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Forward osmosis (FO) is osmotically driven membrane processes and emerging as viable methods for producing fresh water from saline water or wastewater. The FO process is a promising and emerging low energy desalination technology and has been investigated for a wide range of applications including desalination, wastewater treatment, reverse osmosis concentrate treatment, food processing, emergency nutritious drinks, pharmaceutical industries, etc. In particular, although FO membranes have been available for over 40 years, there is still room to improve the water flux and reverse salt flux. Therefore, this presentation will initially probe various opportunities to extend potential commercialization of FO into new niches and applications, identifying key technology constraints. Then our FO membranes developed will be presented.
