Harvesting blue energy based on salinity and temperature gradient: challenges, solutions, and opportunities

M Rastgar, K Moradi, C Burroughs, A Hemmati… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

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 …

Progress in membranes for pressure retarded osmosis application

SN Rahman, H Saleem, SJ Zaidi - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The ever-growing global energy crisis has been pushing industries to lean towards
renewable resources as an alternative for power generation. Recent research is focusing …

Designing sustainable membrane-based water treatment via fouling control through membrane interface engineering and process developments

A Ilyas, IFJ Vankelecom - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane-based water treatment processes have been established as a powerful
approach for clean water production. However, despite the significant advances made in …

Fouling limitations of osmotic pressure‐driven processes and its remedial strategies: a review

SK Singh, A Maiti, A Pandey, N Jain… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The scarcity of freshwater is one of the major challenges to the civilized community around
the World. So, the various engineered processes have been developed for the remediation …

A comprehensive review of membrane fouling and cleaning methods with emphasis on ultrasound-assisted fouling control processes

M Ehsani, H Doan, A Lohi - Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2021 - Springer
One of the most critical issues encountered in membrane-based separation processes is
permeate flux decline in a system operating for a long period. The particles in the feed …

Comparison of pretreatment methods for salinity gradient power generation using reverse electrodialysis (RED) systems

J Ju, Y Choi, S Lee, C Park, T Hwang, N Jung - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the increasing concern about climate change and the energy crisis, the use of reverse
electrodialysis (RED) to utilize salinity gradient power (SGP) has drawn attention as one of …

Industrial scale thin-film composite membrane modules for salinity-gradient energy harvesting through pressure retarded osmosis

JH Low, J Zhang, WP Li, T Yang, CF Wan, F Esa… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The current work highlights development of novel thin-film composite hollow fiber
membranes for pressure retarded osmosis applications to harvest salinity gradient energy …

Comparison of fouling characteristics between reverse electrodialysis (RED) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO)

J Ju, Y Choi, S Lee, N Jeong - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
The generation of salinity gradient power (SGP) is a promising technique to extract energy
from either seawater or reverse osmosis (RO) brine. There are two methods for harvesting …

Harnessing natural antifouling agents for enhancing water and wastewater treatment membranes

DR Kandel, D Kwak, S Lee, YJ Lim, S Subedi… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, water treatment membranes have undergone significant
advancements, which is evidenced by significantly improved water flux and pollutants' …