Loose nanofiltration membrane custom-tailored for resource recovery

S Guo, Y Wan, X Chen, J Luo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Compared to the traditional nanofiltration (NF) membrane with molecular weight cut-off
(MWCO) below 500 Da, an emerging loose NF (LNF) membrane with MWCO of 500~ 2000 …

Antifouling membranes for sustainable water purification: strategies and mechanisms

R Zhang, Y Liu, M He, Y Su, X Zhao… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
One of the greatest challenges to the sustainability of modern society is an inadequate
supply of clean water. Due to its energy-saving and cost-effective features, membrane …

Deep brain stimulation by blood–brain-barrier-crossing piezoelectric nanoparticles generating current and nitric oxide under focused ultrasound

T Kim, HJ Kim, W Choi, YM Lee, JH Pyo, J Lee… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Deep brain stimulation via implanted electrodes can alleviate neuronal disorders. However,
its applicability is constrained by side effects resulting from the insertion of electrodes into …

Antifouling membrane surface construction: Chemistry plays a critical role

X Zhao, R Zhang, Y Liu, M He, Y Su, C Gao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane technology has been broadly utilized in water purification including wastewater
treatment, seawater or brackish water desalination. However, it often suffers from the severe …

[HTML][HTML] Oil-in-water separation with graphene-based nanocomposite membranes for produced water treatment

A Alammar, SH Park, CJ Williams, B Derby… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
The treatment of wastewater from the oil and gas industry presents a very specific problem
because the wastewater produced is comprised of a complex mixture of oil and water that …

Graphene-based nanofiltration membranes for improving salt rejection, water flux and antifouling–A review

A Anand, B Unnikrishnan, JY Mao, HJ Lin, CC Huang - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Increasing water consumption and diminishing fresh water resources have created the need
for new water treatment technologies to supply safe water for domestic and industrial needs …

Green glycerol tailored composite membranes with boosted nanofiltration performance

H Zeng, J Guo, Y Zhang, D Xing, F Yang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bio-coating processes have been recognized as an effective way to advance loose
nanofiltration membrane synthesis. A great challenge still remains that the high permeability …

Membrane fouling and wetting in membrane distillation and their mitigation by novel membranes with special wettability

Z Wang, S Lin - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) has been identified as a promising technology to desalinate the
hypersaline wastewaters from fracking and other industries. However, conventional …

Polysulfone functionalized membranes: Properties and challenges

OS Serbanescu, SI Voicu, VK Thakur - Materials today chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the most important polymers for membranes manufacturing is Polysulfone because of
its remarkable properties, like chemical stability, mechanical and thermal properties, and …

Surface zwitterionic functionalized graphene oxide for a novel loose nanofiltration membrane

J Zhu, M Tian, J Hou, J Wang, J Lin, Y Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Surface zwitterionization of graphene oxide (GO) was firstly conducted by grafting poly
(sulfobetaine methacrylate)(PSBMA) onto the GO surface via reverse atom transfer radical …