Thin-film composite pressure retarded osmosis membranes for sustainable power generation from salinity gradients

NY Yip, A Tiraferri, WA Phillip… - … science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
Pressure retarded osmosis has the potential to produce renewable energy from natural
salinity gradients. This work presents the fabrication of thin-film composite membranes …

Performance limiting effects in power generation from salinity gradients by pressure retarded osmosis

NY Yip, M Elimelech - Environmental science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
Pressure retarded osmosis has the potential to utilize the free energy of mixing when fresh
river water flows into the sea for clean and renewable power generation. Here, we present a …

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 …

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 …

Potential of osmotic power generation by pressure retarded osmosis using seawater as feed solution: Analysis and experiments

YC Kim, M Elimelech - Journal of Membrane Science, 2013 - Elsevier
The most commonly explored salinity-gradient scheme in the pressure retarded osmosis
(PRO) process is based on the pairing of seawater and river water as a salinity gradient …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …