Membrane fouling remains a notorious problem in microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF),
and a systematic understanding of the fouling mechanisms is fundamental for solving this …

Abstract Knowledge of particle deposition and transport in saturated porous media is of
significant importance for various engineered applications and environmental concerns …

Thin film composite (TFC) polyamide membranes set the golden standard for reverse
osmosis technology, but tuning their permeability and selectivity remains a major challenge …

Nanofiber air filter has garnered tremendous attention due to large specific surface area,
large porosity, highly interconnected aperture channels, etc. However, its unitary interlayer …

The thin‐film (nano) composite (TFC or TFN) polyamide membrane prepared by interfacial
polymerization method has a wide range of applications in water treatment. The preparation …

Membrane fouling is a primary hindrance in the efficient utilization of nanofiltration
technology in wastewater treatment, which increases energy requirements and reduces …

This study evaluated attachment of a 30-nm nanoparticle to and detachment from fractal
surfaces by calculating Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) interaction energies in …

A mathematical model was created based on surface element integral (SEI) and XDLVO
theory for assessing the interfacial interaction between rough spherical surfaces with …

Ciprofloxacin (CIP) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX) were used for the co-blending modification
of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ultrafiltration membranes. The modified membranes were …

Peptide fouling of fifteen membranes with different physicochemical characteristics was
estimated based on statistical redundancy analysis. The zeta-potential (ZP) and the …