A critical review on thin-film nanocomposite membranes with interlayered structure: mechanisms, recent developments, and environmental applications

Z Yang, PF Sun, X Li, B Gan, L Wang… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The separation properties of polyamide reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes,
widely applied for desalination and water reuse, are constrained by the permeability …

Emerging thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes for reverse osmosis: A review

DL Zhao, S Japip, Y Zhang, M Weber, C Maletzko… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Thin-film composite (TFC) membranes are the heart of reverse osmosis (RO) processes for
desalination and water reuse. In recent years, nanomaterials with high permeability …

Molecular separation with organic solvent nanofiltration: a critical review

P Marchetti, MF Jimenez Solomon, G Szekely… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Separation processes play a remarkable role in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries,
where they account for 40− 70% of both capital and operating costs. 1 Organic syntheses in …

Polymer-matrix nanocomposite membranes for water treatment

J Yin, B Deng - Journal of membrane science, 2015 - Elsevier
One of the grand challenges to sustain the modern society is to secure adequate water
resources of desirable quality for various designated uses. To address this challenge …

A critical review on thin-film nanocomposite membranes enabled by nanomaterials incorporated in different positions and with diverse dimensions: Performance …

X Wei, Y Liu, J Zheng, X Wang, S Xia… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials with diverse dimensions have been incorporated in different positions during
the development of novel thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes for water and …

A review on polyamide thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes: History, applications, challenges and approaches

WJ Lau, S Gray, T Matsuura, D Emadzadeh, JP Chen… - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the development of polyamide (PA) thin film nanocomposite (TFN)
membranes for various aqueous media-based separation processes such as nanofiltration …

Chemistry and fabrication of polymeric nanofiltration membranes: A review

M Paul, SD Jons - Polymer, 2016 - Elsevier
The review article describes research on different methods for manufacturing polymeric NF
membranes. The primary focus is on NF composite membranes formed by interfacial …

Applications of nanotechnology in water and wastewater treatment

X Qu, PJJ Alvarez, Q Li - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
Providing clean and affordable water to meet human needs is a grand challenge of the 21st
century. Worldwide, water supply struggles to keep up with the fast growing demand, which …

A review of removal of pollutants from water/wastewater using different types of nanomaterials

MT Amin, AA Alazba, U Manzoor - Advances in materials …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The rapidly increasing population, depleting water resources, and climate change resulting
in prolonged droughts and floods have rendered drinking water a competitive resource in …

Recent advancements in MOFs synthesis and their green applications

A Al Obeidli, HB Salah, M Al Murisi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline, hybrid, materials containing metal ions
and organic molecules; components that together form three-dimensional structures. At the …