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Title: | Factors affecting flux performance of forward osmosis systems | Authors: | Lay, Winson Chee Loong Zhang, Jinsong Tang, Chuyang Y. Wang, Rong Liu, Yu Fane, Anthony Gordon |
Keywords: | DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Water resources | Issue Date: | 2012 | Source: | Lay, W. C., Zhang, J., Tang, C., Wang, R., Liu, Y., & Fane, A. G. (2012). Factors affecting flux performance of forward osmosis systems. Journal of Membrane Science, (394-395), 151-168. | Series/Report no.: | Journal of membrane science | Abstract: | The performance of a forward osmosis (FO) system may be characterised by the assessment parameters: FO–RO flux ratio (Jw/Jw(RO)), apparent FO water permeability (Jw/(πds − πml)), and the newly developed flux efficiency factor (Jw,ob/Jw,re). The former two parameters offer information on extent of internal concentration polarisation and driving force utilisation, respectively. The Jw,ob/Jw,re factor has practical relevance, and reveals the inevitable trade-off between flux and recovery (φ) for a FO system. The derived Jw,ob/Jw,re factors corresponded well to experimental observations. High water permeability, low salt-to-water permeability ratio, and large mass transfer coefficient improve the performance of a FO system, but these may also be influenced by operational and fouling effects, such as draw solute transmission, fouling resistance and cake-enhanced concentration polarisation. It was shown that membrane properties also play a significant role in fouling behaviour. Fouling amelioration factors include aeration and osmotic backwash. A thin-film composite membrane showed potential for FO application with favourable intrinsic transport parameters. It was demonstrated that a FO system could achieve stable water production with both relatively high flux efficiency (Jw,ob/Jw,re = 0.8) and high recovery (φ = 95.8%), which attested to the technology potential. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101110 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13674 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.12.035 | Schools: | School of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Research Centres: | Singapore Membrane Technology Centre | Fulltext Permission: | none | Fulltext Availability: | No Fulltext |
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