Osmotic concentration (OC), a form of forward osmosis (FO) but without draw solution recovery, can be applied for reducing wastewater disposal volumes in the oil & gas industry. Within this industry, is often disposed by injection through wells into deep underground reservoirs. By volumes, sustainability reservoir improved. In application OC, seawater or brine from desalination plant serves as ...

Water treatment is a key aspect for the sustainable management of oil & gas operations. Osmotic concentration (OC) an advanced water process, adapted from forward osmosis (FO), that does not require recovery draw solution. In this study, two commercial hollow fiber FO membranes [Module 1, cellulose triacetate (CTA) and Module 2, thin film composite (TFC)] were evaluated at pilot scale using act...

Water contaminated with low concentrations of pollutants is more difficult to clean up than that high pollutant content levels. Membrane separation provides a solution for removing from water. However, membranes are prone fouling, losing performances over time. Here we synthesized neutral (IM-NH2) and positively charged (IL-NH2) imidazole derivatives chemically functionalize membranes. With dis...

Recent studies show that osmotically driven membrane processes may be a viable technology for desalination, water and wastewater treatment, and power generation. However, the absence of a membrane designed for such processes is a significant obstacle hindering further advancements of this technology. This work presents the development of a high performance thin-film composite membrane for forwa...

Designing efficient membranes for desalination to help reduce the water shortage crisis has been subject of various studies. In this study, first, CuAl LDH nanosheets were prepared and surface some thin-film composite (TFC) was modified by them. Afterward, novel heterostructure nanocomposite consisting WS2 synthesized hydrothermal method, a new kind (TFN) made using All obtained performance stu...