The coming of age of water channels for separation membranes: from biological to biomimetic to synthetic

YJ Lim, K Goh, R Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Water channels are one of the key pillars driving the development of next-generation
desalination and water treatment membranes. Over the past two decades, the rise of …

Forward Osmosis Membranes: The significant roles of selective layer

M Tian, T Ma, K Goh, Z Pei, JY Chong, YN Wang - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Forward osmosis (FO) is a promising separation technology to overcome the challenges of
pressure-driven membrane processes. The FO process has demonstrated profound …

Fabrication of fluorinated polyamide seawater reverse osmosis membrane with enhanced boron removal

C Li, Y Zhao, GS Lai, R Wang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing a reverse osmosis membrane with desirable water/salt selectivity and boron
removal has been recognized as crucial for high-efficient seawater desalination. Herein …

Polyamide thin film nanocomposite membranes with in-situ integration of multiple functional nanoparticles for high performance reverse osmosis

HQ Huo, YF Mi, X Yang, HH Lu, YL Ji, Y Zhou… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyamide (PA) thin film nanocomposite (TFN) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes have
been vigorously developed, which could be used in saline water desalination, wastewater …

A scalable method to fabricate high-performance biomimetic membranes for seawater desalination: Incorporating pillar [5] arene water nanochannels into the …

YJ Lim, GS Lai, Y Zhao, Y Ma, J Torres… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, we explored the practicability of a nanochannel-based biomimetic membrane
(NBM) incorporating pillar [5] arene water channels for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) …

Assessing the potential of highly permeable reverse osmosis membranes for desalination: Specific energy and footprint analysis

YJ Lim, Y Ma, JW Chew, R Wang - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The ultra-permeable membranes (UPMs) are expected to reduce the specific energy
consumption (SEC) of desalination, but the potential of UPMs in hollow fiber configuration …

Engraving Polyamide Layers by In Situ Self-Etchable CaCO3 Nanoparticles Enhances Separation Properties and Antifouling Performance of Reverse Osmosis …

L Long, H Guo, L Zhang, Q Gan, C Wu… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nanovoids within a polyamide layer play an important role in the separation performance of
thin-film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. To form more extensive …

Lecithin decorated thin film composite (TFC) nanofiltration membranes for enhanced sieving performance

L Cheng, Y Xie, X Li, F Liu, Y Wang, J Li - Journal of Membrane Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Lecithin, as a natural bio-surfactant and environment-friendly bio-modifier, has been broadly
applied in food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. At present, the application of …

Xylitol-based polyester loose nanofiltration membranes with outstanding water permeance and efficient dye desalination performance

X Zhu, Z Sun, F Tan, J Zhu, F Chen, S Xu, D Wu… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyester (PE) membranes with outstanding permeance and efficient dye desalination
performance have become ideal for resource recovery from dye wastewater. However …

Exploration of the critical structural parameter of polyamide decisive for permeability based on SWRO membrane regulated by environmental-friendly solvent Gamma …

Z Jing, J Wang, X Huo, Y Zhao, H Wang, X Tian… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
The intrinsic structure of the aromatic polyamide (APA) layer which is decisive for
permeability and permselectivity of the state-of-art thin film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis …