Recent progress in reverse osmosis (RO) technology is not limited to RO membrane
materials, module designs and RO process optimization. It involves prior feed treatment …

Potable water as well as water for agriculture and industry is critical to human habitation on
this planet. We have been squandering and polluting this precious resource and are now in …

This paper presents an overview on recent developments in fabrication of conductive
polymeric membranes for fouling prevention in water treatment and desalination. At first …

While electrochemical characterization of enzymes immobilized on electrodes has become
common, there is still a need for reliable quantitative methods for study of electron transfer …

Electrically conductive polymer-nanocomposite (ECPNC) tight nanofiltration (NF) thin film
membranes were demonstrated to have biofilm-preventing capabilities under extreme …

Microbial biofouling is a very costly problem, keeping busy a billion dollar industry providing
biocides, cleaners, and antifouling materials worldwide. Basically, five general reasons can …

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) carboxylated to varying weight percentages were
added to polysulfone membranes. The degree to which the CNTs were retained within the …

In the food industry, equipment surfaces with microbial entities can easily contaminate the
food being processed, thereby leading to significant economic problems and even public …

Membrane filtration provides an effective solution for removing pollutants from water but is
limited by serious membrane fouling. In this work, an effective approach was used to …

METland® technology consists of a bioengineering strategy for treating wastewater by
integrating microbial electrochemical concepts into constructed wetland systems to enhance …