Engineering antifouling reverse osmosis membranes: A review

S Zhao, Z Liao, A Fane, J Li, C Tang, C Zheng, J Lin… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, water scarcity and security have significantly stimulated the
advances of reverse osmosis (RO) technology, which dominates the global desalination …

Current and future trends in polymer membrane-based gas separation technology: A comprehensive review

RSK Valappil, N Ghasem, M Al-Marzouqi - Journal of Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric gas separation membranes have become a competent technology over the past
few decades. This review focuses on the broad classifications of membrane materials and …

Engineered nanoparticles for removal of pollutants from wastewater: Current status and future prospects of nanotechnology for remediation strategies

S Khan, M Naushad, A Al-Gheethi, J Iqbal - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Significant aspects of the world's water scenario, primarily associated with global population
growth and climate change, necessitate new technology implementation to ensure a supply …

Photocatalytic-membrane technology: a critical review for membrane fouling mitigation

N Nasrollahi, L Ghalamchi, V Vatanpour… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present paper provides an overview of the hybrid photocatalytic-membrane process and
its new properties such as permeability, hydrophilicity, rejection, antifouling and …

Potential and implemented membrane-based technologies for the treatment and reuse of flowback and produced water from shale gas and oil plays: A review

H Chang, T Li, B Liu, RD Vidic, M Elimelech… - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Recovery of natural gas and oil from unconventional (shale) reservoirs relies on horizontal
drilling and hydraulic fracturing to make it economical. Hydraulic fracturing generates vast …

[HTML][HTML] Inorganic membranes: Preparation and application for water treatment and desalination

A Kayvani Fard, G McKay, A Buekenhoudt, H Al Sulaiti… - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Inorganic membrane science and technology is an attractive field of membrane separation
technology, which has been dominated by polymer membranes. Recently, the inorganic …

[HTML][HTML] Functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for water and wastewater treatment: preparation to application

MMA Aslam, HW Kuo, W Den, M Usman, M Sultan… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
As the world human population and industrialization keep growing, the water availability
issue has forced scientists, engineers, and legislators of water supply industries to better …

Challenges and opportunities in functional carbon nanotubes for membrane-based water treatment and desalination

S Ali, SAU Rehman, HY Luan, MU Farid… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental applications of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have grabbed worldwide attentions
due to their excellent adsorption capacities and promising physical, chemical and …

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets functionalized composite membrane with self-cleaning and antibacterial performance

R Li, Y Ren, P Zhao, J Wang, J Liu, Y Zhang - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling significantly impedes membrane performance and thus short lifespan of
the membrane. Membranes that functionalized with photocatalytic activity are deemed as an …

Dendrimers, mesoporous silicas and chitosan-based nanosorbents for the removal of heavy-metal ions: A review

E Vunain, AK Mishra, BB Mamba - International journal of biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
The application of nanomaterials as nanosorbents in solving environmental problems such
as the removal of heavy metals from wastewater has received a lot of attention due to their …