Reverse osmosis desalination: A state-of-the-art review

M Qasim, M Badrelzaman, NN Darwish, NA Darwish… - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a grand challenge that has always stimulated research interests in finding
effective means for pure water production. In this context, reverse osmosis (RO) is …

Insights on the development of enhanced antifouling reverse osmosis membranes: Industrial applications and challenges

M Tawalbeh, L Qalyoubi, A Al-Othman, M Qasim… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) membranes are widely employed due to their inherent advantage of
achieving excellent water permeation rates and high salt rejection. However, fouling is a …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on membrane fouling: Mathematical modelling, prediction, diagnosis, and mitigation

N AlSawaftah, W Abuwatfa, N Darwish, G Husseini - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Water | Free Full-Text | A Comprehensive Review on Membrane Fouling: Mathematical
Modelling, Prediction, Diagnosis, and Mitigation Next Article in Journal Analysis of the Water …

Water desalination using nanocelluloses/cellulose derivatives based membranes for sustainable future

AK Rana, VK Gupta, AK Saini, SI Voicu… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Seawater desalination by utilizing a membrane-based technology is a crucial step to
overcome the freshwater shortage in some regions of the world. However, the durability and …

Ongoing progress on novel nanocomposite membranes for the separation of heavy metals from contaminated water

R Castro-Muñoz, LL González-Melgoza… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Membranes, as the primary separation element of membrane-based processes, have
greatly attracted the attention of researchers in several water treatment applications …

Surface characterization of thin-film composite membranes using contact angle technique: Review of quantification strategies and applications

MF Ismail, MA Islam, B Khorshidi… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thin-film composite (TFC) membranes are the most widely used membranes for low-cost
and energy-efficient water desalination processes. Proper control over the three influential …

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 …

Application of ZnO nanostructures in ceramic and polymeric membranes for water and wastewater technologies: a review

M Sheikh, M Pazirofteh, M Dehghani, M Asghari… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials have led to the development of
nanostructured membranes. Zinc oxide (ZnO), a multifunctional nanomaterial, has been …

The nano antibacterial composite film carboxymethyl chitosan/gelatin/nano ZnO improves the mechanical strength of food packaging

J Chen, L Luo, C Cen, Y Liu, H Li, Y Wang - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS)/fish skin gelatin (Gel) based novel nanocomposite film
was developed with nano ZnO for potential food packaging applications. The SEM and FT …

An ultrahighly permeable-selective nanofiltration membrane mediated by an in situ formed interlayer

Y Hao, Q Li, B He, B Liao, X Li, M Hu, Y Ji… - Journal of materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes with high permeability and selectivity are urgently needed to
reduce energy consumption and improve separation efficiency in desalination and …