Reverse osmosis desalination: A state-of-the-art review

M Qasim, M Badrelzaman, NN Darwish, NA Darwish… - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a grand challenge that has always stimulated research interests in finding
effective means for pure water production. In this context, reverse osmosis (RO) is …

Effect of interfacial polymerization monomer design on the performance and structure of thin film composite nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes: A review

Y Chen, QJ Niu, Y Hou, H Sun - Separation and Purification Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The thin-film composite (TFC) membranes fabricated by interfacial polymerization (IP) can
be applied in the fields of nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO), which has the …

Chemistry and fabrication of polymeric nanofiltration membranes: A review

M Paul, SD Jons - Polymer, 2016 - Elsevier
The review article describes research on different methods for manufacturing polymeric NF
membranes. The primary focus is on NF composite membranes formed by interfacial …

A review on RO membrane technology: Developments and challenges

SS Shenvi, AM Isloor, AF Ismail - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) based desalination is one of the most important and widely
recognized technologies for production of fresh water from saline water. Since its conception …

Recent advances in polymer and polymer composite membranes for reverse and forward osmosis processes

D Li, Y Yan, H Wang - Progress in polymer science, 2016 - Elsevier
Semipermeable membranes are the core elements for membrane water desalination
technologies such as commercial reverse osmosis (RO) process and emerging forward …

Recent advances in functionalized polymer membranes for biofouling control and mitigation in forward osmosis

MD Firouzjaei, SF Seyedpour, SA Aktij… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is an osmotically driven process widely studied for water desalination,
wastewater treatment, and water reuse, as well as dilution and concentration of aqueous …

Thin film composite membrane—Recent development and future potential

AF Ismail, M Padaki, N Hilal, T Matsuura, WJ Lau - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper provides a review on the recent development of thin film composite (TFC)
membrane, which has received increasing attention in the field of water desalination …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advancements in the application of new monomers and membrane modification techniques for the fabrication of thin film composite membranes: A …

J Farahbakhsh, V Vatanpour, M Khoshnam… - Reactive and Functional …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thin film composite (TFC) membranes have been experiencing significant modifications
recently aiming to improve their structure, properties and separation efficiency. One of the …

Graphene oxide nanofiltration membrane with trimethylamine-N-oxide zwitterions for robust biofouling resistance

M Li, J Hu, B Li, S Deng, X Zhang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Biofouling is one of the most critical issues that jeopardizes membrane separation
performance, accounting for nearly half of all types of membrane fouling. Herein, inspired by …

Important approaches to enhance reverse osmosis (RO) thin film composite (TFC) membranes performance

A Al Mayyahi - Membranes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Thin film composite (TFC) membrane, which consists of polyamide (PA) active film rests on
porous support layer, has been the major type of reverse osmosis (RO) membrane since its …