Progress in pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes for osmotic power generation

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 51, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-27

  Han, Gang ^a   Zhang, Sui ^a   Li, Xue ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Osmotic pressure gradient energy; Polymeric membrane; Pressure retarded osmosis; Renewable energy; Thin film composite

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MEMBRANES; MIXING; OSMOSIS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; PERMEATION CHARACTERISTICS; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS (PRO); PRESSURE-RETARDED OSMOSIS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE; THIN FILM COMPOSITES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

EID: 84947048122     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2015.04.005     Document Type: Review

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