Fundamental transport mechanisms, fabrication and potential applications of nanoporous atomically thin membranes

L Wang, MSH Boutilier, PR Kidambi, D Jang… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Graphene and other two-dimensional materials offer a new approach to controlling mass
transport at the nanoscale. These materials can sustain nanoscale pores in their rigid …

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 …

Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) scouring to mitigate membrane fouling: performance, hydrodynamic mechanism and contribution quantification model

W Zhang, W Liang, Z Zhang, T Hao - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) has been proven to have a low fouling potential in
membrane bioreactor (MBR). Nevertheless, AGS scouring effect on mitigating membrane …

Membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment: A review of mechanical cleaning by scouring agents to control membrane fouling

M Aslam, A Charfi, G Lesage, M Heran, J Kim - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) is a reliable and promising technology for wastewater
treatment and reclamation applications. In spite of more than a decade of significant …

Enhancement of surface properties and performance of reverse osmosis membranes after surface modification: a review

M Asadollahi, D Bastani, SA Musavi - Desalination, 2017 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) membrane process has become the most promising technology for
desalination to produce purified water. Among numerous polymeric materials used to …

How RO membrane permeability and other performance factors affect process cost and energy use: A review

Y Okamoto, JH Lienhard - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) technology has progressed steadily over the last few decades. Those
gains were achieved through improvements in both RO membrane element performance …

Forward osmosis research trends in desalination and wastewater treatment: A review of research trends over the past decade

WL Ang, AW Mohammad, D Johnson, N Hilal - Journal of Water Process …, 2019 - Elsevier
Issues of water scarcity and water security have driven the rapid development of various
technologies to ensure water sustainability. The forward osmosis (FO) membrane process …

Nanoporous graphene as a reverse osmosis membrane: recent insights from theory and simulation

D Cohen-Tanugi, JC Grossman - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
In this review, we examine the potential and the challenges of designing an ultrathin reverse
osmosis (RO) membrane from graphene, focusing on the role of computational methods in …

Carbon nanomaterials for advancing separation membranes: A strategic perspective

K Goh, HE Karahan, L Wei, TH Bae, AG Fane, R Wang… - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
An emerging class of carbon nanomaterials (CNMs), in particular graphene-based materials
and carbon nanotubes, has been extensively studied for its extraordinary water transport …

Membranes and processes for forward osmosis-based desalination: Recent advances and future prospects

YN Wang, K Goh, X Li, L Setiawan, R Wang - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is an increasingly important technology that has been deemed
promising for addressing the global issue of water scarcity. Rapid progress over the past …