Water desalination using nanocelluloses/cellulose derivatives based membranes for sustainable future

AK Rana, VK Gupta, AK Saini, SI Voicu… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Seawater desalination by utilizing a membrane-based technology is a crucial step to
overcome the freshwater shortage in some regions of the world. However, the durability and …

Covalent Organic Frameworks: The Rising‐Star Platforms for the Design of CO2 Separation Membranes

B Chen, H Xie, L Shen, Y Xu, M Zhang, M Zhou, B Li… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Membrane‐based carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and separation technologies have aroused
great interest in industry and academia due to their great potential to combat current global …

Fabrication of fibrous MXene nanoribbons (MNRs) membrane with efficient performance for oil-water separation

Z Huang, L Shen, H Lin, B Li, C Chen, Y Xu, R Li… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oily wastewater discharge due to industrial activities and oil spills has taken great tolls on
human health and global environment. Fabrication of high-efficiency membrane is of critical …

High propensity of membrane fouling and the underlying mechanisms in a membrane bioreactor during occurrence of sludge bulking

M Wu, M Zhang, L Shen, X Wang, D Ying, H Lin, R Li… - Water research, 2023 - Elsevier
While sludge bulking often occurring in activated sludge processes generally leads to
serious membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBR), the underlying causes are still …

New methods based on back propagation (BP) and radial basis function (RBF) artificial neural networks (ANNs) for predicting the occurrence of haloketones in tap …

Y Deng, X Zhou, J Shen, G Xiao, H Hong, H Lin… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Haloketones (HKs) is one class of disinfection by-products (DBPs) which is genetically toxic
and mutagenic. Monitoring HKs in drinking water is important for drinking water safety, yet it …

A novel in-situ micro-aeration functional membrane with excellent decoloration efficiency and antifouling performance

Y Liu, L Shen, Z Huang, J Liu, Y Xu, R Li… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
While membrane technology emerges as one of the promising candidates for printing and
dyeing wastewater treatment, it still suffers problems of “trade-off” effect and membrane …

Enhanced permeability and antifouling performance of polyether sulfone (PES) membrane via elevating magnetic Ni@ MXene nanoparticles to upper layer in phase …

Z Huang, J Liu, Y Liu, Y Xu, R Li, H Hong… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, magnetic Ni@ MXene nanoparticles were firstly developed and then elevated
to the upper layer of polyether sulfone (PES) membrane by an external magnetic field during …

A novel method integrating response surface method with artificial neural network to optimize membrane fabrication for wastewater treatment

B Li, R Yue, L Shen, C Chen, R Li, Y Xu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing high performance membranes is an urgent need to resolve water pollution
problem. Electroless nickel plating (ENP) has been emerging as a promising membrane …

Enriching Fe3O4@ MoS2 composites in surface layer to fabricate polyethersulfone (PES) composite membrane: the improved performance and mechanisms

N Kong, C Chen, Q Zeng, B Li, L Shen, H Lin - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have been regarded as prominent nanofiller to
manufacture high-performance mixed-matrix membranes. However, their efficient …

A high-response formaldehyde sensor based on fibrous Ag-ZnO/In2O3 with multi-level heterojunctions

J Liu, L Zhang, B Cheng, J Fan, J Yu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Timely detection of formaldehyde is pivotal because formaldehyde is slowly released from
the indoor decorative materials, jeopardizing our healthy. Herein, a high-response …