Kai Yu Wang

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors share their perspectives on future R&D for FO processes in order to develop effective and sustainable technologies for water, energy and pharmaceutical production, and present a short communication.

TL;DR: In this paper, a double dense-layer structure is formed when glass plate is used as the casting substrate and water as the coagulant, and the structural parameter (St) of the membrane is analyzed by modeling water flux using the theory that considers both external concentration polarization (ECP) and ICP.

TL;DR: In this paper, the application of highly water-soluble magnetic nanoparticles as novel draw solutes in forward osmosis (FO) was systematically investigated, and the authors demonstrated that the engineering of surface hydrophilicity and magnetic nanoparticle size is crucial in the application.

TL;DR: In this article, a double-skinned cellulose acetate membrane with phase inversion was proposed to mitigate the internal concentration polarization by preventing the salt and other solutes in the draw solution from penetrating into the membrane support.

TL;DR: In this paper, Xiao et al. presented a research project with financial support from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) by Award No SA-C0005/UK-C0002, and National University of Singapore (NUS) for funding this research project, with the grant number and R-279-000-265-598.