A novel hybrid process of reverse electrodialysis and reverse osmosis for low energy seawater desalination and brine management

• Main Authors: Li, Weiyi., Krantz, William B., Cornelissen, Emile, R., Post, Jan W., Verliefde, Arne R. D., Tang, Chuyang Y.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Water resources
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99732; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11011
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper introduces a novel concept for a hybrid desalination system that combines reverse electrodialysis (RED) and reverse osmosis (RO) processes. In this hybrid process the RED unit harvests the energy in the form of electricity from the salinity gradient between a highly concentrated solutio...