One of the greatest challenges to the sustainability of modern society is an inadequate
supply of clean water. Due to its energy-saving and cost-effective features, membrane …

Wastewaters containing oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions are generated daily in various
industrial processes such as petroleum refining, petrochemical and metal finishing …

Membrane technology has been broadly utilized in water purification including wastewater
treatment, seawater or brackish water desalination. However, it often suffers from the severe …

Mineralized membranes as a unique kind of organ-inorganic composite membranes
fabricated by the mineralizing technique have received increasing attention over the past …

Oily wastewater is an extensive source of pollution to soil and water, and its harmless
treatment is of great importance for the protection of our aquatic ecosystems. Membrane …

The oil–water separation has attracted heightened attention because of the ever‐increasing
amounts of oily water produced from the daily activities of humans and industrial processes …

In order to improve the anti-biofouling performance of ultrafiltration membrane, quaternized
graphene oxide (QGO) was synthesized as a membrane modifier by in-situ growth of …

Forward osmosis (FO) is an osmotically driven process widely studied for water desalination,
wastewater treatment, and water reuse, as well as dilution and concentration of aqueous …

Separation of oil in water emulsion remains as a critical issue due to the high volume of oily
wastewater discharged by industrial processes. Membrane technology has a great industrial …

The current research was an effort to critically review all approaches used for membrane
fouling control in the membrane bioreactors treating water and wastewater. The first …