Comparison of Energy Efficiency between Atmospheric Batch Pressure-Retarded Osmosis and Single-Stage Pressure-Retarded Osmosis [PDF]
Membranes, 2023 Batch pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) with varied-pressure and multiple-cycle operation using a pressurized variable-volume tank has been proposed as a high-efficiency osmotic energy harvesting technology, but it suffers scalability constraints.
Dan Li, Zijing Mo, Qianhong She
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Aspects of Mathematical Modelling of Pressure Retarded Osmosis [PDF]
Membranes, 2016 In power generating terms, a pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) energy generating plant, on a river entering a sea or ocean, is equivalent to a hydroelectric dam with a height of about 60 meters.
Yuri G. Anissimov
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Commercial Pressure Retarded Osmosis Systems for Seawater Desalination Plants [PDF]
Membranes, 2021 The development of renewable energy technologies is of global importance. To realize a sustainable society, fossil-resource-independent technologies, such as solar- and wind-power generation, should be widely adopted.
Ryo Makabe +3 more
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Feasibility of Pressure-Retarded Osmosis for Electricity Generation at Low Temperatures [PDF]
Membranes, 2021 A membrane-based technique for production of pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) is salinity gradient energy. This sustainable energy is formed by combining salt and fresh waters.
Elham Abbasi-Garravand +1 more
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Modification of Thin Film Composite Pressure Retarded Osmosis Membrane by Polyethylene Glycol with Different Molecular Weights [PDF]
Membranes, 2022 An investigation of the effect of the molecular weight of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on thin-film composite (TFC) flat sheet polysulfone membrane performance was conducted systematically, for application in forward osmosis (FO) and pressure retarded ...
Siti Nur Amirah Idris +6 more
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Evaluation of the Specific Energy Consumption of Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Integrated with Membrane Distillation and Pressure–Retarded Osmosis Processes with Theoretical Models [PDF]
Membranes, 2022 In this study, theoretical models for specific energy consumption (SEC) were established for water recovery in different integrated processes, such as RO-PRO, RO-MD and RO-MD-PRO.
Shao-Chi Tsai +5 more
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Pressure Retarded Osmosis: a Membrane Process for Environmental Sustainability [PDF]
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2016 Salinity Gradient Power (SGP) based on the controlled mixing between two solutions at different salinities is a viable alternative to produce power from renewable sources. Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) is one of the most promising technologies proposed
A. Tamburini +5 more
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Concentration and Temperature Effects on Water and Salt Permeabilities in Osmosis and Implications in Pressure-Retarded Osmosis [PDF]
Membranes, 2018 Osmotic power extracted from the mixing of freshwater with seawater is a renewable energy resource that has gained increasing attention during recent years. The estimated energy can significantly contribute to the production of power worldwide.
Edvard Sivertsen +2 more
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Maximizing of the Energy Generation by Pressure Retarded Osmosis
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2015 The mass transport is analyzed in this paper in order to achieve the maximum value of the power generation applying pressure retarded osmosis. Energy generation is determined by the water transport rate which is strongly influenced by the salt flux.
E. Nagy, J. Dudás
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Analysis of Energy Production by Pressure Retarded Osmosis
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2020 The mass transfer rate and the power density are presented here using a pressure retarded osmosis membrane process. This process was researched for more than two decades as an energy production process, mixing seawater and river water through a selective
Endre Nagy +3 more
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