What is next for forward osmosis (FO) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO)

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 156, Issue , 2015, Pages 856-860

  Chung, Tai Shung ^a,b   Luo, Lin ^a   Wan, Chun Feng ^a   Cui, Yue ^a   Amy, Gary ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Clean water; FO membranes; Forward osmosis; Integrated systems; Osmotic energy; PRO membranes

Indexed keywords

OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

CLEAN WATERS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; OSMOTIC ENERGY; OSMOTIC POWER; PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS (PRO); WATER REUSE;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

EID: 84960454033     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.10.063     Document Type: Review

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