The advent of thermoplasmonic membrane distillation

S Santoro, AH Avci, A Politano, E Curcio - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Freshwater scarcity is a vital societal challenge related to climate change, population
pressure, and agricultural and industrial demands. Therefore, sustainable desalination …

A critical review of membrane wettability in membrane distillation from the perspective of interfacial interactions

H Chang, B Liu, Z Zhang, R Pawar, Z Yan… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hydrophobic membranes used in membrane distillation (MD) systems are often subject to
wetting during long-term operation. Thus, it is of great importance to fully understand factors …

Enhancing the piezo-photocatalytic tetracycline degradation activity of BiOBr by the decoration of AuPt alloy nanoparaticles: degradation pathways and mechanism …

T Xian, X Sun, L Di, C Sun, H Li, C Ma, H Yang - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
AuPt alloy nanoparaticles were successfully decorated on the BiOBr surface to form
AuPt/BiOBr piezo-photocatalysts via a photoreduction route. The removal of organic dyes …

Purifying water with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-incorporated membranes: Recent advancements and critical challenges

Y Yu, Z Zhou, G Huang, H Cheng, L Han, S Zhao… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In the face of the growing global water crisis, membrane technology is a promising means of
purifying water and wastewater. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been widely used to …

Drawing on membrane photocatalysis for fouling mitigation

H Zhang, Y Wan, J Luo, SB Darling - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis is an effective and environmentally friendly approach for degrading organic
pollutants, particularly in scenarios where sunlight can be utilized as the energy source …

Advancements in Nanoenabled Membrane Distillation for a Sustainable Water‐Energy‐Environment Nexus

MU Farid, JA Kharraz, J Sun, MW Boey… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of nano innovations in membrane distillation (MD) has garnered increasing
scientific interest. This enables the exploration of state‐of‐the‐art nano‐enabled MD …

Preparation and Performance of a Novel Photocatalytic Antibacterial Ag–Ag2C2O4–TiO2/PAMPS/PVDF-Based Membrane in an Immobilized Photocatalytic …

S Almaie, MH Rasoulifard, V Vatanpour… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Combining membrane separation with the photocatalysis process, which is named
photocatalytic membrane reactor (PMR) technology, has received great consideration for the …

Fabrication of Bi2O3 QDs decorated TiO2/BiOBr dual Z-scheme photocatalysts for efficient degradation of gaseous toluene under visible-light

H Xu, J Yang, Y Li, F Fu, K Da, S Cao, W Chen… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Weak visible-light capture ability, ultrahigh charge recombination rate, and poor redox ability
are crucial constraints to improve the photocatalytic performance for toluene degradation …

Synthesis of sodium dodecyl sulfate modified BiOBr/magnetic bentonite photocatalyst with Three-dimensional parterre like structure for the enhanced …

K Liu, Z Tong, Y Muhammad, G Huang, H Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Antibiotic contamination poses serious ecological and human health threats. To control
these impacts, an economical and novel three-dimensional (3D) heterogeneous sodium …

Robust dual-layered omniphobic electrospun membrane with anti-wetting and anti-scaling functionalised for membrane distillation application

BJ Deka, J Guo, AK An - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
A robust dual-layer superhydrophobic and omniphobic electrospun nanofiber membrane
was developed for membrane distillation application, especially with feed that contains …