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Entropy, 2009 It is known that mechanical work, and in turn electricity, can be produced from a difference in the chemical potential that may result from a salinity gradient.
Raynald Labrecque
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Investigation of pressure retarded osmosis power production
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017 A major source of energy exists where there is mixing between aqueous solutions of different salinities. This energy source is particularly concentrated where fresh water rivers flow on to the ocean.
Taousanidis Nikolaos +1 more
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Membranes, 2022 Reverse electrodialysis (RED) generates power directly by transforming salinity gradient into electrical energy. The ion transport properties of the ion-exchange membranes need to be investigated deeply to improve the limiting efficiencies of the RED ...
Prem P. Sharma +7 more
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The power of salinity gradients: An Australian example [PDF]
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 Abstract The development and exploitation of sustainable and environmentally friendly energy sources are required in order to resolve global energy shortages and to reduce the reliance of many countries on fossil fuel combustion. Salinity gradient energy has been considered a potential candidate for renewable energy due to the abundance of saline ...
Fernanda Helfer, Charles Lemckert
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The mediterranean overflow in the Gulf of Cadiz: a rugged journey [PDF]
, 2017 The pathways and transformations of dense water overflows, which depend on small-scale interactions between flow dynamics and erosional-depositional processes, are a central piece in the ocean's large-scale circulation.
Bahr +33 more
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Modeling and Optimization of Membrane Process for Salinity Gradient Energy Production
Separations, 2021 When hydraulic pressure was added on the feed side of the membrane in the otherwise conventional pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) process, the production rate of the salinity gradient energy could be significantly increased by manipulating the hydraulic ...
Lianfa Song
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Spatial and temporal patterns of the zooplankton in the Westerschelde estuary [PDF]
, 1993 The invertebrate zooplankton fauna of the Westerschelde (Belgium and The Netherlands) was investigated during 2 yr by means of monthly samples along a salinity gradient.
Soetaert, K.E.R., Van Rijswijk, P.
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Tuning Surface Molecular Design of Porous Carbon for Blue Energy Harvesting
Research, 2023 Capacitive mixing is a promising blue energy technology due to its membrane-free electricity generation and long electrode life cycle. However, because of limited performance, existing systems do not lend themselves to practical implementation.
Jian Yu, Zhong-Lin Wang, Tianwei Ma
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Gels, 2021 In this study, we propose a new approach to attain energy by salinity gradient engines with pistons based on hydrogels possessing polyelectrolyte and antipolyelectrolyte effects in a tandem arrangement, providing energy in each salinity gradient mode in ...
Anjali Cheeramthodi Padmanabhan +4 more
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Non-Gaussian buoyancy statistics in fingering convection
, 2010 We examine the statistics of active scalar fluctuations in high-Rayleigh number fingering convection with high-resolution three-dimensional numerical experiments.
Paparella, Francesco +1 more
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