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 …

A review of carbon quantum dots and their applications in wastewater treatment

U Abd Rani, LY Ng, CY Ng, E Mahmoudi - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a fascinating class of carbon nanoparticles with sizes
around 10 nm. The unique properties of CQDs are low toxicity, chemical inertness, excellent …

Emerging thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes for reverse osmosis: A review

DL Zhao, S Japip, Y Zhang, M Weber, C Maletzko… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Thin-film composite (TFC) membranes are the heart of reverse osmosis (RO) processes for
desalination and water reuse. In recent years, nanomaterials with high permeability …

A review of emerging trends in membrane science and technology for sustainable water treatment

A Yusuf, A Sodiq, A Giwa, J Eke, O Pikuda… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Access to clean or potable water will continue to be a global challenge in as much as
sustainable solutions are far-fetched. It has become imperative to improve the efficiency of …

Applications of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) in membrane technologies: A review

DL Zhao, TS Chung - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), which are a fascinating class of nanostructured carbons,
have recently attracted extensive attention in the field of membrane technologies for their …

Carbon dots: an excellent fluorescent probe for contaminant sensing and remediation

A MP, S Pardhiya, P Rajamani - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pollution‐induced degradation of the environment is a serious problem for both developing
and developed countries. Existing remediation methods are restricted, necessitating the …

Outstanding anti-bacterial thin-film composite membrane prepared by incorporating silver-based metal–organic framework (Ag-MOF) for water treatment

ZK Tan, JL Gong, SY Fang, J Li, WC Cao… - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofouling was a considerable issue in the water treatment by membrane technology. In this
study, high anti-bacterial property Ag-MOF was synthesized followed by embedding into …

Adsorptive nanocomposite membranes for heavy metal remediation: recent progresses and challenges

AM Nasir, PS Goh, MS Abdullah, BC Ng, AF Ismail - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination in aqueous system has attracted global attention due to the
toxicity and carcinogenicity effects towards living bodies. Among available removal …

Thin-film composite polyester nanofiltration membrane with high flux and efficient dye/salts separation fabricated from precise molecular sieving structure of β …

J Li, JL Gong, GM Zeng, B Song, WC Cao… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The treatment of dye pollutant and salts by nanofiltration membrane technology usually has
the difficulty of low permeability and higher pressure in the case of maintaining a high …

Nanofiltration for arsenic removal: challenges, recent developments, and perspectives

TA Siddique, NK Dutta, N Roy Choudhury - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Arsenic (As) removal is of major significance because inorganic arsenic is highly toxic to all
life forms, is a confirmed carcinogen, and is of significant environmental concern. As …