Nanofiltration membranes with crumpled polyamide films: a critical review on mechanisms, performances, and environmental applications

S Shao, F Zeng, L Long, X Zhu, LE Peng… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes have been widely applied in many important environmental
applications, including water softening, surface/groundwater purification, wastewater …

Patterned membranes for improving hydrodynamic properties and mitigating membrane fouling in water treatment: a review

Q Wang, W Lin, S Chou, P Dai, X Huang - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane technologies have been widely applied in water treatment over the past few
decades. However, membrane fouling remains a hinderance for the widespread use of …

[HTML][HTML] Remediation of wastewater using various nano-materials

M Anjum, R Miandad, M Waqas, F Gehany… - Arabian journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present era of scarcity of water resources, effective treatment of wastewater is a major
prerequisite for growing economy. It is critical to develop and implement advanced …

Tailoring properties and performance of thin-film composite membranes by salt additives for water treatment: A critical review

A Hu, Y Liu, J Zheng, X Wang, S Xia… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
During the fabrication of thin film composite (TFC) membranes by interfacial polymerization
(IP), the utilization of salt additives is one of the effective methods to regulate membrane …

The behavior of suspensions and macromolecular solutions in crossflow microfiltration: An update

JW Chew, J Kilduff, G Belfort - Journal of Membrane Science, 2020 - Elsevier
More than two decades after the highly-cited review on microfiltration of suspensions and
macromolecular solutions, it is time to revisit and update the fundamentals and applications …

Designing sustainable membrane-based water treatment via fouling control through membrane interface engineering and process developments

A Ilyas, IFJ Vankelecom - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane-based water treatment processes have been established as a powerful
approach for clean water production. However, despite the significant advances made in …

Understanding the roughness–fouling relationship in reverse osmosis: mechanism and implications

C Shang, D Pranantyo, S Zhang - Environmental science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
This paper investigates the relationship between roughness and fouling in reverse osmosis
(RO) through specially designed experimental protocols and computational fluid dynamics …

Synthesis of patterned PVDF ultrafiltration membranes: Spray-modified non-solvent induced phase separation

A Ilyas, M Mertens, S Oyaert, IFJ Vankelecom - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Patterned membranes have been attractive for the mitigation of fouling in membrane
processes, but existing patterning methods are rather in-effective in terms of scalability and …

State-of-the-art surface patterned membranes fabrication and applications: A review of the current status and future directions

S Zare, A Kargari - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Foulants build-up on the membrane surface followed by polarization is considered to be one
of the most critical issues that have limited the application of membranes in different …

Near dissolved organic matter microfiltration (NDOM MF) coupled with UVC LED disinfection to maximize the efficiency of water treatment for the removal of Giardia …

U Lee, ES Jang, S Lee, HJ Kim, CW Kang, M Cho… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microfiltration (MF) membranes with a mean pore size same as or smaller than 0.45 µm
have been typically used to separate pathogenic protozoa in water since materials larger …