Review of designing anti-surfactant wetting Janus membranes for membrane distillation: Mechanisms, methods and challenges

M Lou, L Meng, J Li, F Li - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Janus membranes with asymmetric wettable structures have well-pleasing anti-organic
fouling but plague with severe pore wetting induced by surfactants in the membrane …

Enhanced water permeability and antifouling properties of cross-linked graphene oxide composite membranes with tunable d-spacings

N Sun, H Wang, H Zhao, F Cheng, J Li - Journal of Membrane Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Low flux and membrane fouling are major challenges in membrane distillation (MD) for
treating concentrated wastewater. This study compared the performance of GO composite …

Designing a novel integrated Janus membrane modified by PDMS/VTES for high salinity wastewater treatment

H Liu, X Hou, Y Sun, X Zhang, H Li, Y Lu, Z Zhou - Desalination, 2025 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation technology is an important method for desalination, but it is
susceptible to membrane contamination and wetting. In this study, PVDF membrane bottom …

A Janus membrane with silica nanoparticles interlayer for treating coal mine water via membrane distillation

R Zhang, Y Chen, H Wang, X Duan, Y Ren - Separation and Purification …, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of membrane distillation (MD) technology to treat coal mine water content has great
potential, and the Janus membrane is very resistant to scaling and wetting during MD. In this …

Enhanced dye wastewater treatment via PVDF membrane distillation: Influence of dye classes on performance and fouling

J Bose, J Sikder, D Pal, U Adhikari - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study examines the application of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane distillation
for the 12-hour treatment of dye wastewater, investigating the impact of various dye classes …

Rapid and Effective Self-Healing of Graphene Oxide Membranes Enabled by Alginate Functionalization

S Hu, J Jiang, J Wang, J Hu, Y Li, P Li… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Cross-linking graphene oxide (GO) membranes enhances separation performance by
meticulously regulating nanochannels and interactions between GO flakes. However …