A critical review of g-C3N4-based photocatalytic membrane for water purification

M Zhang, Y Yang, X An, L Hou - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the synergistically enhanced efficiency and self-cleaning performance, photocatalytic
membranes provide an energy sustainable and environment friendly approach for water …

Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

A Abidli, Y Huang, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

Retention of natural organic matter by ultrafiltration and the mitigation of membrane fouling through pre-treatment, membrane enhancement, and cleaning-A review

CD Peters, T Rantissi, V Gitis, NP Hankins - Journal of Water Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural organic matter (NOM) is a common occurrence in all raw waters (eg, surface waters,
groundwater, and wastewater) that are used for freshwater production. NOM is a leading …

Facile preparation of polyvinylidene fluoride substrate supported thin film composite polyamide nanofiltration: Effect of substrate pore size

J Wu, M Xia, Z Li, L Shen, R Li, M Zhang, Y Jiao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is rarely used as substrate membrane for thin film composite
polyamide (PA) nanofiltration (NF) membrane due to its hydrophobic surface pushes water …

Surface modified by green synthetic of Cu-MOF-74 to improve the anti-biofouling properties of PVDF membranes

H Zheng, D Wang, X Sun, S Jiang, Y Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mitigation of membrane fouling is an important problem to be solved in the application of
membrane technology. In this research, we synthesised a kind of Cu-MOF-74 by a facile and …

Super hydrophilic composite membrane with photocatalytic degradation and self-cleaning ability based on LDH and g-C3N4

Y Liu, Z Yu, X Li, L Shao, H Zeng - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the layered double hydroxide@ graphitic nitrogen carbide (LDH@ gC 3 N 4@
PDA) composite photocatalysts were fabricated by dopamine modification method. Then, the …

Polyvinyl alcohol/polyethersulfone thin-film nanocomposite membranes with carbon nanomaterials incorporated in substrate for water treatment

F Behdarvand, E Valamohammadi, MA Tofighy… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
A new class of thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) nanofiltration (NF) membrane was
synthesized successfully by incorporation of carbon nanomaterials (oxidized multi-walled …

Recent advances in application of the graphene-based membrane for water purification

P Kumari, KM Tripathi, LK Jangir, R Gupta… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Graphene is an atomic layer thick carbon-based material with unique two-dimensional
architecture and extraordinary physiochemical, optical, electrical, and mechanical …

A novel PVDF/PFSA-g-GO ultrafiltration membrane with enhanced permeation and antifouling performances

X Liu, H Yuan, C Wang, S Zhang, L Zhang, X Liu… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, PFSA-g-GO nanocomposites were firstly prepared by perfluorosulfonic acid
(PFSA) grafted on graphene oxide (GO) in various mass ratios through an esterification …

Systematic evaluation of TiO2-GO-modified ceramic membranes for water treatment: Retention properties and fouling mechanisms

C Li, W Sun, Z Lu, X Ao, C Yang, S Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, modified ceramic membranes functionalized with titanium dioxide (TiO 2)
graphene oxide (GO) via the vacuum method were prepared, and the effects of the …