Microfluidics-based fundamental characterization of external concentration polarization in forward osmosis

• Main Authors: Jiao, Yanmei, Zhao, Cunlu, Kang, Yuejun, Yang, Chun
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Forward Osmosis; Microfluidics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150834
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

External concentration polarization (ECP) refers to the local variation of solution concentration near a membrane surface in forward osmosis (FO). The existence of ECP leads to much lower solvent permeating flux, and hence ECP is a major factor deteriorating FO membrane performance. Therefore, under...