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Salinity Gradient Energy Conversion

OCEANS '79, 1979
The feasibility of Osmo-Hydro PowerTM(OHP) systems, as conceived by ITC/Solar, to generate electricity in a practical and economic manner from aqueous saline solutions is discussed. Initial design of a 50-kWe system using brackish water and saturated brine is presented.
G. Mehta, S. Jain, M. Fraser, S. Senatore, H. Rothstein   +4 more
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Distribution, sources, and decomposition of soil organic matter along a salinity gradient in estuarine wetlands characterized by C:N ratio, δ13C‐δ15N, and lignin biomarker

Global Change Biology, 2020
Despite increasing recognition of the critical role of coastal wetlands in mitigating climate change, sea‐level rise, and salinity increase, soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration mechanisms in estuarine wetlands remain poorly understood.
Shaopan Xia, Zhaoliang Song, Qiang Li, Laodong Guo, Changxun Yu, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Xiaoli Fu, Chunmei Chen, Yidong Wang, Hailong Wang   +9 more
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Salinity gradient engines

2016
This chapter is devoted to the description of a new class of heat engines based on salinity gradient technology and able to convert low-grade heat into power. The salinity gradient power (SGP) process is employed within a closed loop composed of two different sections: (i) the SGP unit devoted to the energy production, and (ii) a regeneration unit fed ...
TAMBURINI, Alessandro, CIPOLLINA, Andrea, Papapetrou, Michail, PIACENTINO, Antonio, MICALE, Giorgio Domenico Maria   +4 more
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Revealing bioresponses of biofilm and flocs to salinity gradient in halophilic biofilm reactor.

Bioresource Technology
Understanding the different biological responses to salinity gradient between coexisting biofilm and flocs is crucial for regulating the ecological function of biofilm system.
Weizhi Zhou, Jie Hao, Yiting Guo, Chuanfu Zhao, Mengru Zhang, Shuhui Zhang, Fei Han   +6 more
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Developments and future prospects of reverse electrodialysis for salinity gradient power generation: Influence of ion exchange membranes and electrodes

, 2020
Salinity gradient power can be a very attractive renewable energy system because electricity is generated by salt concentration difference between two solutions without any pollutant emission.
Jaewon Jang, Yesol Kang, Ji-Hyung Han, K. Jang, Chang-Min Kim, In S. Kim   +5 more
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Shifts in the soil bacterial community along a salinity gradient in the Yellow River Delta

Land Degradation and Development, 2020
Soil salinization has rapidly encroached from the coastline to inland areas over the past two decades in the Yellow River Delta (YRD). Soil samples were collected from low‐ (LSW), medium‐ (MSW), and high‐ (HSW) salinity wetlands at a depth of 0–20 cm for
Qingqing Zhao, J. Bai, Yong-chao Gao, Haixiao Zhao, Guangliang Zhang, B. Cui   +5 more
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Potential Generation Using Salinity Gradients

ECS Transactions, 2016
Salinity gradient power (SGP) is the energy that can be generated from reversible mixing of two kinds of water with different salt contents. A process for generating potential from salinity concentration gradient produced in single cell (25 cm2) and multi-cell assembly is presented.
Aishwarya Chandran, Ashwini Khandelwal, Sivakumar Amaravati, Subramaniam Chittur Krishnaswamy   +3 more
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Salinity gradient energy generation by pressure retarded osmosis: A review

, 2020
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 between two streams into energy as it allows water transport through a semi ...
R. Gonzales, A. Abdel-Wahab, S. Adham, D. Han, S. Phuntsho, W. Suwaileh, N. Hilal, H. Shon   +7 more
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Energy from Salinity Gradients

ECS Meeting Abstracts, 2017
Osmotic power or salinity gradient power (SGP) is the energy available from the difference in the salt concentration between seawater and river water. Two practical methods for this are reverse electrodialysis (RED) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO).
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Ocean Energy. Salinity Gradient Energy

2020
The ocean contains mainly five forms of energy that can be convert for use: the temperature difference between water layers in the vertical column, the potential and kinetic energy contained in waves, the kinetic energy of ocean currents, the kinetic and potential energy accompanying the tides and the energy released during the mixing of bodies of ...
E. Marín Coria, M. Roldán Carvajal, C. Sánchez Sáenz, C. Enríquez Ortiz, A. Felix Delgado, R. Silva Casarín, E. Mendoza Baldwin   +6 more
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