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A review on RO membrane technology: developments and challenges

Reverse osmosis (RO) based desalination is one of the most important and widely recognized technologies for production of fresh water from saline water. Since its conception and initiation, a significant development has been witnessed in this technology w.r.t. materials, synthesis techniques, modifi...

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Main Authors: Shenvi, Seema S., Isloor, Arun M., Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
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Published: Elsevier 2015
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59050/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2014.12.042
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spelling my.utm.590502017-02-15T00:32:46Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59050/ A review on RO membrane technology: developments and challenges Shenvi, Seema S. Isloor, Arun M. Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Reverse osmosis (RO) based desalination is one of the most important and widely recognized technologies for production of fresh water from saline water. Since its conception and initiation, a significant development has been witnessed in this technology w.r.t. materials, synthesis techniques, modification and modules over the last few decades. The working of a RO plant inclusive of the pretreatment and post-treatment procedures has been briefly discussed in the article. The main objective of this review is to highlight the historical milestones achieved in RO technology in terms of membrane performance, the developments seen over the last few years and the challenges perceived.The material properties of the membrane dominate the performance of a RO process. The emergence of nano-technology and biomimetic RO membranes as the futuristic tools is capable of revolutionizing the entire RO process. Hence the development of nano-structured membranes involving thin film nano-composite membranes, carbon-nanotube membranes and aquaporin-based membranes has been focussed in detail. The problems associated with a RO process such as scaling, brine disposal and boron removal are briefed and the measures adopted to address the same have been discussed. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. Elsevier 2015-07-28 Article PeerReviewed Shenvi, Seema S. and Isloor, Arun M. and Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi (2015) A review on RO membrane technology: developments and challenges. Desalination, 368 . ISSN 0011-9164 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2014.12.042 DOI:10.1016/j.desal.2014.12.042
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Shenvi, Seema S.
Isloor, Arun M.
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
A review on RO membrane technology: developments and challenges
description Reverse osmosis (RO) based desalination is one of the most important and widely recognized technologies for production of fresh water from saline water. Since its conception and initiation, a significant development has been witnessed in this technology w.r.t. materials, synthesis techniques, modification and modules over the last few decades. The working of a RO plant inclusive of the pretreatment and post-treatment procedures has been briefly discussed in the article. The main objective of this review is to highlight the historical milestones achieved in RO technology in terms of membrane performance, the developments seen over the last few years and the challenges perceived.The material properties of the membrane dominate the performance of a RO process. The emergence of nano-technology and biomimetic RO membranes as the futuristic tools is capable of revolutionizing the entire RO process. Hence the development of nano-structured membranes involving thin film nano-composite membranes, carbon-nanotube membranes and aquaporin-based membranes has been focussed in detail. The problems associated with a RO process such as scaling, brine disposal and boron removal are briefed and the measures adopted to address the same have been discussed. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.
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author Shenvi, Seema S.
Isloor, Arun M.
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
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Isloor, Arun M.
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
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title A review on RO membrane technology: developments and challenges
title_short A review on RO membrane technology: developments and challenges
title_full A review on RO membrane technology: developments and challenges
title_fullStr A review on RO membrane technology: developments and challenges
title_full_unstemmed A review on RO membrane technology: developments and challenges
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publisher Elsevier
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url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59050/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2014.12.042
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