun, TS Chung - Environmental science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
In this paper, we report the technical breakthroughs to synthesize outer-selective thin-film
composite (TFC) hollow fiber membranes, which is in an urgent need for osmotic power …

Melamine-based covalent organic framework-incorporated thin film nanocomposite membrane for enhanced osmotic power generation

RR Gonzales, MJ Park, TH Bae, Y Yang… - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
A melamine-based covalent organic framework (COF) nanomaterial, Schiff base network-1
(SNW-1), was incorporated into the polyamide layer of a novel thin film nanocomposite …

Mesh-embedded polysulfone/sulfonated polysulfone supported thin film composite membranes for forward osmosis

Y Zhao, X Wang, Y Ren, D Pei - ACS applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In this work, mesh-embedded polysulfone (PSU)/sulfonated polysulfone (sPSU) supported
thin film composite (TFC) membranes were developed for forward osmosis (FO). The robust …

Feasibility of thin film nanocomposite membranes for clean energy using pressure retarded osmosis and reverse electrodialysis

A Shadravan, M Amani, A Jantrania - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
Power generation from renewable energy sources is becoming increasingly significant as
global energy consumption increases. The non-renewable energy sources we use now are …

Advanced anti-fouling membranes for osmotic power generation from wastewater via pressure retarded osmosis (PRO)

G Han, JT Liu, KJ Lu, TS Chung - Environmental science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A facile and versatile approach was demonstrated for the fabrication of low-fouling pressure
retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes for osmotic power generation from highly polluted …

High performance thin-film composite forward osmosis membrane

NY Yip, A Tiraferri, WA Phillip… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
Recent studies show that osmotically driven membrane processes may be a viable
technology for desalination, water and wastewater treatment, and power generation …

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 …