Membrane fouling in osmotically driven membrane processes: A review

Q She, R Wang, AG Fane, CY Tang - Journal of membrane science, 2016 - Elsevier
The utilization of osmosis for engineered applications sparked off various emerging
technologies relying on osmotically driven membrane processes (ODMPs). Represented by …

Biofouling in reverse osmosis membranes for seawater desalination: phenomena and prevention

A Matin, Z Khan, SMJ Zaidi, MC Boyce - Desalination, 2011 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis membranes are becoming increasingly popular for water purification
applications that require high salt rejection such as brackish and seawater desalination …

A general salt-resistant hydrophilic/hydrophobic nanoporous double layer design for efficient and stable solar water evaporation distillation

Y Yang, H Zhao, Z Yin, J Zhao, X Yin, N Li, D Yin… - Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel and elegant hydrophilic/hydrophobic nanoporous double layer structure was
designed and developed for efficient long-term water desalination. It contained a …

Evaluation and optimization of reverse osmosis pretreatment technology using the modified intermediate blocking model

Q Gao, L Duan, J Liu, H Zhang, Y Zhao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling is the unavoidable obstruction that occurs during reverse osmosis (RO),
the use of pretreatment technology is highly effective for mitigating membrane fouling. In this …

State-of-the-art of reverse osmosis desalination

C Fritzmann, J Löwenberg, T Wintgens, T Melin - Desalination, 2007 - Elsevier
Throughout the world, water scarcity is being recognised as a present or future threat to
human activity and as a consequence, a definite trend to develop alternative water …

Metagenomic approach reveals the mechanism of calcium oxide improving kitchen waste dry anaerobic digestion

H Zhang, J Zhao, Z Fu, Y Wang, D Guan, J Xie… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
In light of the characteristics of excessive acidification and low biogas yield during kitchen
waste (KW) dry digestion, the impact of the calcium oxide (CaO) on KW mesophilic dry …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) properties and their effects on membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor

Z Wang, Z Wu, S Tang - Water research, 2009 - Elsevier
A pilot-scale submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR) for real municipal wastewater
treatment was operated for over one year in order to investigate extracellular polymeric …

Recent advances on electroactive CNT-based membranes for environmental applications: The perfect match of electrochemistry and membrane separation

Y Liu, F Liu, N Ding, X Hu, C Shen, F Li, M Huang… - Chinese Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Global climate change, growing population, and environmental pollution underscore the
need for a greater focus on providing advanced water treatment technologies. Although …

Electroactive membranes for water treatment: Enhanced treatment functionalities, energy considerations, and future challenges

X Zhu, D Jassby - Accounts of chemical research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus To meet the increasing demand for water, potable water providers are turning
toward unconventional waters, such as seawater and wastewater. These highly saline …

Hardness, COD and turbidity removals from produced water by electrocoagulation pretreatment prior to reverse osmosis membranes

S Zhao, G Huang, G Cheng, Y Wang, H Fu - Desalination, 2014 - Elsevier
This study refined the hardness removal (together with chemical oxygen demand (COD) and
turbidity) from the produced water by a pilot-scale electrocoagulation (EC) system to mitigate …