Design strategy of poly (vinylidene fluoride) membranes for water treatment

D Zou, YM Lee - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of facile, benign and energy-efficient water treatment technologies to
produce clean water presents a major societal challenge. Membrane-based separation …

Recent advances in polymer membranes employing non-toxic solvents and materials

D Zou, SP Nunes, IFJ Vankelecom, A Figoli… - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer membranes have attracted interest in many areas, such as desalination, water
treatment, gas separation, and energy storage and generation. Membrane fabrication …

Water-energy nexus: Cutting edge water desalination technologies and hybridized renewable-assisted systems; challenges and future roadmaps

A Shokri, MS Fard - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2023 - Elsevier
The sustainability in water-energy nexus is critical for human civilization as they are
inextricably interwoven. Recently, because of ever-increasing development in the industrial …

Fabrication and modification of PVDF/PSF hollow-fiber membranes for ginseng extract and saline water separations via direct contact membrane distillation

D Zou, HW Kim, SM Jeon, YM Lee - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)/polysulfone (PSF) hollow-fiber (HF) membranes
with high mechanical strength and satisfactory water permeance using a green fabrication …

Nature-inspired construction of poly (vinylidene fluoride) membranes through the coordination coating of tannic acid with copper ions for oil-in-water emulsions …

C Wei, CL Wang, YJ Hao, X Zhang, JS Long… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Construction of the separation membranes with underwater super-oleophobic property
proposes a promising pathway in the field of oily wastewater treatment, but it is still plagued …

Robust superhydrophobic PVDF membrane constructed by template-assisted strategy via thermally induced phase separation for rapid water-in-oil emulsions …

X Zhang, C Wei, YJ Hao, ZW Yan, X Yan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The bottlenecks of low separation efficiency and unsatisfactory structural stability restrain the
advancement of superhydrophobic membranes in water-in-oil emulsions separation. In this …

Graphene-based nanomaterial for desalination of water: A systematic review and meta-analysis

F Almomani, Y Vasseghian, JA Vilas–Boas… - Food and Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to its unique properties, graphene has emerged as a promising green nanomaterial for
many applications. The porous structure and wetting characteristics of graphene make it an …

In-situ grown inorganic layer coated PVDF/PSF composite hollow fiber membranes with enhanced separation performance

D Zou, SM Jeon, HW Kim, JY Bae, YM Lee - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membranes are widely employed for water
treatment but mainly limited by their hydrophobic properties that increase the separation …

Engineering green and high-flux poly (vinylidene fluoride) membranes for membrane distillation via a facile co-casting process

D Zou, C Hu, E Drioli, Z Zhong - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
A high-flux and stable poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membrane that is also produced in a
green method is particularly promising for membrane distillation (MD). In this work, a facile …

Durable Nano‐Flower Structured Foam Coupled with Electrically‐Driven in Situ Aeration Enable High‐Flux Oil/Water Emulsion Separation with Dynamic Antifouling …

X Lu, C Chen, H Lin, Q Zeng, J Du, L Han, J Teng… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The conventional membranes used for separating oil/water emulsions are typically limited
by the properties of the membrane materials and the impact of membrane fouling, making …