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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

Marine Energy Documents Related to Pressure-Retarded Osmosis

Tethys Engineering is a knowledge hub that contains documents and resources about the technical aspects of marine energy development. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Engineering Knowledge Base associated with Pressure-Retarded Osmosis.

Total: 112

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Highly effective organic draw solutions for renewable power generation by closed-loop pressure retarded osmosis Islam, M., Sultana, S., Adhikary, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data, Full Scale Materials, Performance
Practical limit of energy production from seawater by full-scale pressure retarded osmosis Kim, M., Kim, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
The forward osmosis-pressure retarded osmosis (FO-PRO) hybrid system: A new process to mitigate membrane fouling for sustainable osmotic power generation Cheng, Z., Li, X., Chung, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
Enhanced and speedy energy extraction from a scaled-up pressure retarded osmosis process with a whale optimization based maximum power point tracking Chen, Y., Vepa, R., Shaheed, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Control, Performance
A continuous concentration gradient flow electrical energy storage system based on reverse osmosis and pressure retarded osmosis Long, R., Lai, X., Liu, Z. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Grid Integration
Numerical analysis of performance of ideal counter-current flow pressure retarded osmosis Yang, W., Song, L., Zhao, J. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
Thin film composite membrane prepared by interfacial polymerization as an ion exchange membrane for salinity gradient power Park, C., Bae, H., Choi, W. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Lab Data Materials, Performance
High-Salinity Pressure Retarded Osmosis Using Seawater Reverse Osmosis Brine Lee, S., Kim, S., Park, Y. Book Chapter Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis
Energy Harvesting from Salinity Gradient Muhthassim, B. , Thian, X. , Hasan, K. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Performance
Flat-Sheet Membrane for Power Generation and Desalination Based on Salinity Gradient Goh, P., Ismail, A. Book Chapter Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis, Reverse Electrodialysis Performance
Membrane Modules for Large-Scale Salinity Gradient Process Applications Sarp, S., Hilal, N. Book Chapter Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling, Full Scale Materials, Performance, Structural
Limiting extractable energy from pressure retarded osmosis with different pretreatment costs for feed and draw solutions Zhang, H., Yang, W., Rainwater, K. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling 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
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
Mass transport of various membrane configurations in pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) Cheng, Z., Chung, T. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Performance
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Salinity gradient power and desalination Vanoppen, M., Blandin, G., Derese, S. Book Chapter Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Performance
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
Osmotic power potential in remote regions of Quebec Maisonneuve, J., Pillay, P., Laflamme, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling
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
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
Pressure-retarded osmotic power system model considering non-ideal effects Maisonneuve, J., Pillay, P., Laflamme, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling
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
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
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
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
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
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
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