High-pressure membrane filtration processes for separation of Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

T Lee, TF Speth, MN Nadagouda - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of remediation technology for Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
has become one of the nation's top research priorities as adverse impacts to environmental …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Desalination by batch reverse osmosis (RO) of brackish groundwater containing sparingly soluble salts

E Hosseinipour, E Harris, HA El Nazer, YMA Mohamed… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Batch RO desalination is a new approach to high-recovery, energy-efficient desalination. So
far, however, batch RO has been tested mostly with pure sodium chloride solutions. An …

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 …

Double-acting batch reverse osmosis configuration for best-in-class efficiency and low downtime

S Cordoba, A Das, J Leon, JM Garcia, DM Warsinger - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy consumption in reverse osmosis has decreased substantially over the last few
decades thanks to the implementation of energy recovery devices, high efficiency pumps …

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 …

Impact of salt retention on true batch reverse osmosis energy consumption: experiments and model validation

QJ Wei, CI Tucker, PJ Wu, AM Trueworthy, EW Tow - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
In theory, the batch reverse osmosis (RO) process achieves the lowest practical energy
consumption by varying pressure over time. However, few batch RO systems have been …

Effective inhibition of gypsum using an ion–ion selective nanofiltration membrane pretreatment process for seawater desalination

W Zhang, X Zhang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Commercial reverse osmosis (RO) membranes experience severe inorganic scaling when
treated with seawater. This results in a rapid flux decline that considerably compromises the …

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 …

Reverse osmosis desalination combining feed flow reversal with permeate flush for mitigation of mineral scaling

YA Jarma, Y Kim, Y Cohen - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
The performance of a spiral-wound reverse osmosis (RO) membrane system, operating in a
cyclic mode of normal feed flow (NFF)-feed flow reversal (FFR), was evaluated for desalting …