Lithium concentration from salt-lake brine by Donnan-enhanced nanofiltration

ZH Foo, D Rehman, AT Bouma… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Membranes offer a scalable and cost-effective approach to ion separations for lithium
recovery. In the case of salt-lake brines, however, the high feed salinity and low pH of the …

Optimizing separation layer structure of polyamide composite membrane for high permselectivity based on post-treatment: A review

Y Liu, Z Xin, M Wang, X Wang, H Zhang, Z Wang - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Membrane separation technology based on reverse osmosis (RO)/nanofiltration (NF)
membrane has emerged as an effective solution to address the current shortage of fresh …

Quantifying uncertainty in nanofiltration transport models for enhanced metals recovery

D Rehman, F Sheriff, JH Lienhard - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
To decarbonize our global energy system, sustainably harvesting metals from diverse
sourcewaters is essential. Membrane-based processes have recently shown great promise …

Unveiling the role of post-treatment in thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes: performance and mechanism

X Zhu, C Lai, B Liu, J Liu, D Xu, X Lu, D Wu, J Xu… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The deep role and mechanism of post-treatment in the morphology and performance of thin-
film composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) membranes have rarely been revealed. In this work …

Physics-informed deep learning for multi-species membrane separations

D Rehman, JH Lienhard - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Conventional continuum models for ion transport across polyamide membranes require
solving partial differential equations (PDEs). These models typically introduce a host of …

Promoting the efficiency of tetracycline removal from tap water with commercial NF membranes via a facile post-treatment

Y Zong, S Su, R Zhang, Y Sun, J Tian… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
How to simultaneously improve the water permeance and antibiotics/minerals selectivity is
one of the key issues for promoting the efficiency of drinking water treatment with …

Polyurea nanofiltration membranes with extreme-pH stability and high separation performance

Z Wang, R Zhang, S Zhang, W Li, K Zhi, Y Su… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of high-performance nanofiltration membranes with extreme-pH
stability is an urgent need for treatment of wastewater from metallurgical and paper …

[HTML][HTML] Global optimization for accurate and efficient parameter estimation in nanofiltration

D Rehman, JH Lienhard - Journal of Membrane Science Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the most well-established frameworks for modeling multicomponent transport in
nanofiltration (NF) is the Donnan-Steric Pore Model with Dielectric Exclusion (DSPM-DE) …

Response surface methodology based optimization of test parameter in glass fiber reinforced polyamide 66 for dry sliding, tribological performance

N Jagadeesan, A Selvaraj, S Nagaraja, M Abbas… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The tribological performance of a glass fiber reinforced polyamide66 (GFRPA66) composite
with varying fiber weight percentage (wt.%)[30 wt.% and 35 wt.%] is investigated in this study …

Recycling and Degradation of Polyamides

L Zheng, M Wang, Y Li, Y Xiong, C Wu - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
As one of the five major engineering plastics, polyamide brings many benefits to humans in
the fields of transportation, clothing, entertainment, health, and more. However, as the …