State-of-the-art developments in fabricating ceramic membranes with low energy consumption

D Zou, Y Fan - Ceramics International, 2021 - Elsevier
Ceramic membranes are especially beneficial for treating industrial wastewater due to their
satisfactory bending strength, high chemical resistance, and excellent thermal stability …

Synergistic role of temperature and salinity in aggregation of nonionic surfactant-coated silica nanoparticles

Y Ma, C Heil, G Nagy, WT Heller, Y An, A Jayaraman… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
The adsorption of nonionic surfactants onto hydrophilic nanoparticles (NPs) is anticipated to
increase their stability in aqueous medium. While nonionic surfactants show salinity-and …

Co-pressing and co-sintering preparation of cost-effective and high-performance asymmetric ceramic membrane for oily wastewater treatment

J Ma, W Chen, J Qian, A Shui, B Du, C He - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
High-performance asymmetric ceramic membranes have shown great potential in
wastewater treatment. Nevertheless, high production cost, which results from expensive raw …

Fabrication of low-cost kaolinite/perlite membrane for microfiltration of dairy and textile wastewaters

DEM Idrissi, ZC Elidrissi, B Achiou, M Ouammou… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work is addressing the preparation of low-cost ceramic microfiltration membrane from
cheap geomaterials namely kaolinite and perlite for the clarification of dairy and textile …

Effects of particle size on microstructure and mechanical strength of a fly ash based ceramic membrane

J Huang, H Chen, J Yang, T Zhou, H Zhang - Ceramics International, 2023 - Elsevier
Recycling fly ash for ceramic membrane fabrication not only reduces solid waste discharge,
but also decreases the membrane cost. Now, fly ash is becoming a promising substitute …

Superhydrophobic β-Sialon-mullite ceramic membranes with high performance in water treatment

F Wang, B Dong, N Ke, M Yang, R Qian, J Wang… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Sialon membranes with high mechanical strength and suitable porosity were
prepared by pressureless sintering of samples obtained via phase-inversion and tape …

Lower-temperature preparation of porous Al2O3 supports for O/W separation membranes by recycling mixed-dimensional attapulgite clay as sintering aid

H Mao, H Shi, Z Zhang, S Zhou, M Qiu, M Jia… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ceramic membranes have drawn attention in oil-in-water (O/W) treatment due to natural
hydrophilicity and excellent chemical stability, however their application was restricted by …

Enhanced mechanical strength and bactericidal activity of macro-porous Al2O3 ceramics through the introduction of Cu for membrane support application

X He, B Liu, Y Liu, Q Huang - Ceramics International, 2022 - Elsevier
Enhancing the mechanical strength of macro-porous ceramics and simultaneously
endowing them with bactericidal activity are considered to be beneficial for their application …

Beneficial utilization of Al/Si/O-rich solid wastes for environment-oriented ceramic membranes

Z Wang, Z Xu, D Qiu, Y Chu, Y Tang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Wide application of traditional multilayer ceramic membrane has been severely restricted by
high costs associated with rare membrane materials and high sintering temperature. In this …

Corrosion resistance properties of porous alumina–mullite ceramic membrane supports

J Ma, B Du, C He, S Zeng, K Hua, X Xi… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cost‐effective macroporous alumina–mullite membrane supports are fabricated by sintering
coarse α‐alumina and colloidal silica, using cornstarch as the foaming agent at 1550° C for …