Water treatment capacity of forward osmosis systems utilizing power plant waste heat

Zhou, Xingshi; Gingerich, Daniel B.; Mauter, Meagan S.

doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.5b00460

Title: Water treatment capacity of forward osmosis systems utilizing power plant waste heat

Journal Article · Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5b00460· OSTI ID:1185150

Zhou, Xingshi ^[1]; Gingerich, Daniel B. ^[1]; Mauter, Meagan S. ^[1]

Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

Forward osmosis (FO) has the potential to improve the energy efficiency of membrane-based water treatment by leveraging waste heat from steam electric power generation as the primary driving force for separation. In this study, we develop a comprehensive FO process model, consisting of membrane separation, heat recovery, and draw solute regeneration (DSR) models. We quantitatively characterize three alternative processes for DSR: distillation, steam stripping, and air stripping. We then construct a mathematical model of the distillation process for DSR that incorporates hydrodynamics, mass and heat transport resistances, and reaction kinetics, and we integrate this into a model for the full FO process. Finally, we utilize this FO process model to derive a first-order approximation of the water production capacity given the rejected heat quantity and quality available at U.S. electric power facilities. We find that the upper bound of FO water treatment capacity using low-grade heat sources at electric power facilities exceeds process water treatment demand for boiler water make-up and flue gas desulfurization wastewater systems.

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Research Organization:: Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0024008

OSTI ID:: 1185150

Journal Information:: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 745, Issue C; ISSN 0888-5885

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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