Pressure-Retarded Osmosis

Salinity gradient technology in which osmotic pressure is used to generate electricity.

Salinity gradient technologies using pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) convert the osmotic pressure of saline solutions to hydraulic pressure, which is then used to drive a turbine and generate electricity. Similar to reverse electrodialysis technologies, PRO technologies generate energy from the difference in salt concentration between salt water and freshwater. 

Photo: Logan & Elimelech 2012

Affiliated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

Total results: 104
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Submarine hydro-electro-osmotic power plants for an efficient exploitation of salinity gradients Reali, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Structural
Energy production at the Dead Sea by pressure-retarded osmosis: Challenge or chimera? Loeb, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data, Modeling
Power generation by pressure-retarded osmosis Lee, K., Baker, R., Lonsdale, H. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
Renewable energy from dilution of salt water with fresh water: pressure retarded osmosis Panyor, L. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis
Blue Energy: Salinity Gradient Power in Practice Mora, D. , de Rijck, A. Report Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis, Reverse Electrodialysis
The potential for power production from salinity gradients by pressure retarded osmosis Thorsen, T., Holt, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data, Modeling
Power generation with pressure retarded osmosis: An experimental and theoretical investigation Achilli, A., Cath, T. , Childress, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data, Modeling
Pressure retarded osmosis: from the vision of Sidney Loeb to the first prototype installation Achilli, A., Childress, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Field Data, Scale Device
Thin-Film Composite Pressure Retarded Osmosis Membranes for Sustainable Power Generation from Salinity Gradients Yip, N., Tiraferri, A. , Phillip, W. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
Second law analysis of reverse osmosis desalination plants: An alternative design using pressure retarded osmosis Sharqawy, M., Zubair, S., Lienhard, J. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance, Structural
Potential of osmotic power generation by pressure retarded osmosis using seawater as feed solution: Analysis and experiments Kim, Y., Elimelech, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data, Modeling
Evaluation of the Potential of Osmotic Energy as Renewable Energy Source in Realistic Conditions Touati, K., Schiestel, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Materials, Performance
Applicability of Pressure Retarded Osmosis Power Generation Technology in Sri Lanka Karunarathne, H., Walpalage, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Field Data Performance
Highly Robust Thin-Film Composite Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) Hollow Fiber Membranes with High Power Densities for Renewable Salinity-Gradient Energy Generation Han, G., Wang, P., Chung, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Performance
Osmotic power with Pressure Retarded Osmosis: Theory, performance and trends – A review Helfer, F., Lemckert, C., Anissimov, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Performance
Site-specific potential analysis for pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) power plants – The León River example Ortega, S., Stenzel, P., Alvarez-Silva, O. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Hydrodynamics
Energy and thermodynamic analysis of power generation using a natural salinity gradient based pressure retarded osmosis process He, W. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
Scale-up characteristics of membrane-based salinity-gradient power production Feinberg, B., Ramon, G., Hoek, E. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Pressure-retarded osmotic power system model considering non-ideal effects Maisonneuve, J., Pillay, P., Laflamme, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling
Modeling pressure-retarded osmotic power in commercial length membranes Naguib, M., Maisonneuve, J., Laflamme, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling, Full Scale Materials, Performance
Modeling and design of a 25 MW osmotic power plant (PRO) on Bahmanshir River of Iran Naghiloo, A., Abbaspour, M., Mohammadi-Ivatloo, B. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling
Osmotic power potential in remote regions of Quebec Maisonneuve, J., Pillay, P., Laflamme, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling
Progress in pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes for osmotic power generation Han, G., Zhang, S., Li, X. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Performance
Salinity gradient power and desalination Vanoppen, M., Blandin, G., Derese, S. Book Chapter Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Performance
Energy recovery by pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) in SWRO–PRO integrated processes Wan, C., Chung, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
Experimental investigation of pressure retarded osmosis for renewable energy conversion: Towards increased net power Maisonneuve, J., Laflamme, C., Pillay, P. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Fabrication and characterization of fabric-reinforced pressure retarded osmosis membranes for osmotic power harvesting She, Q., Wei, J., Ma, N. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Materials, Performance
On the optimization of RO (Reverse Osmosis) system arrangements and their operating conditions Kotb, H., Amer, E., Ibrahim, K. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance, Structural
Robust outer-selective thin-film composite polyethersulfone hollow fiber membranes with low reverse salt flux for renewable salinity-gradient energy generation Engström, J., Li, X., Liu, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Materials, Performance, Power Take Off
Concentration polarization effect and preferable membrane configuration at pressure-retarded osmosis operation Nguyen, T., Jun, B., Park, H. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Performance
Fabrication and characterization of nanocomposite pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) membranes with excellent anti-biofouling property and enhanced water permeability Liu, X., Foo, L. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Materials
Evaluation of fouling potential and power density in pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) by fouling index Choi, Y., Vigneswaran, S., Lee, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data
Assessing the current state of commercially available membranes and spacers for energy production with pressure retarded osmosis Hickenbottom, K., Vanneste, J., Elimelech, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Performance
Reverse Osmosis–Pressure Retarded Osmosis hybrid system: Modelling, simulation and optimization Senthilmurugan, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
Macro and nano behavior of salt water in pressure retarded osmosis membrane module Hayashi, H., Okumura, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Hydrodynamics
River-to-sea pressure retarded osmosis: Resource utilization in a full-scale facility O'Toole, G., Jones, L., Coutinho, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
Unique roles of aminosilane in developing anti-fouling thin film composite (TFC) membranes for pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) Zhang, L., She, Q., Wang, R. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Materials
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based modelling of osmotic energy generation using pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) Wang, Y., He, W., Zhu, H. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Organic fouling and reverse solute selectivity in forward osmosis: Role of working temperature and inorganic draw solutions Heo, J., Chu, K., Her, N. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Performance
Analog electric circuit representation of energy conversion by pressure retarded osmosis Maisonneuve, J., Pillay, P. Conference Paper Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Grid Integration, Structural
Maximize the operating profit of a SWRO-PRO integrated process for optimal water production and energy recovery Wang, C., Chung, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
Role of two different pretreatment methods in osmotic power (salinity gradient energy) generation Abbasi-Garravand, E., Mulligan, C., Laflamme, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Performance
Lab scale assessment of power generation using pressure retarded osmosis from wastewater treatment plants in the state of Kuwait Ashly, B., Fernandes, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling
Improvement of the energy generation by pressure retarded osmosis Nagy, E., Dudás, J., Hegedus, I. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
A small scale Pressure Retarded Osmosis power plant: dynamics of the brackish effluent discharge along the coast Stancanelli, L., Musumeci, R., Cavallaro, L. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
On the present and future economic viability of stand-alone pressure-retarded osmosis Chung, H., Banchik, L., Swaminathan, J. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling
Osmotic energy recovery from Reverse Osmosis using two-stage Pressure Retarded Osmosis Touati, K., Tadeo, F., Elfil, H. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance, Structural
Mass transport of various membrane configurations in pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) Cheng, Z., Chung, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
Operation and control of pressure retarded osmosis for maximum power Maisonneuve, J., Lianqing, Z., Mingli, D. Conference Paper Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Control, Performance
Pressure retarded osmosis process for power generation: Feasibility, energy balance and controlling parameters Altaee, A., Zhou, J., Alanezi, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance, Structural
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