Yet to coax freshwater through membranes in reverse osmosis, the seawater has to be pressurized, a process that still requires a significant amount of energy. This is where forward osmosis comes in.

The forward osmosis method, however, matches the benefits of fossil fuels with its low costs and efficiency. A common misconception, Nocera said, is that this process will use up all of the planet ...

In such applications, only the first step of the forward osmosis process is required — where a concentrated sugar syrup is diluted to a desirable level — placing forward osmosis at an advantage to ...

Utilizing on a process known as "forward osmosis", the system requires no power, pumping, test strips or chemicals and is effective at removing life-threatening bacteria and viruses, even from ...

The FO process separates the water from the aqueous ... High-quality concentrates can have no greater friend than the FO membrane. Forward osmosis is a technology that promises to transform ...

Forward osmosis This method relies on the natural process of osmosis, which is water's tendency to flow from areas with a high concentration of a solute (like salt) to areas with a lower ...

That’s why we developed a solution called ‘double-acting batch reverse osmosis.’” Double-duty piston This new process uses a piston tank — a high-pressure vessel with a piston in the middle. While one ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - One might think Hawaii would be the perfect place for seawater desalination, but that process hasn't really taken off here. Philip Moravcik, a technology transfer ...