Dennis Mulcahy

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the recent developments in forward osmosis (FO) focusing on the opportunities and challenges is presented, as well as a clear outline for FO-concerned researchers.

TL;DR: Graphene (Gr)-based materials are a promising nanomaterial for the development of antibacterial surfaces owing to their biocidal activity as mentioned in this paper, however, the effect of the physicochemical features of these materials on their antibacterial activity has yet to be clarified.

TL;DR: A hybrid forward osmosis-nanofiltration (FO-NF) system designed for brackish water desalination was systematically investigated in this paper, and it was found that the hybrid FO-NF process has many advantages over the stand-alone RO process, such as lower hydraulic pressure, less flux decline caused by membrane fouling and higher flux recovery after cleaning.

TL;DR: South Australian freshwaters from a wide variety of environments were analysed for bromide and the results correlated with both chloride and total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations, indicating that an improved estimate of bromate could be made by reference to TDS data which is more easily and commonly obtained, and generally available extensively as historical data.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effects of membrane orientation on forward osmosis performance in saline water desalination without fouling, and with inorganic or organic fouling.