Managing and treating per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in membrane concentrates

EW Tow, MS Ersan, S Kum, T Lee, TF Speth… - AWWA water …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are present in many waters, have
detrimental impacts on human health and the environment. Reverse osmosis (RO) and …

Current progress in semi-batch reverse osmosis for brackish water desalination

J Kim, L Dong, HK Shon, K Park - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Semi-batch reverse osmosis (SBRO) is an innovative membrane process renowned for its
compact system and high recovery in desalination and water reuse. While academic …

Scalable fabrication of conjugated microporous polymer sponges for efficient solar steam generation

Y Shi, N Meng, Y Wang, Z Cheng… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Seawater evaporation realized by solar-thermal conversion represents one of the most
sustainable and effective strategies to obtain fresh water. Many approaches have been …

Practical minimum energy use of seawater reverse osmosis

S Alnajdi, AN Beni, AA Alsaati, M Luhar, AE Childress… - Joule, 2024 - cell.com
Increasing the energy efficiency in seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) is crucial to address
worsening climate change and water scarcity. This study uses data from 39 facilities and …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid semi-batch/batch reverse osmosis (HSBRO) for use in zero liquid discharge (ZLD) applications

E Hosseinipour, S Karimi, S Barbe, K Park, PA Davies - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Hybrid semi-batch/batch reverse osmosis (HSBRO) is a new method of high-recovery
desalination that provides low Specific Energy Consumption (SEC) in a compact design. In …

An innovative, low-cost and environment-friendly approach by using a deep eutectic solvent as the water substitute to minimize waste in the textile industry and for …

Z Jiang, Y Cui, G Zheng, Y Wei, Q Wang, M Zhou… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
With the increase in environmental protection awareness, the development of strategies to
reduce effluent and lower the cost of the chemical reagents used in the textile wetting …

Operational optimization of closed-circuit reverse osmosis (CCRO) pilot to recover concentrate at an advanced water purification facility for potable reuse

H Gu, MH Plumlee, M Boyd, M Hwang, JC Lozier - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Closed-circuit reverse osmosis (CCRO) was piloted to treat RO concentrate from a potable
reuse facility to increase the RO recovery beyond 85%. The study determined optimum …

Methods of visualizing hydrodynamics and fouling in membrane filtration systems: recent trends

B Sutariya, A Sargaonkar, H Raval - Separation Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Membrane filtration is a key technology for producing freshwater sustainably. However,
fouling is a major setback in this technology. Several studies have revealed that …

Minimizing brine waste in thermal power plants: A techno-economic evaluation of secondary RO and closed circuit RO systems

S Niazi, MKG Jalali - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal power plants situated in water-scarce regions encounter a critical challenge:
balancing high water demand with environmental sustainability. Although efforts have been …

Synthesis and characterization of an innovative sodium alginate/polyvinyl alcohol bioartificial hydrogel for forward-osmosis desalination

MA Saad, ER Sadik, BM Eldakiky, H Moustafa… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Recently, hydrogels have been widely applied as draw agents in forward osmosis (FO)
desalination. This work aims to synthesize bioartificial hydrogel from a blend of sodium …