How RO membrane permeability and other performance factors affect process cost and energy use: A review

Y Okamoto, JH Lienhard - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) technology has progressed steadily over the last few decades. Those
gains were achieved through improvements in both RO membrane element performance …

Advancements in conventional and 3D printed feed spacers in membrane modules

X Qian, A Anvari, EMV Hoek, JR McCutcheon - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Plate & frame and spiral-wound modules are used for gas separation, pervaporation,
reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, electro-dialysis, electro …

Reverse osmosis membrane compaction and embossing at ultra-high pressure operation

J Wu, B Jung, A Anvari, SJ Im, M Anderson, X Zheng… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, we describe the performance (ie, flux and rejection) of commercially-available, thin
film composite brackish water RO (BWRO), seawater RO (SWRO) and high-pressure RO …

Membrane compaction in batch reverse osmosis operation and its impact on specific energy consumption

CG Patel, M Joshi, J Swaminathan - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) membrane water permeability is measured under cyclic pressure
loading conditions corresponding to batch and semi-batch operation modes. Due to the …

Modeling of spiral wound membrane desalination modules and plants–review and research priorities

AJ Karabelas, M Kostoglou, CP Koutsou - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Spiral Wound Membrane (SWM) modules are the basic components of modern
desalination and water treatment technology. To advance this technology, a comprehensive …

Coupled mechanical and hydrodynamic 3D modelling to evaluate membrane intrusion impact on pressure drop in reverse osmosis permeate channels

G Battaglia, L Ranieri, B Blankert, G Micale… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
In reverse osmosis spiral wound membrane modules, the applied pressure causes
membrane intrusion in permeate channels, altering the permeate flow. The present study …

Comprehensive performance assessment of spacers in spiral-wound membrane modules accounting for compressibility effects

AJ Karabelas, CP Koutsou, DC Sioutopoulos - Journal of Membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
Net-type spacers are essential components of the spiral-wound membrane (SWM) modules
employed in reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plants. Despite progress made in designing …

Effect of feed spacer thickness on the fouling behavior in reverse osmosis process—A pilot scale study

HG Park, SG Cho, KJ Kim, YN Kwon - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
The performance deterioration of RO membrane processes caused by the accumulation of
rejected solutes on membrane surface is an inevitable phenomenon in membrane …

The effect of spiral wound membrane element design characteristics on its performance in steady state desalination—A parametric study

AJ Karabelas, CP Koutsou, M Kostoglou - Desalination, 2014 - Elsevier
The spiral-wound membrane (SWM) element design variables include retentate-and
permeate-spacer characteristics and number of membrane envelopes (or sheet width) for …

Impact of module design in forward osmosis and pressure assisted osmosis: An experimental and numerical study

B Lian, G Blandin, G Leslie, P Le-Clech - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
An experimental and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) study is reported for two forward
osmosis (FO) module configurations, ie spiral wound (SW) and plate and frame (PF) …