Salinity gradients for sustainable energy: primer, progress, and prospects

NY Yip, D Brogioli, HVM Hamelers… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Combining two solutions of different composition releases the Gibbs free energy of mixing.
By using engineered processes to control the mixing, chemical energy stored in salinity …

Salinity gradient energy generation by pressure retarded osmosis: A review

RR Gonzales, A Abdel-Wahab, S Adham, DS Han… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) has gained attention due to its use as a salinity gradient
energy-generating membrane process. This process can convert difference in salinity …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-strong polymeric hollow fiber membranes for saline dewatering and desalination

CZ Liang, M Askari, LT Choong, TS Chung - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Osmotically assisted reverse osmosis (OARO) has become an emerging membrane
technology to tackle the limitations of a reverse osmosis (RO) process for water desalination …

Recent development of pressure retarded osmosis membranes for water and energy sustainability: A critical review

Y Shi, M Zhang, H Zhang, F Yang, CY Tang, Y Dong - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
With the goal of zero-liquid discharge and green energy harvest, extraction of abundant
green energy from saline water via pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) technology is a …

A comprehensive review of the feasibility of pressure retarded osmosis: Recent technological advances and industrial efforts towards commercialization

C Lee, SH Chae, E Yang, S Kim, JH Kim, IS Kim - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
Since the early 2000s, pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) has been continuously
investigated, based on its potential to harvest energy from a salinity gradient. However …

Thin-film composite hollow fiber membrane with inorganic salt additives for high mechanical strength and high power density for pressure-retarded osmosis

CF Wan, T Yang, W Gai, Y De Lee, TS Chung - Journal of membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
Using high salinity draw solutions in pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) demands novel
membranes with a higher withstanding pressure and a higher power density to take full …

Membrane-based indirect power generation technologies for harvesting salinity gradient energy-A review

Y Jiao, L Song, C Zhao, Y An, W Lu, B He, C Yang - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The giant and sustainable salinity gradient energy broadly occurs when mixing solution
sources with different concentrations can be potentially harvested through the intensively …

Thin-film composite (TFC) hollow fiber membrane with double-polyamide active layers for internal concentration polarization and fouling mitigation in osmotic …

G Han, ZL Cheng, TS Chung - Journal of Membrane Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Internal concentration polarization (ICP) and severe irreversible fouling occurring within the
porous and tortuous substrates of the forward osmosis (FO) and pressure retarded osmosis …

Progress and challenges of carbon nanotube membrane in water treatment

J Lee, S Jeong, Z Liu - Critical reviews in environmental science …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The potential of the carbon nanotube (CNT) membrane has been highly strengthened in
water treatment during the last decade. According to works published up to now, the unique …

Rational design of high power density “Blue Energy Harvester” pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes using artificial intelligence-based modeling and …

R Rath, D Dutta, R Kamesh, MH Sharqawy… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The challenge in harvesting Salinity Gradient Power (SGP) through pressure retarded
osmosis (PRO) requires design of high power density (PD) membranes and optimized …