Seawater desalination by reverse osmosis: Current development and future challenges in membrane fabrication–A review

YJ Lim, K Goh, M Kurihara, R Wang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) is the key technology driving an energy-efficient and
cost-effective desalination process. At the center of this technology are the thin film …

A critical review on thin-film nanocomposite membranes with interlayered structure: mechanisms, recent developments, and environmental applications

Z Yang, PF Sun, X Li, B Gan, L Wang… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The separation properties of polyamide reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes,
widely applied for desalination and water reuse, are constrained by the permeability …

Metal-organic framework enables ultraselective polyamide membrane for desalination and water reuse

Y Wen, R Dai, X Li, X Zhang, X Cao, Z Wu, S Lin… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
While reverse osmosis (RO) is the leading technology to address the global challenge of
water scarcity through desalination and potable reuse of wastewater, current RO …

Polyamide desalination membranes: Formation, structure, and properties

V Freger, GZ Ramon - Progress in Polymer Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Empirical discovery, four decades ago, of polyamide membranes made by interfacial
polymerization revolutionized large-scale desalination and has made desalinated water …

A review on the synthesis of fully aromatic polyamide reverse osmosis membranes

S Habib, ST Weinman - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) membranes have been used for desalination for over 40 years. This
review focuses on the lab-scale synthesis of fully aromatic polyamide layers used to create …

Thin film nanocomposite reverse osmosis membrane incorporated with UiO-66 nanoparticles for enhanced boron removal

L Liu, X Xie, S Qi, R Li, X Zhang, X Song… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
The removal of boron from seawater remains a challenge and now receives increasing
attention worldwide. Boron removal rates offered by conventional reverse osmosis …

Energy and environmental issues of seawater reverse osmosis desalination considering boron rejection: A comprehensive review and a case study of exergy analysis

N Najid, S Fellaou, S Kouzbour, B Gourich… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, the rapid worldwide growth of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination
capacity has reignited the boron removal challenge in drinking water. The objective of this …

Defect-free highly selective polyamide thin-film composite membranes for desalination and boron removal

Z Ali, Y Al Sunbul, F Pacheco, W Ogieglo… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Removal of boron from saline water sources has presented a major challenge for
commercially available reverse osmosis desalination membranes. In this work, we report the …

Fabrication of fluorinated polyamide seawater reverse osmosis membrane with enhanced boron removal

C Li, Y Zhao, GS Lai, R Wang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing a reverse osmosis membrane with desirable water/salt selectivity and boron
removal has been recognized as crucial for high-efficient seawater desalination. Herein …

Synergistic Effect of Ti3C2Tx MXene Nanosheets and Tannic Acid–Fe3+ Network in Constructing High-Performance Hydrogel Composite Membrane for …

N Zhang, J Zhang, X Zhu, S Yuan, D Wang, H Xu… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Photothermal membrane distillation (PMD) has emerged as a promising and sustainable
approach for seawater desalination and wastewater purification. However, the wide …