A critical review on thin-film nanocomposite membranes with interlayered structure: mechanisms, recent developments, and environmental applications

Z Yang, PF Sun, X Li, B Gan, L Wang… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The separation properties of polyamide reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes,
widely applied for desalination and water reuse, are constrained by the permeability …

Recent advances in high-performance TFC membranes: A review of the functional interlayers

C Ji, Z Zhai, C Jiang, P Hu, S Zhao, S Xue, Z Yang… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of interfacial polymerization (IP) technique has revolutionarily changed
our methods for water treatment and desalination. Over decades, researchers have devoted …

Molecularly soldered covalent organic frameworks for ultrafast precision sieving

Y Zhang, J Guo, G Han, Y Bai, Q Ge, J Ma, CH Lau… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The weak interlamellar interaction of covalent organic framework (COF) nanocrystals inhibit
the construction of highly efficient ion/molecular sieving membranes owing to the inferior …

Sharpening nanofiltration: strategies for enhanced membrane selectivity

H Zhang, Q He, J Luo, Y Wan… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nanofiltration plays an increasingly large role in many industrial applications, such as water
treatment (eg, desalination, water softening, and fluoride removal) and resource recovery …

Development of micropollutants removal process using thin-film nanocomposite membranes prepared by green new vapour-phase interfacial polymerization method

D Yadav, S Karki, MB Gohain, PG Ingole - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of emerging micropollutants in water bodies and potable water, has become a
topic of great concern globally. In this study, a newly modified vapour-phase interfacial …

Regulating composition and structure of nanofillers in thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes for enhanced separation performance: A critical review

Z Liao, J Zhu, X Li, B Van der Bruggen - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes, comprising nanofillers and nanoscale dense
polymeric barriers, were prepared by introducing nanomaterials into a polyamide layer …

Impact of a new functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on antifouling and permeability of PVDF nanocomposite membranes for dye wastewater treatment

S Gholami, JL Llacuna, V Vatanpour, A Dehqan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Here, novel hydroxyl and carboxyl functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (AHF-
MWCNT and ACF-MWCNT) were successfully synthesized and introduced for modification …

Nanoparticles in reverse osmosis membranes for desalination: A state of the art review

H Saleem, SJ Zaidi - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of thin-film nanocomposite (TFNC) membranes utilizing nanoparticles
present remarkable opportunity in the desalination industry. This review offers a …

Applications of MXene-based membranes in water purification: A review

YAJ Al-Hamadani, BM Jun, M Yoon, N Taheri-Qazvini… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Since MXenes (a new family of two-dimensional materials) were first produced in 2011, they
have become very attractive nanomaterials due to their unique properties and the range of …

A critical review on thin-film nanocomposite membranes enabled by nanomaterials incorporated in different positions and with diverse dimensions: Performance …

X Wei, Y Liu, J Zheng, X Wang, S Xia… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials with diverse dimensions have been incorporated in different positions during
the development of novel thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes for water and …