A review on ion-exchange nanofiber membranes: properties, structure and application in electrochemical (waste) water treatment

B Swanckaert, J Geltmeyer, K Rabaey… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In view of today's challenges in clean water depletion and wastewater management,
electrochemical water treatment processes are increasingly applied for eg desalination of …

Purifying water with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-incorporated membranes: Recent advancements and critical challenges

Y Yu, Z Zhou, G Huang, H Cheng, L Han, S Zhao… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In the face of the growing global water crisis, membrane technology is a promising means of
purifying water and wastewater. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been widely used to …

Comprehensive review of membrane design and synthesis for membrane distillation

M Qasim, IU Samad, NA Darwish, N Hilal - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a grand challenge that requires continuous exploration of new desalination
technologies in order to augment the global supply of fresh water. In this context, membrane …

Advancements in Nanoenabled Membrane Distillation for a Sustainable Water‐Energy‐Environment Nexus

MU Farid, JA Kharraz, J Sun, MW Boey… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of nano innovations in membrane distillation (MD) has garnered increasing
scientific interest. This enables the exploration of state‐of‐the‐art nano‐enabled MD …

Electrospun membranes for membrane distillation: The state of play and recent advances

L Francis, FE Ahmed, N Hilal - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a versatile technique for the fabrication of nanofibrous, nanostructured
composite membranes for a large number of applications. This mini-review focuses on …

Fouling mitigation in forward osmosis and membrane distillation for desalination

WJ Lee, ZC Ng, SK Hubadillah, PS Goh, WJ Lau… - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
Freshwater scarcity is one of the grand challenges that has posed threats to the global
economy, societal stability and ecosystem balance. Desalination has been long recognized …

Green synthesis of carbon nanotubes to address the water-energy-food nexus: A critical review

B Makgabutlane, LN Nthunya… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes are valuable materials that possess excellent physicochemical
properties such as high electrical conductivity, thermal stability, mechanical strength, aspect …

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 …

Interplay of the factors affecting water flux and salt rejection in membrane distillation: A state-of-the-art critical review

L Chen, P Xu, H Wang - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
High water flux and elevated rejection of salts and contaminants are two primary goals for
membrane distillation (MD). It is imperative to study the factors affecting water flux and solute …

Biofouling in membrane distillation applications-a review

FCR Costa, BC Ricci, B Teodoro, K Koch, JE Drewes… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising technology of the water-energy nexus suitable for
generating high-quality water. Like other membrane processes, MD is susceptible to all …