Solvent transport model for polyamide nanofilm membranes based on accurate Hansen solubility parameters

MG Shin, W Choi, J Huh, WD Mulhearn… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyamide (PA) nanofilm membranes for solvent filtration are widely used in various
industries. However, reliable models that can describe solvent transport in PA membranes …

Organic compounds in Weiyuan shale gas produced water: identification, detection and rejection by ultrafiltration-reverse osmosis processes

Y Sun, M Wu, T Tong, P Liu, P Tang, Z Gan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Quantification of organic pollutants in flowback and produced water is essential to design
appropriate treatment strategy and predict the potential environmental toxicity associated …

Design of high-performance biomimetic reverse osmosis membranes by introducing loose liposome as an artificial water channel

D Chen, Q Liang, F Gao, T Liu, Y Wu, Z Zheng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Superior permeability and high selectivity are crucial performances criterion for reverse
osmosis (RO) membranes. Inspired by aquaporin-based biomimetic membranes, the loose …

Mechanistic insights into the separation behaviors of polyamide desalination membranes for emerging micropollutants removal

F Zheng, T Yan, Y Lei, Y Liao, Z Pan, G Han - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
As emerging micropollutants (EMPs) become a global environmental concern, it is crucial to
devise energy-efficient methods that can effectively remove EMPs from water. Polyamide …

Influence of solute molecular diameter on permeability-selectivity tradeoff of thin-film composite polyamide membranes in aqueous separations

X Chen, C Boo, NY Yip - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Fundamental understanding of the reverse osmosis (RO) transport phenomena is necessary
for quantitative prediction of contaminant rejection and development of more selective …

Variation of free volume and thickness by high pressure applied on thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane

KH Chu, JS Mang, J Lim, S Hong, MH Hwang - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Analytical technologies for polymeric membranes, including positron annihilation lifetime
spectroscopy (PALS) and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), were …

Effect of functional chemistry on the rejection of low-molecular weight neutral organics through reverse osmosis membranes for potable reuse

LN Breitner, KJ Howe, D Minakata - Environmental science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Potable reuse facilities must be designed and operated to minimize the presence of
contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) and other trace organics in the product water …

Removal of disinfection byproducts in drinking water by flexible reverse osmosis: Efficiency comparison, fates, influencing factors, and mechanisms

B Chen, C Zhang, L Wang, J Yang, Y Sun - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Flexible reverse osmosis (FLERO) is a newly proposed technology for purifying and saving
water simultaneously by recycling brine to inlet water. However, it is unknown if and how …

Artificial water channels engineered thin-film nanocomposite membranes for high-efficient application in water treatment

D Chen, F Gao, W Peng, Y Song, R Hu, Z Zheng… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Inspired by biological aquaporins, artificial water channels (AWCs) can achieve high-
performance for thin-film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. In our work …

Elucidating the roles of polyamide layer structural properties in the permeability–selectivity tradeoff governing aqueous separations

X Chen, R Verbeke, C Boo, M Dickmann… - ACS ES&T …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A tradeoff relationship between permeability and selectivity of reverse osmosis and
nanofiltration aqueous separation membranes is increasingly being documented. However …