Emerging desalination technologies: Current status, challenges and future trends

FE Ahmed, A Khalil, N Hilal - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging technologies present many new possibilities for diversifying the desalination
industry, which is currently dominated by thermal desalination, and reverse osmosis. In this …

Janus membranes at the water-energy nexus: a critical review

L Meng, W Shi, Y Li, X Li, X Tong, Z Wang - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane technology has emerged as a highly efficient strategy for alleviating water and
energy scarcity globally. As the key component, the membrane plays a fatal role in different …

Electrospun nanomembranes at the liquid–liquid and solid–liquid interface-a review

S Osali, H Esfahani, R Jose, S Ramakrishna - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
A membrane is a thin layer or sheet at the interface of two material compartments aimed for
separation and purification processes. Membranes made using nanofibers, termed as …

A review on promising membrane technology approaches for heavy metal removal from water and wastewater to solve water crisis

M El Batouti, NF Al-Harby, MM Elewa - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to the impacts of water scarcity, the world is looking at all possible solutions for
decreasing the over-exploitation of finite freshwater resources. Wastewater is one of the …

Cost-effective polymer-based membranes for drinking water purification

X Xu, Y Yang, T Liu, B Chu - Giant, 2022 - Elsevier
Global water scarcity is exacerbating owing to climate change and pollution, making the
demand for clean water more challenging with the growth of the global economy and …

Research progress of water treatment technology based on nanofiber membranes

K Ji, C Liu, H He, X Mao, L Wei, H Wang, M Zhang… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the field of water purification, membrane separation technology plays a significant role.
Electrospinning has emerged as a primary method to produce nanofiber membranes due to …

Bendable poly (vinylidene fluoride)/polydopamine/β-cyclodextrin composite electrospun membranes for highly efficient and bidirectional adsorption of cation and …

X Wang, J Dong, C Gong, S Zhang, J Yang… - … Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrospun fibrous membranes have potential application prospects in various adsorbents.
However, challenges remain in the development of flexible adsorbents with multiple …

Omniphobic membrane via bioinspired silicification for the treatment of RO concentrate by membrane distillation

L Meng, J Mansouri, X Li, J Liang, M Huang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is promising for the reclamation of reverse osmosis (RO)
concentrate ascribed to the advantages of moderate membrane fouling, space-saving and …

Biomimetic aligned micro-/nanofibrous composite membranes with ultrafast water transport and evaporation for efficient indoor humidification

J Chen, J Mai, C Wang, Y Lin, D Miao… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Humidifying membranes with ultrafast water transport and evaporation play a vital role in
indoor humidification that improves personal comfort and industrial productivity in daily life …

Novel PVDF membrane with sandwich structure for enhanced membrane distillation

L Meng, Y Lv, P Deng, N Li, M Huang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) holds great potential in the desalination of high concentration
brines but need improvement to achieve sustained permeate flux and durable performance …