This review presents an overview of methods for preparing chitosan-derived porous
materials and discusses their potential applications. This family of materials has garnered …

The aggravation of environmental problems such as water scarcity and air pollution has
called upon the need for a sustainable solution globally. Membrane technology, owing to its …

Hollow fiber membranes (HFMs) possess desired properties such as high surface area,
desirable filtration efficiency, high packing density relative to other configurations …

The additive manufacturing of electroactive polymer (EAP) devices poses significant
challenges due to their distinct structure and dissimilar properties of their constituent …

The possibility of obtaining porous films through solutions of polylaurolactam (PA12) in
benzyl alcohol (BA) was considered. The theoretical calculation of the phase diagram …

Surface patterning as a physical surface modification method is promising for improving
performance of liquid-based membrane processes. Lithographically templated, thermally …

For the first time, self-standing microfiltration (MF) hollow fiber membranes were prepared
from cellulose triacetate (CTA) via the thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) method …

Membrane distillation (MD) can treat high-salinity brine. However, the system's efficiency is
hindered by obstacles, including salt scaling and temperature polarization. When properly …

Nonsolvent induced phase separation and thermally induced phase separation are the
commonly used spinning techniques for the preparation of polymeric hollow fiber …

For the first time, we have successfully fabricated microfiltration (MF) hollow fiber
membranes by the thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) and non-solvent induced …