Emerging investigators series: prospects and challenges for high-pressure reverse osmosis in minimizing concentrated waste streams

Schantz, A. Benjamin; Xiong, Boya; Dees, Elizabeth; Moore, David R.; Yang, Xuejing; Kumar, Manish

doi:10.1039/C8EW00137E

Emerging investigators series: prospects and challenges for high-pressure reverse osmosis in minimizing concentrated waste streams

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C8EW00137E· OSTI ID:1440383

Schantz, A. Benjamin ^[1]; ^[2]; Dees, Elizabeth ^[3]; Moore, David R. ^[3]; Yang, Xuejing ^[4]; ^[5]

Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, USA, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

If challenges such as mechanical stability, scaling, biofouling and concentration polarization at high pressures are addressed, high-pressure RO could be used to efficiently remove water from high-salinity waste brines as part of a zero-liquid-discharge disposal process.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

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OSTI ID:: 1440383

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1540047

Journal Information:: Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, Journal Name: Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 4; ISSN 2053-1400; ISSN ESWRAR

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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