Polybenzimidazoles (PBIs) and state-of-the-art PBI hollow fiber membranes for water, organic solvent and gas separations: a review

KY Wang, M Weber, TS Chung - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
As an attractive candidate material, polybenzimidazole (PBI) has been explored for
fabricating hollow fiber membranes (HFMs) employed in liquid and gas separations since …

Progress in membranes for pressure retarded osmosis application

SN Rahman, H Saleem, SJ Zaidi - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The ever-growing global energy crisis has been pushing industries to lean towards
renewable resources as an alternative for power generation. Recent research is focusing …

Strongly co-ordinated MOF-PSF matrix for selective adsorption, separation and photodegradation of dyes

K Vinothkumar, MS Jyothi, C Lavanya, M Sakar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Though adsorption and separation processes using metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for
water treatment are highly promising, the disposal of adsorbed or rejected contaminants still …

Surface modification of thin-film nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane with super-hydrophilic MIL-53 (Al) for doxycycline removal as an emerging contaminant …

S Samsami, MH Sarrafzadeh, A Ahmadi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
As a contaminant of emerging concern, doxycycline is an antibiotic that has recently drawn
rising attention due to its satisfactory outcomes for the treatment of COVID-19. In this study, a …

A comprehensive review on forward osmosis water treatment: Recent advances and prospects of membranes and draw solutes

Y Xu, Y Zhu, Z Chen, J Zhu, G Chen - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Forward osmosis (FO) is an evolving membrane separation technology for water treatment
and reclamation. However, FO water treatment technology is limited by factors such as …

Electrospun nanofiber based forward osmosis membrane using graphene oxide as substrate modifier for enhanced water flux and rejection performance

W Wu, L Yu, L Li, Z Li, J Kang, S Pu, D Chen, R Ma… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofiber (ENs) membranes with advantages of high porosity and low tortuosity
have been considered as the ideal forward osmosis (FO) substrates for the effective …

In situ ultrathin silica layer formation on polyamide thin-film composite membrane surface for enhanced forward osmosis performances

N Akther, Y Lin, S Wang, S Phuntsho, Q Fu… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyamide (PA) based thin-film composite (TFC) membranes experience a high degree of
organic fouling due to their hydrophobic and rough membrane surfaces during forward …

High-performance thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes with hydrophilic PDA@ TiO2 nanocomposite substrate for the treatment of oily wastewater under …

P Kallem, RP Pandey, HM Hegab, R Gaur… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The applications of thin-film composite (TFC) forward osmosis (FO) membranes are limited
by low flux and strong internal concentration polarization (ICP). In this study, a simple, facile …

Development of high performance thin-film (nano) composite membranes for forward osmosis desalination applications-a review

P Kanagaraj, M Shanmugaraja, D Rana… - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The impact of different additives on the achievement of FO membranes was designed,
reviewed, and highlighted the performances of nanocomposite over traditional membranes …

Effect of graphene oxide quantum dots on the interfacial polymerization of a thin-film nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane: An experimental and molecular …

N Akther, Y Kawabata, S Lim, T Yoshioka… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
We report an ultra-low loading of graphene oxide quantum dots (GQDs) into the polyamide
(PA) layer of an outer-selective hollow fiber (OSHF) thin-film composite (TFC) membrane …