Fabrication of desalination membranes by interfacial polymerization: history, current efforts, and future directions

X Lu, M Elimelech - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Membrane desalination is a promising technology for addressing the global challenge of
water scarcity by augmenting fresh water supply. Continuous progress in this technology …

Manipulating interfacial polymerization for polymeric nanofilms of composite separation membranes

Z Wang, S Liang, Y Kang, W Zhao, Y Xia, J Yang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Composite separation membranes are essential in the fields of water treatment, mass
concentration, purification, solvent exchange, gas separation, energy storage and …

Reed leaves inspired silica nanofibrous aerogels with parallel-arranged vessels for salt-resistant solar desalination

X Dong, Y Si, C Chen, B Ding, H Deng - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Sufficient and clean freshwater is still out of reach for billions of people around the world.
Solar desalination from brine is regarded as one of the most promising proposals to solve …

Large-area 2D covalent organic framework membranes with tunable single-digit nanopores for predictable mass transport

R Shevate, DL Shaffer - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
The potential of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for molecular separations remains
unrealized because of challenges transforming nanoscale COF materials into large-area …

Separation, anti-fouling, and chlorine resistance of the polyamide reverse osmosis membrane: From mechanisms to mitigation strategies

C Liu, W Wang, B Yang, K Xiao, H Zhao - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane technology has been widely used in the wastewater treatment and seawater
desalination. In recent years, the reverse osmosis (RO) membrane represented by …

An ultrahighly permeable-selective nanofiltration membrane mediated by an in situ formed interlayer

Y Hao, Q Li, B He, B Liao, X Li, M Hu, Y Ji… - Journal of materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes with high permeability and selectivity are urgently needed to
reduce energy consumption and improve separation efficiency in desalination and …

Finely tuned submicroporous thin‐film molecular sieve membranes for highly efficient fluid separations

Z Ali, BS Ghanem, Y Wang, F Pacheco… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Polymeric membranes with increasingly high permselective performances are gaining a
significant role in lowering the energy burden and improving the environmental …

High flux thin film nanocomposite membranes based on porous organic polymers for nanofiltration

Y Ren, J Zhu, S Cong, J Wang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Micro-porous organic polymers have garnered tremendous interest in membrane design
because of their high nanoscale porosity, superior polymer affinity and chemical stability. In …

Forward osmosis: A critical review

M Mohammadifakhr, J de Grooth, HDW Roesink… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of forward osmosis (FO) for water purification purposes has gained extensive
attention in recent years. In this review, we first discuss the advantages, challenges and …

Thin-film nanocomposite membranes containing water-stable zirconium metal–organic cages for desalination

G Liu, X Zhang, Y Di Yuan, H Yuan, N Li… - ACS Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The introduction of porous nanofillers into the polyamide selective layer of thin-film
composite membranes is a promising strategy towards improved water flux and salt rejection …