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 …

Regulating composition and structure of nanofillers in thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes for enhanced separation performance: A critical review

Z Liao, J Zhu, X Li, B Van der Bruggen - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes, comprising nanofillers and nanoscale dense
polymeric barriers, were prepared by introducing nanomaterials into a polyamide layer …

Recent advances in polymer and polymer composite membranes for reverse and forward osmosis processes

D Li, Y Yan, H Wang - Progress in polymer science, 2016 - Elsevier
Semipermeable membranes are the core elements for membrane water desalination
technologies such as commercial reverse osmosis (RO) process and emerging forward …

New mixed matrix PEI nanofiltration membrane decorated by glycidyl-POSS functionalized graphene oxide nanoplates with enhanced separation and antifouling …

S Bandehali, A Moghadassi, F Parvizian… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Surface functionalization of graphene oxide (GO) nanoplates was performed by glycidyl
polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane (POSS), and was used to fabrication of polyetherimide (PEI) …

Nanocomposite organic solvent nanofiltration membranes by a highly-efficient mussel-inspired co-deposition strategy

YC Xu, YP Tang, LF Liu, ZH Guo, L Shao - Journal of Membrane Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Herein, a novel nanocomposite organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) membrane has been
facilely fabricated by a highly-efficient one-step co-deposition of mussel-inspired catechol …

3D visualization of the internal nanostructure of polyamide thin films in RO membranes

F Pacheco, R Sougrat, M Reinhard, JO Leckie… - Journal of membrane …, 2016 - Elsevier
The front and back surfaces of fully aromatic polyamide thin films isolated from reverse
osmosis (RO) membranes were characterized by TEM, SEM and AFM. The front surfaces …

Bifunctional polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane engineered polyamide membrane for efficient Li+/Mg2+ separation

S Zhang, Y Jiang, X Yue, R Zhang, R Li, T Gu… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanofiltration membrane technology holds great promise in extracting lithium (Li) from salt-
lake brines. However, designing nanofiltration membranes with both high water permeance …

Recent developments of nano-enhanced composite membranes designed for water/wastewater purification—a review

TS Vo, KM Lwin, K Kim - Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 2024 - Springer
In this review, the latest advances on nano-enhanced composite membranes (NECMs,
which contain nanostructured filler-like materials and nanoscale barrier polymeric …

Mix-charged polyamide membranes via molecular hybridization for selective ionic nanofiltration

J Zhao, X You, G Wang, J Yuan, Y Li, C Yang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanofiltration membranes that can selectively remove multivalent ions from salty water hold
great promise in water treatment and salt utilization. However, developing nanofiltration …

Enhancing the permeation flux and antifouling performance of polyamide nanofiltration membrane by incorporation of PEG-POSS nanoparticles

X You, T Ma, Y Su, H Wu, M Wu, H Cai, G Sun… - Journal of Membrane …, 2017 - Elsevier
In order to fabricate nanofiltration (NF) membranes with high flux and anti-fouling properties,
polyethylene glycol-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (PEG-POSS) …