Flux vs. permeability: How to effectively evaluate mass transfer performance of membranes in oil-water separation

T Ni, L Kong, Z Xie, J Lin, S Zhao - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane filtration has attracted surging attention for various water treatment applications,
such as oil-water separation, because of its low energy consumption, high separation …

Recent aspects in membrane separation for oil/water emulsion

MS Shalaby, G Sołowski… - Advanced Materials …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Oily wastewater is generated by various industries in extraordinary growing volumes, such
as oil refineries, petrochemicals, metallurgical, food & beverages, and dairy industries …

Mineralized cupric phosphate/alginate gel alternately multilayer-wrapped nanofibrous membrane with robust anti-crude oil pollution for oily wastewater purification

S Li, L Zhang, S Tian, Y He, X Guo - Journal of Membrane Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The high oil-adhesion of crude oil results in flux decline. Therefore, the purification of crude
oil/water emulsions is an ongoing and arduous challenge. To improve oil stain resistance …

Biomimetic mineralization of nacre-inspired multiple crosslinked PVA/CaAlg/SiO2 membrane with simultaneously enhanced mechanical and separation properties

S Ma, W Shi, H Li, Y Zhang - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inspired by the natural nacre structure, we propose a new strategy to fabricate mineralized,
multiple crosslinked hydrogel membranes with the “rigid silica in soft polymer” nacre-like …

Ultra-low pressure PES ultrafiltration membrane with high-flux and enhanced anti-oil-fouling properties prepared via in-situ polycondensation of polyamic acid

K Wang, S Wang, K Gu, W Yan, Y Zhou… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyamic acid (PAA) is a flexible polymer and has abundant valuable hydrophilic groups.
Herein, we developed an ultra-low pressure ultrafiltration (UF) membrane by integrating …

Role of inorganic foulants in the aging and deterioration of low-pressure membranes during the chemical cleaning process in surface water treatment: A review

IA Khan, JO Kim - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Low-pressure membrane (LPM) filtration, including microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration
(UF), is a promising technology for the treatment of surface water for drinking and other …

Bioinspired under-liquid superlyophobic PVDF membrane via synchronous in-situ growth of sliver nanoparticles for oil/water emulsion separation

Y Lu, H Ma, F Chen, Y Zhao, L Wen, C Gao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective oil/water separation is urgently demanded but still remains a global challenge.
Membranes with super-wettability have been rapidly developed, but most of the membranes …

Co-pressing and co-sintering preparation of cost-effective and high-performance asymmetric ceramic membrane for oily wastewater treatment

J Ma, W Chen, J Qian, A Shui, B Du, C He - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
High-performance asymmetric ceramic membranes have shown great potential in
wastewater treatment. Nevertheless, high production cost, which results from expensive raw …

[HTML][HTML] Theory of oil fouling for microfiltration and ultrafiltration membranes in produced water treatment

E Virga, RW Field, PM Biesheuvel… - Journal of colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the complexity of oil-in-water emulsions, the existing literature is still missing a
mathematical tool that can describe membrane fouling in a fully quantitative manner on the …

Green tubular micro/nano architecture constructed by in-situ planting of small AgNPs on Kapok fiber for oil spill recovery, smart oil–water separation and …

Y Wang, H Lu, X Wang, L Han, X Liu, D Cheng… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous existence of harmful contaminants in water is recognized as a major threat to
aquatic ecosystems and human health, and renewable, economical, and superefficient new …