Conversion of wastes into bioelectricity and chemicals by using microbial electrochemical technologies

BE Logan, K Rabaey - science, 2012 - science.org
Waste biomass is a cheap and relatively abundant source of electrons for microbes capable
of producing electrical current outside the cell. Rapidly developing microbial electrochemical …

Recent advancements in forward osmosis desalination: A review

N Akther, A Sodiq, A Giwa, S Daer, HA Arafat… - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is one of the evolving membrane technologies in desalination with
recent expanded new interest as a low energy process. The most significant parts of FO …

Recent developments in forward osmosis: Opportunities and challenges

S Zhao, L Zou, CY Tang, D Mulcahy - Journal of membrane science, 2012 - Elsevier
Recently, forward osmosis (FO) has attracted growing attention in many potential
applications such as power generation, desalination, wastewater treatment and food …

Osmotic's potential: An overview of draw solutes for forward osmosis

DJ Johnson, WA Suwaileh, AW Mohammed, N Hilal - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Draw solutions for forward osmosis processes: Developments, challenges, and prospects for the future

Q Ge, M Ling, TS Chung - Journal of membrane science, 2013 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) has emerged as one of potential technologies to mitigate clean water
and energy shortage. Not only can it produce clean water but also energy by employing …

Forward and pressure retarded osmosis: potential solutions for global challenges in energy and water supply

C Klaysom, TY Cath, T Depuydt… - Chemical society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Osmotically driven membrane processes (ODMP) have gained renewed interest in recent
years and they might become a potential solution for the world's most challenging problems …

Recent trends in membranes and membrane processes for desalination

PS Goh, T Matsuura, AF Ismail, N Hilal - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
Access to clean water resource continues to be the most urgent and pressing global issue
where hiking economic and ecological needs have urged for more water-efficient …

Water desalination by forward (direct) osmosis phenomenon: A comprehensive review

M Qasim, NA Darwish, S Sarp, N Hilal - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Energy capture from thermolytic solutions in microbial reverse-electrodialysis cells

RD Cusick, Y Kim, BE Logan - Science, 2012 - science.org
Reverse electrodialysis allows for the capture of energy from salinity gradients between salt
and fresh waters, but potential applications are currently limited to coastal areas and the …

Seawater desalination: A review of forward osmosis technique, its challenges, and future prospects

A Aende, J Gardy, A Hassanpour - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Currently over 845 million people are believed to be living under severe water scarcity, and
an estimated 2.8 billion people across the globe are projected to come under serious water …