This talk provides a summary of the role that FO currently plays in manufacturering, gas and oil production, water recycling and waste to energy efforts. Forward osmosis and pressure retarded osmosis have potential roles to play in resource recovery and power generation....

This paper presents both current and evolving membrane water treatment system architectures that help address the water and environmental sustainability issues effecting unconventional gas 9hydraulic fracturing-dependent hydrocarbon) exploration and production. The primary new technology central to these concepts is FO membrane water processing, w...