New generation nanomaterials for water desalination: A review

YH Teow, AW Mohammad - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper intends to review the state of the art of new generation nanomaterials–carbon
nanotubes (CNTs), graphene, zeolites, aquaporin (AQP) for water desalination. The major …

Substantial breakthroughs on function-led design of advanced materials used in mixed matrix membranes (MMMs): A new horizon for efficient CO2 separation

AE Amooghin, S Mashhadikhan, H Sanaeepur… - Progress In Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) create a new horizon for developing novel materials with
desired separation properties, since conventional membranes are insufficient to fully …

Temperature varied biochar as a reinforcing filler for high-density polyethylene composites

Q Zhang, MU Khan, X Lin, H Cai, H Lei - Composites part b: engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The poplar biochar (PB) was prepared at different pyrolysis temperatures and the hot
pressing method was applied to prepare composites with PB based on high-density …

Biofuel types and membrane separation

N Hajilary, M Rezakazemi, S Shirazian - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2019 - Springer
Global warming induced by greenhouse gases is major issue worldwide. There is therefore
a need to develop renewable sources of energy, such as biofuels. Here, we review the …

Effect of PEG-MEA and graphene oxide additives on the performance of Pebax® 1657 mixed matrix membranes for CO2 separation

JE Shin, SK Lee, YH Cho, HB Park - Journal of Membrane Science, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, a series of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) consisting of Pebax® 1657 as the
main polymer matrix, poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) derivatives with low molecular weights as …

Synthesis and characterization of polylactide/rice husk hydrochar composite

S Nizamuddin, A Jadhav, SS Qureshi, HA Baloch… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Polymer composites are fabricated by incorporating fillers into a polymer matrix. The intent
for addition of fillers is to improve the physical, mechanical, chemical and rheological …

CO2/N2 Separation Using Polyvinyl Chloride Iso-Phthalic Acid/Aluminium Nitrate Nanocomposite Membrane

E Kianfar, M Salimi, F Kianfar, M Kianfar… - Macromolecular …, 2019 - Springer
In this paper, composite membranes based on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) has been prepared
and then filled with 0.125-0.250 wt% of iso-phthalic acid/aluminium nitrate nanoparticles. All …

Polyurethane-SAPO-34 mixed matrix membrane for CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 separation

G Sodeifian, M Raji, M Asghari, M Rezakazemi… - Chinese Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract SAPO-34 nanocrystals (inorganic filler) were incorporated in polyurethane
membranes and the permeation properties of CO 2, CH 4, and N 2 gases were explored. In …

Complexing agents for metal removal using ultrafiltration membranes: a review

MD Garba, M Usman, MAJ Mazumder… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Water pollution by human activities is major issue. In particular, toxic metals are of particular
concern, thus calling for advanced methods to remove metals from contaminated waters …

Machine learning based prediction of metal hydrides for hydrogen storage, part II: Prediction of material class

A Rahnama, G Zepon, S Sridhar - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The openly available dataset on hydrogen storage materials provided by the US Department
of Energy was used to predict the optimal materials class of metal hydrides based on the …