Salinity gradients for sustainable energy: primer, progress, and prospects
Combining two solutions of different composition releases the Gibbs free energy of mixing.
By using engineered processes to control the mixing, chemical energy stored in salinity …
By using engineered processes to control the mixing, chemical energy stored in salinity …
Salinity gradient energy generation by pressure retarded osmosis: A review
Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) has gained attention due to its use as a salinity gradient
energy-generating membrane process. This process can convert difference in salinity …
energy-generating membrane process. This process can convert difference in salinity …
Ultra-strong polymeric hollow fiber membranes for saline dewatering and desalination
Osmotically assisted reverse osmosis (OARO) has become an emerging membrane
technology to tackle the limitations of a reverse osmosis (RO) process for water desalination …
technology to tackle the limitations of a reverse osmosis (RO) process for water desalination …
Development of microporous substrates of polyamide thin film composite membranes for pressure-driven and osmotically-driven membrane processes: A review
Polyamide thin film composite (TFC) membranes are state-of-the-art membranes with
superior permeability and selectivity, and are widely used in various membrane-based …
superior permeability and selectivity, and are widely used in various membrane-based …
Thin film nanocomposite hollow fiber membranes comprising Na+-functionalized carbon quantum dots for brackish water desalination
W Gai, DL Zhao, TS Chung - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
We have incorporated Na+-functionalized carbon quantum dots (Na-CQDs) into the
polyamide layer via interfacial polymerization reaction and developed novel thin film …
polyamide layer via interfacial polymerization reaction and developed novel thin film …
Melamine-based covalent organic framework-incorporated thin film nanocomposite membrane for enhanced osmotic power generation
A melamine-based covalent organic framework (COF) nanomaterial, Schiff base network-1
(SNW-1), was incorporated into the polyamide layer of a novel thin film nanocomposite …
(SNW-1), was incorporated into the polyamide layer of a novel thin film nanocomposite …
Thin-film composite hollow fiber membrane with inorganic salt additives for high mechanical strength and high power density for pressure-retarded osmosis
CF Wan, T Yang, W Gai, Y De Lee, TS Chung - Journal of membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
Using high salinity draw solutions in pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) demands novel
membranes with a higher withstanding pressure and a higher power density to take full …
membranes with a higher withstanding pressure and a higher power density to take full …
Optimization of TFC-PES hollow fiber membranes for reverse osmosis (RO) and osmotically assisted reverse osmosis (OARO) applications
The osmotically assisted reverse osmosis (OARO) has been recently proposed to increase
the water recovery of the reverse osmosis (RO) process, in which RO has reached its …
the water recovery of the reverse osmosis (RO) process, in which RO has reached its …
Inner-selective polyethersulfone-polydimethylsiloxane (PES-PDMS) thin film composite hollow fiber membrane for CO2/N2 separation at high pressures
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is the dominant greenhouse gas (GHG) and thus CO 2 capture from
flue gas of power plants, the main anthropogenic source of emission, is a key approach to …
flue gas of power plants, the main anthropogenic source of emission, is a key approach to …
Highly permeable thin film composite hollow fiber membranes for brackish water desalination by incorporating amino functionalized carbon quantum dots and …
W Gai, Y Zhang, Q Zhao, TS Chung - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel strategy has been demonstrated to synergistically improve the separation
performance of thin film composite (TFC) hollow fiber membranes for brackish water reverse …
performance of thin film composite (TFC) hollow fiber membranes for brackish water reverse …