Browsing by Subject "Forward osmosis"
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A hybrid electro-coagulation/forward osmosis system for treatment of produced water
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Oil and gas exploration produce large volumes highly contaminated produced water (PW) which exhibits a major environmental challenge. This work investigates the application of a novel hybrid system by combining electro-coagulation ... -
A hybrid forward osmosis/reverse osmosis process for the supply of fertilizing solution from treated wastewater
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)This work investigates the application of a hybrid system that combines forward osmosis (FO) and reverse osmosis (RO) processes for the supply of a fertilizing solution that could be used directly for irrigation purposes. ... -
A hybrid nf-fo-ro process for the supply of irrigation water from treated wastewater: Simulation study
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Municipal treated wastewater could be considered as a water source for food crop irrigation purposes. Enhancing the quality of treated wastewater to meet irrigation standards has become a necessary practice. Nanofiltration ... -
A novel empirical method for predicting concentration polarization in forward osmosis for single and multicomponent draw solutions
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Concentration polarization is one of the inherent problems in forward osmosis membrane process. A quantitative evaluation of concentration polarization is therefore vital to understand its impact on the performance of the ... -
A review of fouling mechanisms, control strategies and real-time fouling monitoring techniques in forward osmosis
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article Review)Forward osmosis has gained tremendous attention in the field of desalination and wastewater treatment. However, membrane fouling is an inevitable issue. Membrane fouling leads to flux decline, can cause operational problems ... -
A review of membrane-based dewatering technology for the concentration of liquid foods
( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)The imperative to establish environmentally friendly and sustainable food processing techniques has compelled the food industry to explore alternative approaches that uphold food quality, ensure nutritional integrity, and ... -
Ammonium removal from synthetic wastewater promoted by current generation and water flux in an osmotic microbial fuel cell
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Recovering useful resources from wastes represents a new approach of clean production with significant environmental and economic benefits. Ammonium nitrogen, which is an important inorganic contaminant and also a resource ... -
An empirical determination of the whole-life cost of FO-based open-loop wastewater reclamation technologies
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Over the past 5–10 years it has become apparent that the significant energy benefit provided by forward osmosis (FO) for desalination arises only when direct recovery of the permeate product from the solution used to ... -
Brine reject dilution with treated wastewater for indirect desalination
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The forward osmosis (FO) process was suggested as a pretreatment to a multi-stage flashing (MSF) plant to reduce the environmental impact of brine discharge and the chemicals used. Yet, there is no study investigating the ... -
Combined influence of temperature and flow rate of feeds on the performance of forward osmosis
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)The effect of the membrane orientation, feeds flow rate, feeds temperature, and combining effect of both temperature and flow rate on the membrane flux was investigated in order to enhance the performance of forward osmosis ... -
Developing sustainable draw solute for forward osmosis process using poly(amidoamine) dendrimer coated magnetic nanoparticles
( Elsevier B.V. , 2023 , Article)Forward osmosis is the least energy intensive water treatment membrane process, however, designing a sustainable draw solute is still a critical research necessity. In this work, we developed Poly(amidoamine) dendrimer ... -
Dilution of seawater using dewatered construction water in a hybrid forward osmosis system
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)In this study, dewatered construction water was used for the first time as the feed solution in a combined pretreatment-forward osmosis process to dilute seawater (i.e. draw solution) for further desalination. It was found ... -
Effect of membrane fouling on fertilizer-drawn forward osmosis desalination performance
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Fertilizer-drawn forward osmosis (FDFO) has garnered immense attention for its application in the agricultural field and its potential to reuse wastewater sustainably. Membrane fouling, however, remains to be a challenge ... -
Enhancing desalination and wastewater treatment by coupling microbial desalination cells with forward osmosis
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)Both microbial desalination cells (MDCs) and forwards osmosis (FO) are emerging technologies for energy-efficient water/wastewater treatment. However, incomplete treatment/desalination in both technologies creates challenges ... -
Evaluation of cellulose triacetate hollow fiber membrane for volume reduction of real industrial effluents through an osmotic concentration process: A pilot-scale study
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The current article tackles the challenge of reducing wastewater volumes generated from the gas industry. A forward osmosis (FO) pilot unit, deployed as osmotic concentration (OC) process without the draw solution (DS) ... -
Evaluation of ultrafiltration and multimedia filtration as pretreatmeprocess for forward osmosis
( Desalination Publications , 2020 , Article)In order to reduce scaling in a multistage flash (MSF) desalination plant, the brine reject can be diluted using forward osmosis (FO) before recycling. In this FO process, the brine is used as the draw solution (DS) and ... -
Forward osmosis feasibility and potential future application for desalination
( Elsevier , 2018 , Book chapter)Forward Osmosis has been intensively investigated for seawater desalination in the past decade. However, the application of technology is still limited apart from a number of pilot and small commercial plants. Initially, ... -
Forward osmosis feasibility and potential future application for desalination
( Elsevier , 2018 , Book chapter)Forward Osmosis has been intensively investigated for seawater desalination in the past decade. However, the application of technology is still limited apart from a number of pilot and small commercial plants. Initially, ... -
Industrial wastewater volume reduction through osmotic concentration: Membrane module selection and process modeling
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Osmotic concentration (OC), a form of forward osmosis (FO) but without draw solution recovery, can be applied for reducing wastewater disposal volumes in the oil & gas industry. Within this industry, wastewater is often ... -
Influence of draw solution type and properties on the performance of forward osmosis process: Energy consumption and sustainable water reuse
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Single and multi-component fertilizers were used as a draw solution (DS) in forward osmosis (FO) to produce high-quality water from synthetic and seawater solution, eliminating the need for DS regeneration and reducing the ...