Comparison of energy efficiency and power density in pressure retarded osmosis and reverse electrodialysis

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 11002-11012

  Yip, Ngai Yin ^a   Elimelech, Menachem ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DESALINATION; DIALYSIS MEMBRANES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENTROPY; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MIXING; OSMOSIS; PERMEATION;

DONNAN EXCLUSION EFFECT; LOGARITHMIC DEPENDENCE; MEMBRANE-BASED TECHNOLOGY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS (PRO); PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

RIVER WATER; SEA WATER; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; FRESH WATER;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENTROPY; ION EXCHANGE; LEAKAGE; MEMBRANE; MIXING; OSMOSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY; POWER GENERATION; SALINITY; SIMULATION; TRADE-OFF;

ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; CATION EXCHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESALINATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY YIELD; ENTROPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; ION CURRENT; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SALINITY; WASTE WATER; WATER PERMEABILITY; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; DIALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; OSMOSIS;

DIALYSIS; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; FRESH WATER; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SALINITY; SEAWATER;

EID: 84908132856     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5029316     Document Type: Article

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