Nanoparticles in reverse osmosis membranes for desalination: A state of the art review

H Saleem, SJ Zaidi - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of thin-film nanocomposite (TFNC) membranes utilizing nanoparticles
present remarkable opportunity in the desalination industry. This review offers a …

Advanced polymeric nanocomposite membranes for water and wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review

A Sahu, R Dosi, C Kwiatkowski, S Schmal, JC Poler - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanomaterials have been extensively used in polymer nanocomposite membranes due to
the inclusion of unique features that enhance water and wastewater treatment performance …

Investigation of membrane fouling phenomenon using molecular dynamics simulations: A review

Y Ma, JW Chew - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling remains a tremendous obstacle in the implementation of membrane
technology, which has motivated the use of a wide range of experimental techniques to …

Frontiers of membrane desalination processes for brackish water treatment: A review

S Honarparvar, X Zhang, T Chen, A Alborzi, K Afroz… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Climate change, population growth, and increased industrial activities are exacerbating
freshwater scarcity and leading to increased interest in desalination of saline water. Brackish …

Fast and robust lead (II) removal from water by bioinspired amyloid lysozyme fibrils conjugated with polyethyleneimine (PEI)

M Liu, L Jia, Z Zhao, Y Han, Y Li, Q Peng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, a new adsorbent, ie, lysozyme nanofibrils conjugated with long-chain PEI,
which could be successfully modified with the aid of a polydopamine (PDA) interface, was …

Incorporation of silver-embedded carbon nanotubes coated with tannic acid into polyamide reverse osmosis membranes toward high permeability, antifouling, and …

A Zhao, N Zhang, Q Li, L Zhou, H Deng… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this work, tannic acid (TA)-functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNT@ TA) were synthesized
by hydrogen bond and π–π stacking interactions. CNT@ TA embedded with silver …

Graphene-based woven filter membrane with excellent strength and efficiency for water desalination

T Liu, J Lyv, Y Xu, C Zheng, Y Liu, R Fu, L Liang, J Wu… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoporous graphene/graphene oxide (NPGs/NPGOs) has been widely used in
desalination because of their high selective separation efficiency. However, it is difficult for …

Thin film nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane embedded with amine-functionalized ordered mesoporous silica

A Shakeri, R Razavi, H Salehi, M Fallahi… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the biggest challenges for the preparation of a thin film nanocomposite forward
osmosis (TFN-FO) membrane is the lack of adhesion and compatibility between the …

Low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane made of cellulose nanofiber and carbon nanotube polyamide nano-nanocomposite for high purity water production

JL Fajardo-Diaz, A Morelos-Gomez… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanofiber (CNF) and multiwall carbon nanotube (CNT) nanocomposite polyamide
membrane s were synthesized and used in a low-pressure reverse osmosis (RO) system …

Antifouling performance of spiral wound type module made of carbon nanotubes/polyamide composite RO membrane for seawater desalination

JL Fajardo-Diaz, A Morelos-Gomez, R Cruz-Silva… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Robust nanocomposite reverse osmosis (RO) module was assembled using crosslinked
polyamide (PA) and carbon nanotubes (CNT) membranes, and their fouling resistance in …