Power plants consume a major fraction of water to generate electricity, typically in the range between 30 - 50% of all fresh water sources. Most of the water from plants are lost with heat through stack and cooling towers. It has been reported that if 20% of these water can be recycled, power plants can be self-sustainable, allowing them to be located with higher flexibility. Membrane contactor can be an effective solution to harness this source of water, but most of the work have been focused on dense vapor separation membranes with limited success. In this work, we investigated potential application of membrane condenser technology to harness fresh water from power plants.

• 김정(분리막센터, 한국화학연구원) | Jeong F. Kim
• 박아름이(분리막센터, 한국화학연구원) | Ahrumi Park
• 김성중(분리막센터, 한국화학연구원, University of Science & Technology) | Seong-Joong Kim
• 이평수(분리막센터, 한국화학연구원) | PyungSoo Lee
• 조영훈(분리막센터, 한국화학연구원) | YoungHoon Cho
• 박호식(분리막센터, 한국화학연구원) | HoSik Park
• 남승은(분리막센터, 한국화학연구원) | SeungEun Nam
• 박유인(분리막센터, 한국화학연구원) | YouIn Park