Polyamide desalination membranes: Formation, structure, and properties
Empirical discovery, four decades ago, of polyamide membranes made by interfacial
polymerization revolutionized large-scale desalination and has made desalinated water …
polymerization revolutionized large-scale desalination and has made desalinated water …
Differentiating solutes with precise nanofiltration for next generation environmental separations: a review
Selective removal or enrichment of targeted solutes including micropollutants, valuable
elements, and mineral scalants from complex aqueous matrices is both challenging and …
elements, and mineral scalants from complex aqueous matrices is both challenging and …
Intrapore energy barriers govern ion transport and selectivity of desalination membranes
State-of-the-art desalination membranes exhibit high water-salt selectivity, but their ability to
discriminate between ions is limited. Elucidating the fundamental mechanisms underlying …
discriminate between ions is limited. Elucidating the fundamental mechanisms underlying …
Sustainability considerations in membrane-based technologies for industrial effluents treatment
Abstract Treatment of industrial effluents (EFs) from the polluted wastewater sources using
membrane technologies is an effective and attractive alternative to overcome the …
membrane technologies is an effective and attractive alternative to overcome the …
An interlayer-based positive charge compensation strategy for the preparation of highly selective Mg2+/Li+ separation nanofiltration membranes
Abstract The Mg 2+/Li+ screening selectivity determines the practical application of
nanofiltration technology in lithium extraction from salt-lake brines and industrial lithium …
nanofiltration technology in lithium extraction from salt-lake brines and industrial lithium …
Toward a universal framework for evaluating transport resistances and driving forces in membrane-based desalination processes
Desalination technologies using salt-rejecting membranes are a highly efficient tool to
provide fresh water and augment existing water supplies. In recent years, numerous studies …
provide fresh water and augment existing water supplies. In recent years, numerous studies …
Selective removal of divalent cations by polyelectrolyte multilayer nanofiltration membrane: Role of polyelectrolyte charge, ion size, and ionic strength
We fabricated polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) nanofiltration (NF) membranes using a layer-
by-layer (LbL) method for effective removal of scale-forming divalent cations (Mg 2+, Ca 2+ …
by-layer (LbL) method for effective removal of scale-forming divalent cations (Mg 2+, Ca 2+ …
Recent advances in functionalized polymer membranes for biofouling control and mitigation in forward osmosis
MD Firouzjaei, SF Seyedpour, SA Aktij… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is an osmotically driven process widely studied for water desalination,
wastewater treatment, and water reuse, as well as dilution and concentration of aqueous …
wastewater treatment, and water reuse, as well as dilution and concentration of aqueous …
High performance nanofiltration membrane for effective removal of perfluoroalkyl substances at high water recovery
We demonstrate the fabrication of a loose, negatively charged nanofiltration (NF) membrane
with tailored selectivity for the removal of perfluoroalkyl substances with reduced scaling …
with tailored selectivity for the removal of perfluoroalkyl substances with reduced scaling …
Antifouling thin-film composite membranes by controlled architecture of zwitterionic polymer brush layer
In this study, we demonstrate a highly antifouling thin-film composite (TFC) membrane by
grafting a zwitterionic polymer brush via atom-transfer radical-polymerization (ATRP), a …
grafting a zwitterionic polymer brush via atom-transfer radical-polymerization (ATRP), a …