Trevi-built KISR forward-osmosis pilot · Actual project equipment
Desalination Research Plant · Published 2019
KISR
KuwaitKISR researchers published peer-reviewed results from a Trevi-built forward-osmosis pilot tested at Kuwait's Desalination Research Plant.
Published configuration · FO · Thermal separation · NF
From Beach Well to Product Water
The documented train combined a hollow-fiber FO membrane, a thermoresponsive draw, thermal phase separation, and nanofiltration.
- 01
Define the feed
Arabian Gulf seawater from the research plant's beach well.
- 02
Transfer by FO
Feed and thermoresponsive draw meet across the hollow-fiber membrane.
- 03
Separate the draw
Thermal phase separation in a coalescer; concentrated draw returns to the loop.
- 04
Post-treat and measure
Nanofiltration, then measured recovery and product-water TDS.
Measured results · KISR 2019
Published Results
- MeasuredAverage recovery
- 30% in the published pilot study KISR-authored paper
- MeasuredProduct-water TDS
- 143 ppm in the related assessment KISR-authored paper
- PublishedDraw separation
- Reported at 85 °C
- PublishedDocumentation
- Published KISR assessments of the pilot KISR-authored papers
Results belong to the tested feed, configuration, and study period.
Start with the water
Bring a representative feed. Define the next test.