Author Archives: Mark Perry

Water scarcity in 2025
How forward osmosis can help cut energy usage in industrial water treatment processes

The main challenge with today’s water treatment technologies Today’s water treatment technologies are effective but [...]

29
Aug
Membrane fouling in forward osmosis processes
Membrane fouling in forward osmosis (FO) processes is reversible

Membrane fouling in reverse osmosis and forward osmosis processes The difference in membrane fouling between [...]

11
Jun
Forward osmosis system commercialization
Why is it challenging to commercialize forward osmosis technologies?

Challenges when commercializing forward osmosis technologies Water treatment systems based on forward osmosis membrane technologies [...]

10
Feb
Commercialization drivers in the water treatment market
Commercialization drivers in today’s water treatment market

Increased productivity is the main commercialization driver  in today’s water treatment market We – humanity [...]

10
Feb
Hybrid FO system design for fresh water permeate production
Hybrid forward osmosis systems for desalination of seawater and wastewater treatment

General classification of forward osmosis systems and their applications FO systems can be divided into [...]

19
Jan
Stand-alone FO system for feed stream concentration and draw stream dilution
Stand-alone forward osmosis systems for low energy water extraction and osmotic power production

General classification of forward osmosis systems and their applications FO systems can be divided into [...]

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19
Jan
Schematic diagram illustrating concentration polarization in a forward osmosis membrane
How forward osmosis (FO) performance is limited by concentration polarization

What is concentration polarization and why does it limit forward osmosis membrane performance? Concentration polarization [...]

27
Dec
Schematic diagram of a forward osmosis membrane in action
Forward osmosis (FO) membranes and membrane processes

Q: What is a membrane? In the context of the water treatment industry, a membrane [...]

26
Dec
Forward osmosis is responsible for water uptake in the roots of plants
The principles of forward osmosis (FO)

Forward osmosis, the second law of thermodynamics, and entropy The goal of this article is [...]

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24
Dec