Salinity Gradient

Capturing energy using salinity gradients where freshwater meets seawater.

Salinity gradient technologies generate electricity from the chemical pressure differential created by differences in ionic concentration between freshwater and saltwater. Seawater has a higher osmotic pressure than freshwater due to its high concentration of salt. Two main technology types, Reverse Electrodialysis (RED) and Pressure-Retarded Osmosis (PRO), make use of semi-permeable membranes which generate an osmotic potential that can be used to generate electricity using turbines in deltas or fjords. 

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Total results: 408
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Reverse electrodialysis performed at pilot plant scale: Evaluation of redox processes and simultaneous generation of electric energy and treatment of wastewater D'Angelo, A., Tedesco, M., Cipollina, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Field Data
CO2 saturated water as two-phase flow for fouling control in reverse electrodialysis Moreno, J., de Hart, N., Saakes, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data
Reverse electrodialysis heat engine for sustainable power production Tamburini, A., Tedesco, M., Cipollina, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Modeling Control, Materials, Performance
New avenues for the large-scale harvesting of blue energy Siria, A., Bocquet, M., Bocquet, L. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Materials, 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
Impact of natural organic matter and inorganic solutes on energy recovery from five real salinity gradients using reverse electrodialysis Kingsbury, R., Liu, F., Zhu, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data Performance
Coupling CFD with a one-dimensional model to predict the performance of reverse electrodialysis stacks Cerva, M., Liberto, M., Gurreri, L. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data, 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
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
Design and optimization of a reverse electrodialysis stack for energy generation through salinity gradients Vallejo-Castaño, S., Sánchez-Sáenz, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Performance
A Novel Hybrid Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/Poly (2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO) Membranes for Reverse Electrodialysis Power System Zhang, H., Jiang, D., Zhang, B. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data Materials
Improved fluid mixing and power density in reverse electrodialysis stacks with chevron-profiled membranes Pawlowski, S., Rijnaarts, T., Saakes, M. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data Structural
Review of ocean tidal, wave and thermal energy technologies Khan, N., Kalair, A., Abas, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
System scaling approach and thermoeconomic analysis of a pressure retarded osmosis system for power production with hypersaline draw solution: A Great Salt Lake case study Tran, T., Park, K., Smith, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient
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
Modeling of power generation with thermolytic reverse electrodialysis for low-grade waste heat recovery Kim, D., Park, B., Kwon, K. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Modeling Materials, Performance
Salinity-gradient energy driven microbial electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide Li, X., Angelidaki, I. , Zhang, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
Towards 1 kW power production in a reverse electrodialysis pilot plant with saline waters and concentrated brines Tedesco, M., Cipollina, A., Tamburini, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Towards 1kW power production in a reverse electrodialysis pilot plant with saline waters and concentrated brines Tedesco, M., Cipollina, A., Tamburini, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Full Scale 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
Implementing Salinity Gradient Energy at River Mouths Alvarez-Silva, O. Book Chapter Salinity Gradient Lab Data, Modeling
Effect of Mg2+ ions on energy generation by Reverse Electrodialysis Avci, A., Sarkar, P., Tufa, R. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data, Scale Device 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
Salinity gradient power: Optimization of nanopore size Tseng, S., Li, Y., Lin, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Modeling Performance, Structural
Salinity Gradients for Sustainable Energy: Primer, Progress, and Prospects Yip, N., Brogioli, D., Hamelers, H. Journal Article Salinity Gradient 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
Fouling resistant nanocomposite cation exchange membrane with enhanced power generation for reverse electrodialysis Tong, X., Zhang, B., Chen, Y. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data Materials, Structural
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
Harvesting Energy from Salinity Differences Using Battery Electrodes in a Concentration Flow Cell Kim, T., Rahimi, M., Logan, B. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis 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
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
Practical Global Salinity Gradient Energy Potential Alvarez-Silva, O., Osorio, A., Winter, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Modeling
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
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
Analysis and simulation of a blue energy cycle Sharma, K., Kim, Y., Yiacoumi, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data, Modeling
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
Evaluating Battery‐like Reactions to Harvest Energy from Salinity Differences using Ammonium Bicarbonate Salt Solutions Kim, T., Rahimi, M., Logan, B. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data 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
Porous carbon-coated graphite electrodes for energy production from salinity gradient using reverse electrodialysis Lee, S., Jeong, Y., Chae, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
The Effect of Hydrodynamic Slip on Membrane-Based Salinity-Gradient-Driven Energy Harvesting Rankin, D., Huang, D. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Modeling Hydrodynamics
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