A review on reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes for water purification

Z Yang, Y Zhou, Z Feng, X Rui, T Zhang, Z Zhang - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Sustainable and affordable supply of clean, safe, and adequate water is one of the most
challenging issues facing the world. Membrane separation technology is one of the most …

A comprehensive review of recent advances in nanofiltration membranes for heavy metal removal from wastewater

Z Samavati, A Samavati, PS Goh, AF Ismail… - … Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite several technological advancements and achievements, wastewater treatment
continues to be a fundamental global issue. The wastewater, which contains heavy metal …

Nanofiltration membranes and processes: A review of research trends over the past decade

DL Oatley-Radcliffe, M Walters, TJ Ainscough… - Journal of water process …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanofiltration technology has come a long way since first inception in the late 1980s.
Research activity in this area covers a great many topics and the aim of this review is to …

Macro and micro algae in pollution control and biofuel production–a review

N Jalilian, GD Najafpour, M Khajouei - ChemBioEng Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microalgae are biological sources with an extensive range of biotechnological applications,
eg, for bioremediation of industrial and municipal wastes. Microalgae are used to monitor …

Nanotechnology based solutions for wastewater treatment

A Baruah, V Chaudhary, R Malik, VK Tomer - Nanotechnology in Water and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the contemporary world, scarcity of clean drinking water has become a matter of grave
concern, as more than one billion people lack access to it globally. Per day, millions of tons …

The role of support layer properties on the fabrication and performance of thin-film composite membranes: The significance of selective layer-support layer connectivity

H Mokarizadeh, S Moayedfard, MS Maleh… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane-based separation processes such as reverse osmosis (RO), forward osmosis
(FO), and nanofiltration (NF) are the key technologies for the desalination of brackish and …

Preparation of polymer membranes by in situ interfacial polymerization

M Adamczak, G Kamińska… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Membranes currently have a wide application in sewage treatment and water purification
processes, in seawater desalination, and in various technological processes where high …

Next-generation thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes for water remediation: a review

VV Bhaskar, NJ Kaleekkal - Emergent materials, 2022 - Springer
One of the most daunting challenges faced by the planet is a reliable and accessible supply
of water in sufficient quantity. The membrane technology has emerged as a cost-effective …

Development of ultrafiltration membrane via in-situ grafting of nano-GO/PSF with anti-biofouling properties

M Khajouei, M Najafi, SA Jafari - Chemical Engineering Research and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The antibacterial PSF nanohybrid ultrafiltration membrane was fabricated based on the
phase inversion method by incorporation of hydrophilic GO nanoparticles, as a pre-filter. The …

A support assisted by photocatalytic Fe3O4/ZnO nanocomposite for thin-film forward osmosis membrane

RR Darabi, M Jahanshahi, M Peyravi - Chemical Engineering Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Novel thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes were fabricated by incorporation of
Magnetite/Zinc oxide (Fe 3 O 4/ZnO) nanocomposite for the forward osmosis (FO) …