Growing uncertainty in the future availability of freshwater sources has led to an increase in
installations for desalination of seawater. Reverse osmosis (RO), currently the most widely …

Forward osmosis (FO) is a membrane separation process using a highly concentrated draw
solution with high osmotic potential to draw water across a semi-permeable membrane from …

Issues of water scarcity and water security have driven the rapid development of various
technologies to ensure water sustainability. The forward osmosis (FO) membrane process …

Freshwater scarcity is one of the grand challenges that has posed threats to the global
economy, societal stability and ecosystem balance. Desalination has been long recognized …

Forward osmosis (FO) is a developing technology, which is thought to have a potential of
producing potable water in an energy-efficient manner. FO is driven by the natural osmotic …

Despite the impressive progress in forward osmosis (FO) membranes and pilot scale testing
of FO process, lack of draw solutes that can be efficiently regenerated is still a limiting factor …

Forward osmosis (FO) is an evolving membrane separation technology for water treatment
and reclamation. However, FO water treatment technology is limited by factors such as …

Forward osmosis (FO) is one of the emerging membrane technologies which has gained
interest in the last decade for being a low energy desalination process. The most important …

The problem of brines disposal has raised great interest towards new strategies for their
valorisation through the recovery of minerals or energy. As an example, the spent brine from …

Abstract A Reverse ElectroDialysis Heat Engine (REDHE) system operating with
“thermolytic” ammonium hydrogen-carbonate (NH 4 HCO 3) aqueous solutions as working …