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 04:00:00 EST 2018 · Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ew00137e· OSTI ID:1540047

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; DOE/OSTI
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.

Research Organization:: General Electric Company, Boston, MA (United States)

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

DOE Contract Number:: FE0026308

OSTI ID:: 1540047

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

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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