Selective membranes in water and wastewater treatment: Role of advanced materials

K Zuo, K Wang, RM DuChanois, Q Fang, EM Deemer… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane separation has enjoyed tremendous advances in relevant material and
engineering sciences, making it the fastest growing technology in water treatment. Although …

State-of-the-art methods for overcoming temperature polarization in membrane distillation process: A review

A Anvari, AA Yancheshme, KM Kekre… - Journal of membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) technology has been mainly used as a treatment method for
saline or contaminated wastewater. Despite the rapid progress in material engineering and …

New generation nanomaterials for water desalination: A review

YH Teow, AW Mohammad - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper intends to review the state of the art of new generation nanomaterials–carbon
nanotubes (CNTs), graphene, zeolites, aquaporin (AQP) for water desalination. The major …

Polymeric membranes for desalination using membrane distillation: A review

J Ravi, MHD Othman, T Matsuura, MR Bilad… - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a burgeoning membrane technology that has gained immense
interest among membrane scientists worldwide. Despite a slow start, both the theoretical …

Functionalized carbon nanotube (CNT) membrane: progress and challenges

M Sianipar, SH Kim, F Iskandar, IG Wenten - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The role of carbon nanotube (CNT) as filler in a membrane matrix became popular recently.
CNT is believed to solve the trade-off issue between permeability and selectivity, and also …

Functional materials in desalination: A review

SF Anis, R Hashaikeh, N Hilal - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper reviews various functional materials used in desalination. Desalination of the
abundant seawater resource has emerged as a promising technology to meet the current …

Recent applications of nanomaterials in water desalination: a critical review and future opportunities

S Daer, J Kharraz, A Giwa, SW Hasan - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Given their unique structural and morphological features, nanomaterials have gained
considerable attention for their applications in membrane desalination. Recent advances in …

Multifunctional carbon nanotubes in water treatment: the present, past and future

R Das, SB Abd Hamid, ME Ali, AF Ismail, MSM Annuar… - Desalination, 2014 - Elsevier
The availability of safe and clean water is decreasing day by day, which is expected to
increase in the coming decades. To address this problem, various water purification …

Designer carbon nanotubes for contaminant removal in water and wastewater: a critical review

B Sarkar, S Mandal, YF Tsang, P Kumar, KH Kim… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The search for effective materials for environmental cleanup is a scientific and technological
issue of paramount importance. Among various materials, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) …

Desalination across a graphene oxide membrane via direct contact membrane distillation

M Bhadra, S Roy, S Mitra - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
We demonstrate the immobilization of graphene oxide on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
membrane surface for desalination via direct contact membrane distillation. The graphene …