Wetting phenomena in membrane distillation: Mechanisms, reversal, and prevention

M Rezaei, DM Warsinger, MC Duke, T Matsuura… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a rapidly emerging water treatment technology; however,
membrane pore wetting is a primary barrier to widespread industrial use of MD. The primary …

A critical review of membrane wettability in membrane distillation from the perspective of interfacial interactions

H Chang, B Liu, Z Zhang, R Pawar, Z Yan… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hydrophobic membranes used in membrane distillation (MD) systems are often subject to
wetting during long-term operation. Thus, it is of great importance to fully understand factors …

A review of membrane wettability for the treatment of saline water deploying membrane distillation

M Yao, LD Tijing, G Naidu, SH Kim, H Matsuyama… - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is an alternative membrane technology that offers the capacity to
treat highly saline water including industrial wastewater, seawater, brine water from other …

Polymeric membranes for desalination using membrane distillation: A review

J Ravi, MHD Othman, T Matsuura, MR Bilad… - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a burgeoning membrane technology that has gained immense
interest among membrane scientists worldwide. Despite a slow start, both the theoretical …

Membrane surface modification by electrospinning, coating, and plasma for membrane distillation applications: a state‐of‐the‐art review

HB Madalosso, R Machado, D Hotza… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally driven separation process where a hydrophobic
and microporous membrane separates nonvolatile compounds. Because of its advantages …

Study of MOF incorporated dual layer membrane with enhanced removal of ammonia and per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in landfill leachate treatment

J Zhang, Z Huang, L Gao, S Gray, Z Xie - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Landfill leachate is a highly polluted and complex wastewater as it contains large amounts
of organic matters, ammonia‑nitrogen, heavy metals, and per−/poly-fluoroalkyl substances …

Robust bio-inspired superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic membranes for simultaneously fast water and oil recovery

R Liu, Q Chen, M Cao, J Lin, F Lin, W Ye, P Luis… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Designing a stable and uniform hydrophilic material for separation of oil and water is
strongly desired for sustainable management of oily wastewater. Herein, a stable and …

Membrane fouling and reusability in membrane distillation of shale oil and gas produced water: Effects of membrane surface wettability

X Du, Z Zhang, KH Carlson, J Lee, T Tong - Journal of Membrane Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Extensive efforts have been made to tailor membrane surface wettability in order to mitigate
fouling and wetting in membrane distillation (MD), but the developed membranes have …

Cross-linking modification with diamine monomers to enhance desalination performance of graphene oxide membranes

Y Qian, C Zhou, A Huang - Carbon, 2018 - Elsevier
Two kinds of diamine molecules, including 1, 4-cyclohyxanediamine (CDA) and p-
phenylenediamine (pPDA), were used as cross-linking for modification of graphene oxide …

A pore-size tunable superhydrophobic membrane for high-flux membrane distillation

SK Hong, H Kim, H Lee, G Lim, SJ Cho - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) has recently attracted attention as a promising solution to the
freshwater crisis. We report a pore-size tunable superhydrophobic membrane for application …