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 …

Sustainable technologies for water purification from heavy metals: review and analysis

S Bolisetty, M Peydayesh, R Mezzenga - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Water pollution is a global problem threatening the entire biosphere and affecting the life of
many millions of people around the world. Not only is water pollution one of the foremost …

New development of atomic layer deposition: processes, methods and applications

PO Oviroh, R Akbarzadeh, D Pan… - … and technology of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is an ultra-thin film deposition technique that has found many
applications owing to its distinct abilities. They include uniform deposition of conformal films …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in surface tailoring of thin film forward osmosis membranes: A review

J Farahbakhsh, M Golgoli, M Khiadani, M Najafi… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent advancements in fabricating forward osmosis (FO) membranes have shown
promising results in desalination and water treatment. Different methods have been applied …

Biomimetic nanofiltration membranes: Critical review of materials, structures, and applications to water purification

V Sharma, G Borkute, SP Gumfekar - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants generated due to industrialization have shrunken fresh water
bodies. Nanofiltration membranes are relatively efficient at separating contaminants of …

Advances in forward osmosis membranes: Altering the sub-layer structure via recent fabrication and chemical modification approaches

WA Suwaileh, DJ Johnson, S Sarp, N Hilal - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
The forward osmosis process has obtained renewed interest nowadays and it might become
an alternative solution for many industrial applications to meet the current and future …

Aquaporin‐Based Biomimetic Membranes for Low Energy Water Desalination and Separation Applications

A Azarafza, MA Islam… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of biomimetic materials developed using nature's inspiration and biological
domains can drive a paradigm shift in the design and operation of future‐generation …

Smart utilisation of reverse solute diffusion in forward osmosis for water treatment: A mini review

X Wu, X Zhang, H Wang, Z Xie - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) has been widely studied as a promising technology in wastewater
treatment, but undesirable reverse solute diffusion (RSD) is inevitable in the FO process …

The future of freshwater access: functional material-based nano-membranes for desalination

H Wei, S Zhao, X Zhang, B Wen, Z Su - Materials Today Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Water shortage has always been a considerable challenge facing humanity, and
desalination is considered one of the most promising solutions to the global freshwater …

Pressure and osmotically driven membrane processes: A review of the benefits and production of nano-enhanced membranes for desalination

B Al-Najar, CD Peters, H Albuflasa, NP Hankins - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
This review focuses on current research attempts to develop nano-enhanced polymeric
desalination membranes. The novel contribution made by this work as compared to many …