Solar-powered sustainable water production: state-of-the-art technologies for sunlight–energy–water nexus

Z Li, X Xu, X Sheng, P Lin, J Tang, L Pan, YV Kaneti… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Alternative water resources (seawater, brackish water, atmospheric water, sewage, etc.) can
be converted into clean freshwater via high-efficiency, energy-saving, and cost-effective …

Electrodialysis applications in wastewater treatment for environmental protection and resources recovery: A systematic review on progress and perspectives

L Gurreri, A Tamburini, A Cipollina, G Micale - Membranes, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a comprehensive review of studies on electrodialysis (ED) applications
in wastewater treatment, outlining the current status and the future prospect. ED is a …

Forward osmosis technology for water treatment: Recent advances and future perspectives

J Wang, X Liu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Membrane-based processes for wastewater nutrient recovery: Technology, challenges, and future direction

M Xie, HK Shon, SR Gray, M Elimelech - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Wastewater nutrient recovery holds promise for more sustainable water and agricultural
industries. We critically review three emerging membrane processes–forward osmosis (FO) …

Recent advancements in forward osmosis desalination: A review

N Akther, A Sodiq, A Giwa, S Daer, HA Arafat… - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is one of the evolving membrane technologies in desalination with
recent expanded new interest as a low energy process. The most significant parts of FO …

Application of solar energy in water treatment processes: A review

Y Zhang, M Sivakumar, S Yang, K Enever… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
The utilization of solar energy to drive water treatment processes is a potential sustainable
solution to the world's water scarcity issue. In recent years, significant efforts have been …

A comprehensive review of hybrid forward osmosis systems: Performance, applications and future prospects

L Chekli, S Phuntsho, JE Kim, J Kim, JY Choi… - Journal of Membrane …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Fractionation of direct dyes and salts in aqueous solution using loose nanofiltration membranes

J Lin, W Ye, H Zeng, H Yang, J Shen… - Journal of Membrane …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the textile industry, high salinity waste streams are a challenge urging for the recovery and
purification of dyes and salts (eg, NaCl), requiring a treatment going beyond the classical …

Forward osmosis niches in seawater desalination and wastewater reuse

RV Linares, Z Li, S Sarp, SS Bucs, G Amy… - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the present status of forward osmosis (FO) niches in two main areas:
seawater desalination and wastewater reuse. Specific applications for desalination and …

Forward osmosis as a platform for resource recovery from municipal wastewater-A critical assessment of the literature

AJ Ansari, FI Hai, WE Price, JE Drewes… - Journal of membrane …, 2017 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is an emerging membrane separation technology that has the
potential to serve as a game changer in wastewater treatment. FO-based processes can …