WANG Xiuheng, LU Jiandong, ZOU Yachao, et al. Development of pressure retarded osmosis membrane[J]. CIESC Journal, 2016, (6): 2187-2194.
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WANG Xiuheng, LU Jiandong, ZOU Yachao, et al. Development of pressure retarded osmosis membrane[J]. CIESC Journal, 2016, (6): 2187-2194.DOI: 10.11949/j.issn.0438-1157.20151738.
Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) is a new membrane technology to produce renewable energy from osmotic pressure difference of two solutions with different concentration. Membrane used in the PRO process requires high water permeability
effective rejection of salt and ideal mechanical strength in order to achieve an excellent energy production. This paper explains the basic requirements of PRO membranes and summaries the development of the widely-used asymmetric membranes from the aspects of active layer
support layer and pre-treatment
showing the effects of membrane material
preparation and pre-treatment on the membrane performance. Meanwhile
the paper induces the research status of symmetric and quasi-symmetric membranes
which could significantly mitigate internal concentration polarization (ICP) and become a research focus in the future.