A Short Review of Membrane Fouling in Forward Osmosis Processes
Interest in forward osmosis (FO) research has rapidly increased in the last decade due to problems of water and energy scarcity. FO processes have been used in many applications, including wastewater reclamation, desalination, energy production, fertigation, and food and pharmaceutical processing. H...
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| description | Interest in forward osmosis (FO) research has rapidly increased in the last decade due to problems of water and energy scarcity. FO processes have been used in many applications, including wastewater reclamation, desalination, energy production, fertigation, and food and pharmaceutical processing. However, the inherent disadvantages of FO, such as lower permeate water flux compared to pressure driven membrane processes, concentration polarisation (CP), reverse salt diffusion, the energy consumption of draw solution recovery and issues of membrane fouling have restricted its industrial applications. This paper focuses on the fouling phenomena of FO processes in different areas, including organic, inorganic and biological categories, for better understanding of this long-standing issue in membrane processes. Furthermore, membrane fouling monitoring and mitigation strategies are reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fcdf1b6e8ef8424791419f362c7342362023-09-02T13:36:29ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752017-06-01723010.3390/membranes7020030membranes7020030A Short Review of Membrane Fouling in Forward Osmosis ProcessesYoungpil Chun0Dennis Mulcahy1Linda Zou2In S. Kim3Natural and Built Environments Research Centre, School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes 5095, AustraliaNatural and Built Environments Research Centre, School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes 5095, AustraliaDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Masdar Institute, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Masdar City, P.O. Box 54224, Abu Dhabi, UAEGlobal Desalination Research Center, School of Earth Science and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, KoreaInterest in forward osmosis (FO) research has rapidly increased in the last decade due to problems of water and energy scarcity. FO processes have been used in many applications, including wastewater reclamation, desalination, energy production, fertigation, and food and pharmaceutical processing. However, the inherent disadvantages of FO, such as lower permeate water flux compared to pressure driven membrane processes, concentration polarisation (CP), reverse salt diffusion, the energy consumption of draw solution recovery and issues of membrane fouling have restricted its industrial applications. This paper focuses on the fouling phenomena of FO processes in different areas, including organic, inorganic and biological categories, for better understanding of this long-standing issue in membrane processes. Furthermore, membrane fouling monitoring and mitigation strategies are reviewed.http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/7/2/30forward osmosismembrane foulingfouling monitoringmembrane cleaningmembrane surface modification |
| spellingShingle | Youngpil Chun Dennis Mulcahy Linda Zou In S. Kim A Short Review of Membrane Fouling in Forward Osmosis Processes Membranes forward osmosis membrane fouling fouling monitoring membrane cleaning membrane surface modification |
| title | A Short Review of Membrane Fouling in Forward Osmosis Processes |
| title_full | A Short Review of Membrane Fouling in Forward Osmosis Processes |
| title_fullStr | A Short Review of Membrane Fouling in Forward Osmosis Processes |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Short Review of Membrane Fouling in Forward Osmosis Processes |
| title_short | A Short Review of Membrane Fouling in Forward Osmosis Processes |
| title_sort | short review of membrane fouling in forward osmosis processes |
| topic | forward osmosis membrane fouling fouling monitoring membrane cleaning membrane surface modification |
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