Forward osmosis is an emerging osmosis-driven membrane process, which has benefits of
low energy consumption, low operational pressure, easy equipment, and low fouling. This …

Further reduction in energy consumption is an attractive prospect for both well-established
technologies such as reverse osmosis and electrodialysis, and for emerging desalination …

Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising separation technology that can help reducing the
worldwide water-energy stress in a sustainable way. MD uses low-grade thermal energy to …

Growing requirements of freshwater and unsustainable nature of fossil fuels are driving the
interest in using renewable energy for desalination applications. Due to their less energy …

Wastewater nutrient recovery holds promise for more sustainable water and agricultural
industries. We critically review three emerging membrane processes–forward osmosis (FO) …

Zirconiumv (IV)-carboxylate metal–organic framework (MOF) UiO-66 nanoparticles were
successfully synthesized and incorporated in the polyamide (PA) selective layer to fabricate …

With an ever-increasing demand in energy, constrained by strict environmental regulations,
process development faces stringent design requirements further limited by intrinsic …

Forward osmosis (FO) has been increasingly studied in the past decade for its potential as
an emerging low-energy water and wastewater treatment process. However, the term “low …

Interfacial materials with special wettability have become a burgeoning research area in
materials science in the past decade. The unique surface properties of materials and …

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 …