Research Abstracts

This study explored the effect of increasing nanofiltration (NF) permeate recovery (RNF) by recirculation and dosage of chemicals on NF separation performance, concentration polarization (CP) and accumulation of scalingprone ion concentration on NF membrane surface. The related coupling effect on sea

• Theoretical study of increase in capacitance with metal oxide (ZnO) semiconductor • Facile growth of ZnO nanorods arrays on CDI electrodes as proof of principle • Demonstration of the enhancement in ACC capacitance • Marked reduction in power consumption and improvement in charge efficiency • 30% h

Brackish water desalination is a common method for fresh water supply in arid areas. Concentrated brine is the major waste stream generated from the desalination process. The current study proposes a multi-stage Nanofiltration (NF)–Forward Osmosis (FO)–Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis (BWRO) system to

• Acid–base catalysed sol-gel method to prepared cobalt oxide silica membranes • Interlayer-free deposition directly onto macroporous ceramic substrates • High water fluxes of 31.5 kg m− 2 h− 1 and N 90% salt rejection for seawater at 60 °C • Increasing the cobalt loading from 0 to 35 mol% improved s

Fouling remains a significant challenge in the application of membrane distillation process to the desalination industry. This study was focused on the characterizations of fouling layer on the membrane of a membrane distillation process fed with real seawater reverse osmosis concentrate. The deposit

Reverse osmosis concentrate (ROC) produced in water reclamation and desalination plants can endanger the environment if it is not treated before discharge. Volume minimisation of ROC can help in its easy disposal. The study examined the use of forward osmosis (FO) with and without granular activated

In this study, a bench scale forward osmosis (FO) process was operated using two commonly available FO membranes in different orientations in order to examine the removal of foulants in the coal seam gas (CSG) associated water, the water flux and fouling behaviours of the process were also investigat

Forward osmosis (FO) has been extensively investigated in the past decade. Despite significant advancements in our understanding of the FO process, questions and challenges remain regarding the energy efficiency and current state of the technology. Here, we critically review several key aspects of the

Lack of clean water in small remote communities in the developing world is a major health problem. Water purification and desalination systems powered by solar energy, such as photovoltaic powered reverse osmosis systems (PVRO), are potential solutions to the clean water problems in these small commu

Within some data limitations, the paper provides a first assessment of areas in Australia with potential for implementing desalination technologies to supply agricultural water. At the national scale, these areas were identified based on a set of selected criteria: distance from land currently used fo