Environmental sustainability and ions removal through electrodialysis desalination: Operating conditions and process parameters

M Sedighi, MMB Usefi, AF Ismail, M Ghasemi - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrodialysis, a membrane separation method, uses an electrical potential difference to
separate ions in aqueous solutions. Electrodialysis is used in several industries for the …

Nanofluidic membranes to address the challenges of salinity gradient power harvesting

X Tong, S Liu, J Crittenden, Y Chen - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Salinity gradient power (SGP) has been identified as a promising renewable energy source.
Reverse electrodialysis (RED) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) are two membrane …

Large-scale, robust mushroom-shaped nanochannel array membrane for ultrahigh osmotic energy conversion

C Li, L Wen, X Sui, Y Cheng, L Gao, L Jiang - Science Advances, 2021 - science.org
The osmotic energy, a large-scale clean energy source, can be converted to electricity
directly by ion-selective membranes. None of the previously reported membranes meets all …

Towards a low-energy seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant: A review and theoretical analysis for future directions

K Park, J Kim, DR Yang, S Hong - Journal of Membrane Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Seawater is receiving consideration as an infinite water source in the current era of water
shortage. The application of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) to prepare seawater for …

Nanofluidic osmotic power generators–advanced nanoporous membranes and nanochannels for blue energy harvesting

G Laucirica, ME Toimil-Molares, C Trautmann… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The increase of energy demand added to the concern for environmental pollution linked to
energy generation based on the combustion of fossil fuels has motivated the study and …

[HTML][HTML] Materials and membrane technologies for water and energy sustainability

NL Le, SP Nunes - Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2016 - Elsevier
Water and energy have always been crucial for the world's social and economic growth.
Their supply and use must be sustainable. This review discusses opportunities for …

Progress and prospects in reverse electrodialysis for salinity gradient energy conversion and storage

RA Tufa, S Pawlowski, J Veerman, K Bouzek… - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Salinity gradient energy is currently attracting growing attention among the scientific
community as a renewable energy source. In particular, Reverse Electrodialysis (RED) is …

Salinity gradients for sustainable energy: primer, progress, and prospects

NY Yip, D Brogioli, HVM Hamelers… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
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 …

Clean power generation from salinity gradient using reverse electrodialysis technologies: Recent advances, bottlenecks, and future direction

S Chae, H Kim, JG Hong, J Jang, M Higa… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reverse electrodialysis (RED) is an emerging renewable energy technology that generates
electricity by combining concentrated and diluted streams with varying salinities. Ion …

Potential ion exchange membranes and system performance in reverse electrodialysis for power generation: A review

JG Hong, B Zhang, S Glabman, N Uzal, X Dou… - Journal of Membrane …, 2015 - Elsevier
Reverse electrodialysis (RED) is an emerging membrane-based energy conversion process
used to extract electricity by mixing two water streams of different salinities. This technique …