Selective removal or enrichment of targeted solutes including micropollutants, valuable
elements, and mineral scalants from complex aqueous matrices is both challenging and …

Abstract Recently, Forward Osmosis (FO) desalination process has been widely investigated
as a potential technology that could minimize the drawbacks of traditional desalination …

This review paper explores the potential for seawater desalination plants to operate as
integrated hubs for addressing the increasing demand for water, energy, mineral resources …

Capture and conversion of CO2 from oceanwater can lead to net-negative emissions and
can provide carbon source for synthetic fuels and chemical feedstocks at the gigaton per …

Reverse osmosis is the leading technology for desalination of brackish water and seawater,
important for solving the growing problems of fresh water supply. Thermal technologies such …

Zero emission of wastewater from coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) is one of the pathways for
cleaner electricity production. It is expected that low-cost and reliable zero liquid discharge …

The current review appraises the status of forward osmosis (FO) technology implementation
and prospective commercial exploitation through examination of its energy consumption and …

When two streams of different salinities are mixed, Gibbs free energy of mixing is released.
This energy can be harvested and further converted to electric energy through pressure …

Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) can be produced from fermentation/anaerobic digestion of wastes
and are a valuable substrate for numerous applications, such as those related to the food …

Forward osmosis (FO) is a low-energy treatment process driven by osmosis to induce the
separation of water from dissolved solutes/foulants through the membrane in hydraulic …