Chitosan-based materials have attracted considerable attention owing to their inherent
biodegradability, biocompatibility, and antimicrobial properties. However, the establishment …

The electrospinning technique allows the production of materials from a wide range of
polymers and biopolymers with designed and specified properties which positively affect the …

Fresh water quality and supply, particularly for domestic and industrial purposes, are
deteriorating with contamination threats on water resources. Multiple technologies in the …

A novel thin-film composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) membrane was manufactured by
interfacial polymerization (IP) with addition of the additive fulvic acid (FA) into the piperazine …

The use of acidic nitrite as diazotization reagent has been adopted previously for
performance improvement of finished polyamide-based reverse osmosis membrane through …

Chemicals soaking is generally acknowledged as a convenient and efficient method to
improve the performance of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. The conventional soaking of …

Reverse osmosis (RO) desalination is a technology that is commonly used to mitigate water
scarcity problems; one of its disadvantages is the bio-fouling of the membranes used, which …

Energy-efficient desalination technologies are of prime importance due to the continuously
increasing global demand for freshwater and its associated carbon footprint. Membrane …

A novel mixed polyamide based composite membrane was prepared by interfacial
polymerization (IP) of chitosan (CS) and m-phenylenediamine (MPD) mixture with trimesoyl …

The resource efficiency of a conventional domestic reverse osmosis system is low because it
operates at a low water recovery and energy efficiency. Besides, the quality of permeate …