A review of the potential of conventional and advanced membrane technology in the removal of pathogens from wastewater

AM Nasir, MR Adam, SNEAM Kamal, J Jaafar… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Consumption of pathogenic contaminated water has claimed the lives of many people.
Hence, this scenario has emphasized the urgent need for research methods to avoid, treat …

Adsorption performance and mechanisms of Co2+ onto carboxyl-functionalized carbon nanotubes

S Zhuang, Y Mei, J Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, carboxyl-functionalized carbon nanotubes (cCNTs) were used as adsorbents
for nuclide Co 2+, and their adsorption characteristics and mechanisms were investigated …

Enhanced anti-wetting and anti-fouling properties of composite PFPE/PVDF membrane in vacuum membrane distillation

J Pan, F Zhang, Z Wang, SP Sun, Z Cui, W Jin… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Composite hydrophobic PFPE/PVDF membranes were prepared by coating and UV-curing
for vacuum membrane distillation (VMD). The water contact angle of PFPE/PVDF membrane …

Antiviral properties of select carbon nanostructures and their functionalized analogs

I Gupta, S Azizighannad, ET Farinas, S Mitra - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
The antiviral properties of nanocarbons namely, carbon nanotubes (CNT), graphene oxide
(GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO), hybrid GO-CNT, rGO-CNT and CNTs functionalized …

Current state-of-the-art review of nanotechnology-based therapeutics for viral pandemics: Special attention to COVID-19

M Motiei, LA Lucia, T Sáha, P Sáha - Nanotechnology Reviews, 2023 - degruyter.com
Over the past two centuries, most pandemics have been caused by zoonotic RNA viruses
with high mutation, infection, and transmission rates. Due to the importance of …

Carbon nanotube enhanced selective micro filtration of butanol

S Paul, S Roy, S Mitra - Separation and Purification Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we present the development of a carbon nanotube (CNT), immobilized
membrane (CNIM) via a phase inversion process for dewatering butanol via microfiltration …

Development of carbon nanotube-metal organic framework (MOF) hybrid antiviral microfiltration membrane

I Gupta, ET Farinas, S Mitra - Separation and Purification Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
We present the development of novel antiviral membranes by immobilizing metal organic
framework (MOF) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on polymeric microfiltration membranes …

Enhanced Recovery of Aviation Biofuel Precursor Isoprenol Using Nanocarbon-Immobilized Membrane-Based Membrane Distillation

MC Bhoumick, C Li, S Roy, E Sundstrom… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This paper demonstrates enhanced removal and recovery of isoprenol by employing
nanocarbon-immobilized membranes (NCIM) for air-sparged sweep gas membrane …

Graphene oxide-carbon nanotube (GO-CNT) hybrid mixed matrix membrane for pervaporative dehydration of ethanol

O Gupta, S Roy, L Rao, S Mitra - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The pervaporation process is an energy-conservative and environmentally sustainable way
for dehydration studies. It efficiently separates close boiling point and azeotrope mixtures …

Carbon nanotube enhanced membrane filtration for trace level dewatering of hydrocarbons

S Paul, MC Bhoumick, S Roy, S Mitra - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
A highly hydrophobic membrane prepared by immobilizing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) over
PTFE microfiltration membrane is presented for the dewatering of organic-water mixtures …