Confined fluids and electrolyte solutions in nanopores exhibit rich and surprising physics
and chemistry that impact the mass transport and energy efficiency in many important …

Soil salinity is one of the major and widespread challenges in the recent era that hinders
global food security and environmental sustainability. Worsening the situation, the harmful …

Due to the limited availability of freshwater supplies, desalination has become an
increasingly reliable process for water supply worldwide, with proved technical and …

As the threat of global water scarcity continues to grow, a myriad of scientific effort is directed
towards advancing water desalination technologies. Reverse osmosis (RO), solar thermal …

Reverse osmosis (RO) and electrodialysis (ED) are the two most important membrane
technologies for water desalination and treatment. Their desalination and transport …

Capacitive deionization (CDI), which is based on the electrosorption of ions by porous
electrodes, is an emerging technology for brackish water desalination. Understanding the …

Seawater is receiving consideration as an infinite water source in the current era of water
shortage. The application of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) to prepare seawater for …

Water scarcity, expected to become more widespread in the coming years, demands
renewed attention to freshwater protection and management. Critical to this effort are the …

Though electrodialysis (ED) and reverse osmosis (RO) are both mature, proven
technologies for brackish water desalination, RO is currently utilized to desalinate over an …

Desalination has become an essential toolset to combat the worsening water stress
resulting from population and industrial growth and exacerbated by climate change. Various …