Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers in China have unveiled a new, highly effective technique for separating oil and water mixtures. Oil and water mixtures ...

Forward osmosis (FO) membrane technology is an emerging separation process that employs the natural osmotic pressure gradient to drive water transport through semipermeable membranes. This methodology ...

Reverse osmosis (RO) is a type of water filtration system that forces water through a thin, semipermeable membrane or filter to remove impurities. In homes with RO water systems, water is pumped ...

A study published in ACS Energy Letters reveals that researchers have developed a semipermeable membrane capable of harnessing this osmotic energy from salt gradients to generate electricity. In ...