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http://dx.doi.org/10.14579/MEMBRANE_JOURNAL.2015.25.2.132

Conditions for Ideal Draw Solutes and Current Research Trends in the Draw Solutes for Forward Osmosis Process  

Jun, Byung-Moon (School of Urban & Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
Han, Sang-Woo (School of Urban & Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
Kim, Yu-Kyung (School of Urban & Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
Nguyen, Thi Phuong Nga (School of Urban & Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
Park, Hyung-Gyu (School of Urban & Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
Kwon, Young-Nam (School of Urban & Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
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Membrane Journal / v.25, no.2, 2015 , pp. 132-143 More about this Journal
Abstract
Water is an essential resource for humans, but fresh water becomes scarce due to population growth and contamination of limited resources. Membrane technology has been widely used for water treatment, and forward osmosis is a process which does not need high hydraulic pressure for the operation. However, there are needs for (1) development of novel draw solutes causing low internal concentration polarization and reverse salt flux for high water flux, and (2) development of economic recovery method of the draw solutes in the diluted draw solution. Previous researches on the draw solute include $NaHCO_3$ which can be regenerated by about $60^{\circ}C$ heating, sucrose which can make potable water without additional process, and magnetic nanoparticles which can be regenerated by external magnetic field. Using the principles of forward osmosis process, sea water desalination, wastewater treatment, refinement of proteins, energy generation using pressure retarded osmosis process, preparation of diluted fertilizer, and growing algae for biofuel can be conducted. This paper summarizes characteristics of ideal draw solutes, recovery method of the draw solutes, and various application examples.
Keywords
Forward osmosis; draw solutes; membrane; performance;
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