Seawater desalination by reverse osmosis: Current development and future challenges in membrane fabrication–A review

YJ Lim, K Goh, M Kurihara, R Wang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) is the key technology driving an energy-efficient and
cost-effective desalination process. At the center of this technology are the thin film …

The coming of age of water channels for separation membranes: from biological to biomimetic to synthetic

YJ Lim, K Goh, R Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Water channels are one of the key pillars driving the development of next-generation
desalination and water treatment membranes. Over the past two decades, the rise of …

MXene materials for designing advanced separation membranes

HE Karahan, K Goh, C Zhang, E Yang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
MXenes are emerging rapidly as a new family of multifunctional nanomaterials with
prospective applications rivaling that of graphenes. Herein, a timely account of the design …

Ion sieving in graphene oxide membrane enables efficient actinides/lanthanides separation

Z Wang, L Huang, X Dong, T Wu, Q Qing… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Separation of actinides from lanthanides is of great importance for the safe management of
nuclear waste and sustainable development of nuclear energy, but it represents a huge …

A review of polymeric membranes and processes for potable water reuse

DM Warsinger, S Chakraborty, EW Tow… - Progress in polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Conventional water resources in many regions are insufficient to meet the water needs of
growing populations, thus reuse is gaining acceptance as a method of water supply …

Environmental Applications of 2D Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2) Nanosheets

Z Wang, B Mi - Environmental science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
In an era of graphene-based nanomaterials as the most widely studied two-dimensional
(2D) materials for enhanced performance of devices and systems in numerous …

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 …

Recent advances in nanomaterials for water protection and monitoring

R Das, CD Vecitis, A Schulze, B Cao… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The efficient handling of wastewater pollutants is a must, since they are continuously defiling
limited fresh water resources, seriously affecting the terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial flora and …

A review of polymeric nanocomposite membranes for water purification

M Bassyouni, MH Abdel-Aziz, MS Zoromba… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanocomposites are now commonly employed to augment the standard polymeric
membrane materials that are used in water treatment processes. A number of different …

Realizing small-flake graphene oxide membranes for ultrafast size-dependent organic solvent nanofiltration

L Nie, K Goh, Y Wang, J Lee, Y Huang, HE Karahan… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) or solvent-resistant nanofiltration
(SRNF) offer unprecedented opportunities for highly efficient and cost-competitive solvent …