Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) is the key technology driving an energy-efficient and
cost-effective desalination process. At the center of this technology are the thin film …

Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess
cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large …

Current polyamide lithium extraction nanofiltration membranes are susceptible to chlorine
degradation and/or low permeance, two problems that are hard to reconcile. Here we …

Polymer membranes are widely used in separation processes including desalination,
organic solvent nanofiltration, and crude oil fractionation,. Nevertheless, direct evidence of …

Polymer membranes perform innumerable separations with far-reaching environmental
implications. Despite decades of research, design of new membrane materials remains a …

Solvent separations present one of the largest opportunities for membrane technologies.
Currently, industries use millions of tons of solvents for the manufacture of drugs, oils and …

The successful implementation of thin-film composite membranes (TFCM) for challenging
solute-solute separations in the pharmaceutical industry requires a fine control over the …

The composition of wastewater containing heavy metal mixtures is often complex and poses
a serious threat to human and environmental health. Effective removal of a variety of heavy …

The state-of-the-art of membrane technology is characterized by a number of mature
applications such as sterile filtration, hemodialysis, water purification and gas separation, as …

Ultrathin membranes are at the forefront of membrane research, offering great opportunities
in revolutionizing separations with ultrafast transport. Driven by advanced nanomaterials …