Various sorbent/ion exchange materials have been reported in the literature for metal ion
entrapment. We have developed a highly innovative and new approach to obtain high metal …

The chemical-physical processes controlling hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) are still not
completely understood. This paper focuses on two aspects: the influence on the hydrochar …

Forward osmosis is a rapidly emerging technology that has potential to enable low cost
water treatment and desalination. Previous investigations have found that reverse osmosis …

Undoubtedly the applications of polymers are rapidly evolving. Technology is continually
changing and quickly advancing as polymers are needed to solve a variety of day-to-day …

Selective adsorption of small sized contaminant by inorganic component incorporated in a
polymeric membrane in addition to separation of total solids, iron, alkalinity and hardness …

Solute–solute interactions can have a dramatic impact on the permeation of solutes through
dense polymeric membranes. In particular, understanding how solute–solute interactions …

The sensitivity of commercial reverse osmosis (RO) membranes toward halogen and ozone
disinfectants has been measured at carefully controlled concentration and pH levels …

Heavy metals presence in the potable water is a terrible dilemma notably for emergent
countries and could be carcinogenic. Currently, interfacial polymerization (IP) was applied …

Among the earliest signs of degradation in cellulose triacetate cinematographic films is the
generation of acetic acid due to hydrolytic deacetylation of the polymer, marked by an …

A submerged nanofiltration membrane bioreactor (NF MBR) using cellulose acetate
membranes was operated for 240 days to examine the performance of the NF membrane in …