A review of environmental friendly green composites: production methods, current progresses, and challenges

M Abdur Rahman, S Haque, MM Athikesavan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The growing concern about environmental damage and the inability to meet the demand for
more versatile, environmentally friendly materials has sparked increasing interest in polymer …

Challenges and solutions for global water scarcity

H Shemer, S Wald, R Semiat - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change, global population growth, and rising standards of living have put immense
strain on natural resources, resulting in the unsecured availability of water as an existential …

Alert in the dynamics of water-energy-food production in African countries from a nexus perspective

F Muhirwa, L Shen, A Elshkaki, JC Chiaka… - Resources …, 2023 - Elsevier
In African countries, limited knowledge about the co-production of water, energy, and food
(WEF) resources and their sectoral interaction makes it problematic to define sufficient policy …

A critical review on triangular pyramid, weir–type, spherical, and hemispherical solar water distiller conceptions

O Bait - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
There is an assortment in the ways of procuring palatable water freed from all impurities
through use of such techniques whether being conventional or non–conventional …

Fabrication of negatively charged nanofiltration membrane of modified polystyrene intercalated graphene oxide for pervaporation desalination

H Muhtar, A Darmawan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Polystyrene intercalated graphene oxide (GO) membranes with and without sulfonation
were successfully prepared for pervaporation desalination applications. The membrane was …

Pervaporation desalination with graphene oxide membranes: The influence of cation type and loading

KE Gurianov, AA Eliseev, VA Brotsman, AA Poyarkov… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The paper reports pervaporation desalination performance of graphene oxide (GO)
membranes for salts solutions. Asymmetrical membranes consisting of GO layer (~ 5 μm) on …

Artificial neural network and differential evolution optimization of a circulated permeate gap membrane distillation unit

AH Al Hariri, AE Khalifa, M Talha, Y Awda… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study integrated an artificial neural network (ANN) model with a differential evolution
(DE) optimization algorithm for cost optimization of a novel multi-stage permeate gap …

Emerging advances of composite membranes for seawater pre-treatment: a review

D Jaspal, A Malviya, B El Allaoui, N Zari… - Water Science & …, 2023 - iwaponline.com
As the population continues to grow, the preservation of the world's water resources is
becoming a serious challenge. The seawater desalination process is considered a …

Developing an expandable ferric tannate/gallate polyurethane sponge evaporator for efficient solar desalination

C Guo, W Zhang, K Liu, T Zhang, Q Liu, H Cao… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar desalination has been extensively investigated as a promising candidate for solving
freshwater shortage but developing an expandable evaporator with excellent salt resistance …

Poly (Arylene Ether) s-Based Polymeric Membranes Applied for Water Purification in Harsh Environment Conditions: A Mini-Review

M Wang, L Li, H Yan, X Liu, K Li, Y Li, Y You, X Yang… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Confronting the pressing challenge of freshwater scarcity, polymeric membrane-based water
treatment technology has emerged as an essential and effective approach. Poly (arylene …