Review of modeling methodologies and state-of-the-art for osmotically assisted reverse osmosis membrane systems

YK Chong, M Li, DE Wiley, DF Fletcher, YY Liang - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Osmotically assisted reverse osmosis (OARO) has been proposed as an innovative solution
to recover more water from hypersaline water, surpassing the traditional RO method which is …

An overview of anaerobic membrane bioreactors: Current developments, fouling problems, and future prospects

RM Osman, G Hodaifa - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) have become more popular in industrial
wastewaters treatment since they are a less expensive alternative to aerobic procedures …

Thermodynamic and exergoeconomic analyses of a novel biomass-fired combined cycle with solar energy and hydrogen and freshwater production in sports arenas

SS Laleh, A Safarpour, AS Shahrak, SHF Alavi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this article to tackle the main concerns of today's world as fossil fuel shortage,
environmental impacts of fossil fuels like global warming and atmosphere pollution as well …

Forward osmosis for concentrating lithium-enriched brine: From membrane performance to system design

S Mo, N Sun, X Liu, W Zhu, T He - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Using concentrated salt-lake brine as the draw solution (DS), forward osmosis (FO) has
been proposed as the low carbon footprint concentration technology for extracting water …

Agarose-coated Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles (ACMNPs) as draw solute for enhance forward osmosis (FO) desalination

V Veisi, M Bagherzadeh - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Drawing on the collective insights and findings of prior researchers in the field of draw
solution (DS) exploration, we have synthesized agarose-coated Fe 3 O 4 magnetic …

CFD simulation of hydrodynamics and concentration polarization in osmotically assisted reverse osmosis membrane systems

YK Chong, DF Fletcher, YY Liang - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Osmotically assisted reverse osmosis (OARO) has been recently suggested as an
alternative to improve water recovery of reverse osmosis (RO) for applications in which RO …

Enhancing sustainable energy production through co-polyamide membranes for improved pressure-retarded osmosis performance and environmental impact …

SA Aktij, MD Firouzjaei, M Pilevar, A Asad… - Green …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
This study investigates the application of innovative co-polyamide (Co-PA) membranes in
the pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) process. The Co-PA membranes were synthesized via …

Efficiency and mechanism of sludge thickening by a novel sandwich-like forward osmosis composite membrane constructed on microporous polyethylene separator

F Chen, J Yu, J Hu, G Zhang, C Du, X Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Sludge thickening is a critical step for deep sludge dewatering, but energy consumption and
efficiency are still the bottlenecks. Forward osmosis (FO) provides a promising choice due to …

A comprehensive off-design operational framework for bubble column humidification-dehumidification brine treatment systems

I Ghofrani, AS Goghari, A Moosavi - Energy Conversion and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
A comprehensive off-design study was performed on a bubble column humidification-
dehumidification (HDH) brine treatment system to bridge the performance knowledge gap …

Experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of a spiral wound membrane module for osmotically assisted reverse osmosis applications

M Turetta, A Bertucco, F Briani, N Michelon… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Osmotically assisted reverse osmosis (OARO) has gained interest for applications like
desalination, wastewater treatment, and draw solution recovery in forward osmosis. Despite …