Recent advances of nanocomposite membranes using layer-by-layer assembly

C Wang, MJ Park, H Yu, H Matsuyama, E Drioli… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly is a versatile technology with the ability to produce
charged thin film active layers by absorbing oppositely charged polyelectrolytes or …

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 …

Unprecedented Mg2+/Li+ separation using layer-by-layer based nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes

R He, C Dong, S Xu, C Liu, S Zhao, T He - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The dominant market for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in China has driven lithium chemicals
with foreseeable growth in demand. Lithium extraction from salt-lake brine in China with …

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 …

Membranes and processes for forward osmosis-based desalination: Recent advances and future prospects

YN Wang, K Goh, X Li, L Setiawan, R Wang - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is an increasingly important technology that has been deemed
promising for addressing the global issue of water scarcity. Rapid progress over the past …

[HTML][HTML] Stability of layer-by-layer nanofiltration membranes in highly saline streams

J Chen, S Xu, CY Tang, B Hu, B Tokay, T He - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly is an essential method for the preparation of
nanofiltration (NF) membranes, offering tunable charge and pore size, high water …

Development of microporous substrates of polyamide thin film composite membranes for pressure-driven and osmotically-driven membrane processes: A review

WJ Lau, GS Lai, J Li, S Gray, Y Hu, N Misdan… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polyamide thin film composite (TFC) membranes are state-of-the-art membranes with
superior permeability and selectivity, and are widely used in various membrane-based …

Hierarchical Janus membrane with superior fouling and wetting resistance for efficient water recovery from challenging wastewater via membrane distillation

S Zhao, Z Tao, M Han, Y Huang, B Zhao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional hydrophobic membranes are susceptible to membrane fouling and pore
wetting, impeding the applications of membrane distillation (MD) processes for water …

A grand challenge for membrane desalination: More water, less carbon

AGT Fane - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
The decarbonisation of membrane desalination is a grand challenge due to the competing
demands of more water for a thirsty world and the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions …

Towards enhanced antifouling and flux performances of thin-film composite forward osmosis membrane via constructing a sandwich-like carbon nanotubes-coated …

L Deng, Q Wang, X An, Z Li, Y Hu - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, we fabricated a sandwich-like single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)-
coated support for the preparation of high-performance antifouling thin-film composite (TFC) …