Antifouling membranes for oily wastewater treatment: Interplay between wetting and membrane fouling

S Huang, RHA Ras, X Tian - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2018 - Elsevier
Oily wastewater is an extensive source of pollution to soil and water, and its harmless
treatment is of great importance for the protection of our aquatic ecosystems. Membrane …

[PDF][PDF] A comprehensive review on polymeric nano-composite membranes for water treatment

M Zahid, A Rashid, S Akram, ZA Rehan… - J. Membr. Sci …, 2018 - researchgate.net
During last few decades, membrane technology has emerged as an efficient technique over
conventional methods due to its high removal capacity, ease in operation and cost …

Designing the anti-biofouling surface of an ultrafiltration membrane with a novel zwitterionic poly (aryl ether oxadiazole) containing benzimidazole

H Chen, C Xu, F Zhao, C Geng, Y Liu, J Zhang… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
To enhance the anti-fouling performance of ultrafiltration (UF) membrane, a novel
zwitterionic poly (aryl ether oxadiazole) containing benzimidazole (ZB-PAEO) was …

Molecular grafting and zwitterionization based antifouling and underwater superoleophobic PVDF membranes for oil/water separation

K Nayak, A Kumar, BP Tripathi - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective surface modification strategies are at the core of developing efficient and
antifouling membranes for a range of separation, purification, and wastewater treatment …

Recent progress of zwitterionic materials as antifouling membranes for ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis

SK Lau, WF Yong - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
Numerous materials have been employed in the surface modification of membranes,
including different polymers and nanomaterials over the years. The pernicious challenges of …

In situ Ag-MOF growth on pre-grafted zwitterions imparts outstanding antifouling properties to forward osmosis membranes

M Pejman, M Dadashi Firouzjaei… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this study, a polyamide forward osmosis membrane was functionalized with zwitterions
followed by the in situ growth of metal–organic frameworks with silver as a metal core (Ag …

Simple surface modification of poly (dimethylsiloxane) via surface segregating smart polymers for biomicrofluidics

A Gökaltun, YB Kang, ML Yarmush, OB Usta… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) is likely the most popular material for microfluidic
devices in lab-on-a-chip and other biomedical applications. However, the hydrophobicity of …

Fabrication of superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic membranes via an in situ crosslinking blend strategy for highly efficient oil/water emulsion separation

Y Deng, G Zhang, R Bai, S Shen, X Zhou… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Poly (methyl methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate) P (MMA-co-GMA) and
polyethyleneimine (PEI) were blended with poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) via phase …

A robust cotton textile-based material for high-flux oil–water separation

H Guo, J Yang, T Xu, W Zhao, J Zhang… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
PDMS-based materials have been extensively studied in oil–water separation. However,
their successful application is commonly limited by low efficiency, vulnerability to acid/alkali …

Membrane separation as a pre-treatment process for oily saline water

M Tawalbeh, A Al Mojjly, A Al-Othman, N Hilal - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Oil and gas industry generate large quantities of oily wastewater effluents. This wastewater
has a major impact on the environment and human health. Hence, a suitable separation …