The ubiquitous use and continuously growing demand for lithium (Li) in transportation and
high-technology products have rendered Li+ recovery imperative for sustainable growth …

While sludge bulking often occurring in activated sludge processes generally leads to
serious membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBR), the underlying causes are still …

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have been regarded as prominent nanofiller to
manufacture high-performance mixed-matrix membranes. However, their efficient …

Membrane technology has emerged as a possible solution to the challenge of biomass
recovery facing microalgal industry. However, fouling phenomenon hinders the …

Efficient separation of oil-in-water emulsion remains a decisive step for success of oily
wastewater treatment. To achieve this goal, a novel strategy regarding combining …

While transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) is a major foulant, and ethylene diamine
tetraacetic acid (EDTA) is a strong chelating agent frequently used for fouling mitigation in …

Fouling behaviors of polysaccharides vary with their structure, while the mechanisms
underlying this phenomenon remain unexplored. This work was carried out to explore the …

Oil leakage has posed serious threat to the environment, but still remain a great challenge to
be solved especially for harsh environmental conditions. Herein, robust superhydrophobic …

Polyamide nanofiltration membranes with an interlayer of either a plant polyphenol tannic
acid (TA) coating to improve polyamide formation or zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) …

Bio-based membranes for removing organic dye and microorganism-containing complicated
oil-water effluents simultaneously are sustainable, low-cost, renewable, biodegradable, and …