Harvesting blue energy based on salinity and temperature gradient: challenges, solutions, and opportunities

M Rastgar, K Moradi, C Burroughs, A Hemmati… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of electrodialysis with renewable energy sources for sustainable freshwater production: A review

N Mir, Y Bicer - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
There is an increasing demand for clean water as the population of the earth is
exponentially increasing. Many countries are facing water shortage problems, which are …

Recent developments in pressure retarded osmosis for desalination and power generation

M Tawalbeh, A Al-Othman, N Abdelwahab… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Biofouling of membrane distillation, forward osmosis and pressure retarded osmosis: Principles, impacts and future directions

A Bogler, S Lin, E Bar-Zeev - Journal of Membrane Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The water-energy nexus has motivated the quest for new membrane-based technologies
that target potable water and energy production. To this end, membrane distillation (MD) …

Salinity gradient energy generation by pressure retarded osmosis: A review

RR Gonzales, A Abdel-Wahab, S Adham, DS Han… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) has gained attention due to its use as a salinity gradient
energy-generating membrane process. This process can convert difference in salinity …

Extracting energy from ocean thermal and salinity gradients to power unmanned underwater vehicles: State of the art, current limitations, and future outlook

H Jung, CV Subban, JD McTigue, JJ Martinez… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal gradient energy-generation technologies for powering unmanned underwater
vehicles (UUVs) or autonomous sensing systems in the ocean are mainly in the research …

Recent development of pressure retarded osmosis membranes for water and energy sustainability: A critical review

Y Shi, M Zhang, H Zhang, F Yang, CY Tang, Y Dong - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
With the goal of zero-liquid discharge and green energy harvest, extraction of abundant
green energy from saline water via pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) technology is a …

State-of-the-art surface patterned membranes fabrication and applications: A review of the current status and future directions

S Zare, A Kargari - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Foulants build-up on the membrane surface followed by polarization is considered to be one
of the most critical issues that have limited the application of membranes in different …

The antifouling mechanism and application of bio-inspired superwetting surfaces with effective antifouling performance

H Zhang, F Wang, Z Guo - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of industries, the issue of pollution on Earth has become
increasingly severe. This has led to the deterioration of various surfaces, rendering them …