retarded osmosis (PRO), are attracting increasing interest in research and applications in
environment and energy related fields. In this study, we systematically investigated the
alginate fouling on an osmotic membrane during FO operation using four types of draw
solutions (NaCl, MgCl2, CaCl2 and Ca (NO3) 2) to elucidate the relationships between
reverse (from draw solution to feed solution) and forward (from feed solution to draw …