Membrane distillation (MD) is considered to be rather promising for high-salinity wastewater
reclamation. However, its practical viability is seriously challenged by membrane wetting …

Nanoporous membranes exhibit wide applications in the fields of energy, environmental,
and analytical science. Among all nanoporous membrane materials, degradable block …

Highlights•Tandem electro-driven separation processes are ideal for tailored
desalination.•Selective membranes offer energy-efficient ion removal or recovery …

Membrane fouling and scaling are two challenges for efficient treatment of hypersaline
wastewater, greatly hindering separation performance and operation stability of desalination …

Photothermal membrane distillation (PMD) has emerged as a promising and sustainable
approach for seawater desalination and wastewater purification. However, the wide …

Membrane technologies that enable the efficient purification of impaired water sources are
needed to address growing water scarcity. However, state-of-the-art engineered membranes …

Nanofiltration (NF) membranes with high selectivity and high permeability are essential for
efficient water purification. However, improving the performance of NF membranes by simple …

Interlayered thin-film composite (TFC) membranes are promising in overcoming the
permeability-selectivity tradeoff of conventional membranes. However, fabricating high …

Pressure-driven distillation is a separation process in which hydraulic pressure is used to
drive water vapor transport across an air-trapping porous hydrophobic membrane. Current …

Ultrapermeable membranes (UPMs) have the potential of improving water production
efficiency. However, operating at high water fluxes will intensify concentration polarization …