Green and sustainable solvents in chemical processes

CJ Clarke, WC Tu, O Levers, A Brohl… - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Sustainable solvents are a topic of growing interest in both the research community and the
chemical industry due to a growing awareness of the impact of solvents on pollution, energy …

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 …

Osmotic's potential: An overview of draw solutes for forward osmosis

DJ Johnson, WA Suwaileh, AW Mohammed, N Hilal - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is a membrane separation process using a highly concentrated draw
solution with high osmotic potential to draw water across a semi-permeable membrane from …

Desalination by the forward osmosis: advancement and challenges

N Abounahia, I Ibrar, T Kazwini, A Altaee… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) has become a promising membrane technology for desalination and
water treatment due to its simplicity, low energy consumption, and low fouling tendency …

A critical review on draw solutes development for forward osmosis

Y Cai - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite the impressive progress in forward osmosis (FO) membranes and pilot scale testing
of FO process, lack of draw solutes that can be efficiently regenerated is still a limiting factor …

Recent advance on draw solutes development in forward osmosis

Q Long, Y Jia, J Li, J Yang, F Liu, J Zheng, B Yu - Processes, 2018 - mdpi.com
In recent years, membrane technologies have been developed to address water shortage
and energy crisis. Forward osmosis (FO), as an emerging membrane-based water treatment …

Forward osmosis for industrial effluents treatment–sustainability considerations

A Mahto, K Aruchamy, R Meena, M Kamali… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Access to clean water resources has become a global challenge in recent times, especially
in developing countries, where huge amounts of highly polluted industrial and municipal …

A comprehensive review of responsive draw solutes in forward osmosis: Categories, characteristics, mechanisms and modifications

L Zhang, X Sun, S Wu - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) technology is an emerging technology in wastewater treatment,
benefiting from its 'zero'energy consumption and 'zero'pollution. Draw solute (DS) selection …

Electrochemical production of syngas from CO 2 captured in switchable polarity solvents

LA Diaz, N Gao, B Adhikari, TE Lister, EJ Dufek… - Green …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
An operational advantage that enables the deployment of technologies for the valorization of
CO2 can be achieved through the integration of the capture and conversion technologies. In …

Design, synthesis, and application of thermally responsive draw solutes for sustainable forward osmosis desalination: A review

AS Reddy, VP Wanjari, SP Singh - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is an emerging sustainable desalination technology; however, it is not
a stand-alone process and requires an additional step to recover the water or regenerate the …