Sidney Loeb
Sidney Loeb (1917–2008) was an American-Israeli chemical engineer. Loeb made reverse osmosis (RO) practical by developing, together with Srinivasa Sourirajan, semi-permeable anisotropic membranes. The invention of the practical reverse osmosis membrane revolutionized water desalination. Loeb invented the power generating process pressure retarded osmosis (PRO)--making accessible a rich previously unknown source of green energy, and a method of producing power by a reverse electrodialysis (RED) heat engine, among other inventions in related fields. The production of energy by PRO and RED, among others, is sometimes called "osmotic power."
Sidney Loeb | |
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| Born | Sidney Loeb 1917 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 2008 (aged 91) Omer, Israel |
| Nationality | American, Israeli |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois(B.S.), University of California at Los Angeles (M.Sc., Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Reverse Osmosis |
| Spouse | Mickey Loeb |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical Engineering |
| Institutions | Ben-Gurion University |
| Doctoral advisor | Samuel Yuster |
| Other academic advisors | Srinivasa Sourirajan |
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