Forward osmosis (FO) has emerged as one of the most promising technologies for seawater desalination. Despite the progress in membrane technology, draw solutions are still limited in terms of its reusability thereby hampering its economic viability. Hydrophilic ILs can be easily dissolved in water to constitute a DS. ILs are environmentally benign due to their high thermal stability and negligible vapor pressure. Hydrophilic ILs can be easily dissolved in water to constitute a DS. ILs are environmentally benign due to their high thermal stability and negligible vapor pressure. This work was supported by NRF funded by the Korea government funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (2016R1A2B1009221 and 2017R1A2B2002109) and Ministry of Education (2009-0093816 and 22A20130012051(BK21Plus)).

• Hana Gebreegziabher Zeweldi(에너지환경융합기술센터(E2FTC), 에너지융합공학과(DEST), 명지대학교)
• Lawrence A. Limjuco(에너지환경융합기술센터(E2FTC), 에너지융합공학과(DEST), 명지대학교)
• Anelyn P. Bendoy(에너지환경융합기술센터(E2FTC), 에너지융합공학과(DEST), 명지대학교)
• 김한승(환경에너지공학과, 명지대학교) | Hanseung Kim
• 박명준(Environmental Center for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)) | Myoung Jun Park
• 손호경(Environmental Center for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)) | Ho Kyong Shon
• 정욱진(에너지환경융합기술센터(E2FTC), 에너지융합공학과(DEST), 명지대학교) | Wook-Jin Chung
• Grace M. Nisola(에너지환경융합기술센터(E2FTC), 에너지융합공학과(DEST), 명지대학교)