Fouling in reverse osmosis membranes: monitoring, characterization, mitigation strategies and future directions

MA Ahmed, S Amin, AA Mohamed - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Water scarcity has been a global challenge for many countries over the past decades, and
as a result, reverse osmosis (RO) has emerged as a promising and cost-effective tool for …

Membrane fouling in desalination and its mitigation strategies

PS Goh, WJ Lau, MHD Othman, AF Ismail - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Water scarcity at global level has called for attentions to establish new and innovative
technologies that can be tapped to provide sustainable solutions to water crisis. Membrane …

Nanoparticles and nanofiltration for wastewater treatment: From polluted to fresh water

TM Joseph, HE Al-Hazmi, B Śniatała, A Esmaeili… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water pollution poses significant threats to both ecosystems and human health. Mitigating
this issue requires effective treatment of domestic wastewater to convert waste into bio …

[HTML][HTML] Fouling mitigation strategies for different foulants in membrane distillation

A Alkhatib, MA Ayari, AH Hawari - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2021 - Elsevier
Providing clean water to a rapidly growing population is an issue that is currently getting lots
of attention to offer a sustainable solution for water scarcity. Membrane distillation (MD) is …

Light-trapping texture bio-hydrogel with anti-biofouling and antibacterial properties for efficient solar desalination

AM Saleque, MNAS Ivan, S Ahmed… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The light-trapping texture on the surface of the photothermal evaporator for an interfacial
steam generation has been largely overlooked so far. Here, we present a novel light …

Composite polyelectrolyte photothermal hydrogel with anti-biofouling and antibacterial properties for the real-world application of solar steam generation

B Peng, Q Lyu, Y Gao, M Li, G Xie, Z Xie… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Solar steam generation provides a promising and low-cost solution for freshwater production
in energy scarcity areas. However, in real-world applications, evaporators are easily affected …

Recent advances on electroactive CNT-based membranes for environmental applications: The perfect match of electrochemistry and membrane separation

Y Liu, F Liu, N Ding, X Hu, C Shen, F Li, M Huang… - Chinese Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Global climate change, growing population, and environmental pollution underscore the
need for a greater focus on providing advanced water treatment technologies. Although …

Electroactive membranes for water treatment: Enhanced treatment functionalities, energy considerations, and future challenges

X Zhu, D Jassby - Accounts of chemical research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus To meet the increasing demand for water, potable water providers are turning
toward unconventional waters, such as seawater and wastewater. These highly saline …

Fouling control and modeling in reverse osmosis for seawater desalination: A review

N Najid, JN Hakizimana, S Kouzbour, B Gourich… - Computers & Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of the antifouling Reverse Osmosis (RO) membranes requires modeling
and simulation as an essential tool alongside the progress of RO membrane technologies …

Review of new approaches for fouling mitigation in membrane separation processes in water treatment applications

M El Batouti, NF Alharby, MM Elewa - Separations, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review investigates antifouling agents used in the process of membrane separation
(MS), in reverse osmosis (RO), ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF), microfiltration (MF) …