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 …

Critical review on membrane designs for enhanced flux performance in membrane distillation

ZS Tai, MHD Othman, KN Koo, J Jaafar - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a hybrid of thermal and membrane processes that utilizes a
hydrophobic membrane to separate volatile solutes from feed solution at fairly high …

Synthesis, fabrication, and mechanism of action of electrically conductive membranes: a review

NH Barbhuiya, U Misra, SP Singh - Environmental Science: Water …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Membrane technology has been used in desalination and wastewater treatment due to its
many advantages such as ease of operation, smaller footprint, higher efficiency, and lower …

Novel PTFE hollow fiber membrane fabricated by emulsion electrospinning and sintering for membrane distillation

C Su, Y Li, H Cao, C Lu, Y Li, J Chang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is an attractive membrane material due to its superior
chemical resistance, thermal stability and strong hydrophobicity. However, PTFE hollow fiber …

Laser-induced graphene and carbon nanotubes as conductive carbon-based materials in environmental technology

C Thamaraiselvan, J Wang, DK James, P Narkhede… - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology and nanomaterials have attracted interest due to their potential in
mitigating contemporary environmental challenges, such as the stressors imposed by …

Recent developments in nanomaterials-modified membranes for improved membrane distillation performance

S Sinha Ray, H Singh Bakshi, R Dangayach, R Singh… - Membranes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally induced membrane separation process that
utilizes vapor pressure variance to permeate the more volatile constituent, typically water as …

Janus membrane prepared via one step depositing coatings onto PVDF/PDMS membrane for simultaneous antiwetting and antifouling in DCMD

H Ji, M Gu, G Zhang, C Yue, Z Yuan, D Liu, S Shen… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
A Janus membrane with antiwetting and antifouling properties was prepared for complicated
wastewater treatment via direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) technology. The …

Membrane distillation: Progress in the improvement of dedicated membranes for enhanced hydrophobicity and desalination performance

MK Alsebaeai, AL Ahmad - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD), a second-generation separation technology has been identified
as vital industrial process due to outstanding properties for seawater desalination. In this …

Membrane innovations to tackle challenges related to flux, energy efficiency and wetting in membrane distillation: A state-of-the-art review

ZS Tai, MHD Othman, KN Koo, WNFW Mustapa… - Sustainable Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) has received increasing attention as an alternative membrane-
based separation technology for conventional water treatment technologies due to several …

Carbon nanotube based Janus composite membrane of oil fouling resistance for direct contact membrane distillation

M Han, T Dong, D Hou, J Yao, L Han - Journal of Membrane Science, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel Janus composite membrane via hydrophilization of conventional PVDF hydrophobic
membrane based on multiwall carbon nanotube (CNT) functionalized with carboxylic groups …