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Low-Grade Waste Heat Recovery via an Osmotic Heat Engine by Using a Freestanding Graphene Oxide Membrane
- Source :
- ACS Omega, Vol 3, Iss 11, Pp 15501-15509 (2018), ACS Omega
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- American Chemical Society, 2018.
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Abstract
- The osmotic heat engine represents a new and promising technology for the harvesting of low-grade waste heat from various sources. However, the lack of an adequate semipermeable membrane hinders the technology’s advancement. In this study, we investigated the application of a freestanding graphene oxide membrane (GOM) for energy generation in an osmotic heat engine. The synthesized GOM has a water permeability coefficient of 4.4 L m–2 h–1 bar–1 (LMH-bar). The internal concentration polarization in the osmosis filtration system can be minimized because no membrane support layer is needed for the freestanding GOM. As a result, high water flux and high power density are obtained. For example, under an applied hydraulic pressure of 6.90 bar, with a 2 M draw solution of ammonium bicarbonate solution, a power density of 20.0 W/m2 is achieved. This study shows that the freestanding GOM is promising for application in the osmotic heat engine. Future research regarding improving the mechanical properties and water stability of the GOM is beneficial for further advancing the technology.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
General Chemical Engineering
02 engineering and technology
General Chemistry
010501 environmental sciences
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Osmosis
01 natural sciences
7. Clean energy
Article
6. Clean water
law.invention
Waste heat recovery unit
lcsh:Chemistry
Membrane
Chemical engineering
lcsh:QD1-999
law
Waste heat
Semipermeable membrane
0210 nano-technology
Filtration
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Concentration polarization
Heat engine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24701343
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- ACS Omega
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1bda2bbeb68a18771c15b53194b773ed