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 …

Removal of emerging organic micropollutants via modified-reverse osmosis/nanofiltration membranes: A review

YS Khoo, PS Goh, WJ Lau, AF Ismail, MS Abdullah… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Hazardous micropollutants (MPs) such as pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs),
pesticides and personal care products (PCPs) have emerged as a critical concern …

When self-assembly meets interfacial polymerization

Q Shen, Q Song, Z Mai, KR Lee, T Yoshioka… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Interfacial polymerization (IP) and self-assembly are two thermodynamically different
processes involving an interface in their systems. When the two systems are incorporated …

Designing sustainable membrane-based water treatment via fouling control through membrane interface engineering and process developments

A Ilyas, IFJ Vankelecom - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane-based water treatment processes have been established as a powerful
approach for clean water production. However, despite the significant advances made in …

[HTML][HTML] Eco-friendly surface modification approach to develop thin film nanocomposite membrane with improved desalination and antifouling properties

YS Khoo, WJ Lau, YY Liang, M Karaman… - Journal of advanced …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Nanomaterials aggregation within polyamide (PA) layer of thin film
nanocomposite (TFN) membrane is found to be a common issue and can negatively affect …

[HTML][HTML] Hazardous and emerging contaminants removal from water by plasma-based treatment: A review of recent advances

A Yusuf, HK Amusa, JO Eniola, A Giwa… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The opportunities, challenges, and future trends of the application of non-thermal plasma
(NTP) technology in water purification is critically reviewed. Different plasma methods were …

A review of plasma synthesis methods for polymer films and nanoparticles under atmospheric pressure conditions

HJ Jang, EY Jung, T Parsons, HS Tae, CS Park - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we present an overview of recent approaches in the gas/aerosol-through-
plasma (GATP) and liquid plasma methods for synthesizing polymer films and nanoparticles …

Studies on photocatalytic removal of antibiotics, ciprofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole, by Fe3O4-ZnO-chitosan/alginate nanocomposite in aqueous systems

N Roy, K Kannabiran, A Mukherjee - Advanced Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
An ultraviolet-light-induced antibiotic degradation system based on nano-ZnO and Fe 3 O 4
and chitosan/alginate nanocomposite bead assembly has been developed using a facile …

Surface modification of PA layer of TFC membranes: Does it effective for performance Improvement?

YS Khoo, WJ Lau, YY Liang, N Yusof… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Separation process based on polyamide (PA) thin film composite (TFC) membrane is the
dominant desalination technology in the 21st century to produce potable water to meet the …

[HTML][HTML] Dual modification of reverse osmosis membranes with NH2-MIL-125 and functionalised multiwalled carbon nanotubes for enhanced nanoplastic removal

J Farahbakhsh, M Najafi, M Golgoli, SZ Haeri… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study describes a novel double-modified strategy for developing high-
performance thin-film composite reverse osmosis (TFC-RO) membranes by incorporating …