Janus membranes at the water-energy nexus: a critical review

L Meng, W Shi, Y Li, X Li, X Tong, Z Wang - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane technology has emerged as a highly efficient strategy for alleviating water and
energy scarcity globally. As the key component, the membrane plays a fatal role in different …

Modified electrospun membranes using different nanomaterials for membrane distillation

M Khatri, L Francis, N Hilal - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Obtaining fresh drinking water is a challenge directly related to the change in agricultural,
industrial, and societal demands and pressure. Therefore, the sustainable treatment of …

Engineering omniphobic corrugated membranes for scaling mitigation in membrane distillation

X Liao, S Chou, C Gu, X Zhang, M Shi, X You… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane scaling is unavoidable when treating highly concentrated and even
supersaturated brine in the continuous membrane distillation (MD) process. Omniphobic …

Reinforced PS-PVDF-WO3 superhydrophobic antiwetting membrane for membrane distillation

G Vaghela, A Pushkar, AK An, BJ Deka - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is an energy-efficient desalination process with abilities to
achieve nearly zero liquid discharge and recovery of resources. Nevertheless, MD's …

Surface energy-induced anti-wetting and anti-fouling enhancement of Janus membrane for membrane distillation

L Meng, X Chen, T Cai, X Tong, Z Wang - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) presents a promising alternative to conventional desalination
systems, particularly for the treatment of hypersaline wastewater. However, the large-scale …

Silicification-interlayered nanofiber substrates regulated crumpled ultrathin polyamide nanofilms for highly enhanced nanofiltration

R Sun, Y Lv, X Zhang, J Zhao, Z Qian, Q Lan… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thin-film nanofiber composite (TFNC) membranes have shown great potentials for highly
efficient nanofiltration. However, it remains a challenge to construct defect-free ultrathin …

A review of superhydrophobic and omniphobic membranes as innovative solutions for enhancing water desalination performance through membrane distillation

NMA Omar, MHD Othman, ZS Tai, TA Kurniawan… - Surfaces and …, 2024 - Elsevier
A growing focus has recently been on membrane distillation (MD) technology as a potential
separation method for desalination through various MD configurations. However, due to the …

Single-step, nanoparticle-free, and durable omniphobic modification of the poly (vinylidene fluoride) electrospun membrane surface toward enhancing membrane …

M Asadolahi, H Fashandi - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
Membrane distillation (MD) provides a promising solution to the worldwide water scarcity
through desalination and purification of wastewaters regardless of concentration. However …

Fluoroalkylsilane grafted FeOOH nanorods impregnated PVDF-co-HFP membranes with enhanced wetting and fouling resistance for direct contact membrane …

J Nambikkattu, NJ Kaleekkal - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) is a versatile thermal-driven membrane
separation technique that can be used for seawater distillation and water recovery. Initially …

Membrane distillation with electrospun omniphobic membrane for treatment of hypersaline chemical industry wastewater

L Meng, L Wang, Z Wang - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypersaline chemical industry wastewater comprises various species with complex
characteristics, challenging the proposal treatment of such wastewater. Membrane …