With the development of carbon-based nanomaterials, carbon dots (CDs) have recently
received increasing attention owing to their unique optical properties, low toxicity, facile …

Graphene oxide (GO), a derivative of graphene, is a novel carbon material that has attracted
a lot of attention in the field of membrane materials as its ability to achieve layer-by-layer …

Over the past decades, water scarcity and security have significantly stimulated the
advances of reverse osmosis (RO) technology, which dominates the global desalination …

Composite separation membranes are essential in the fields of water treatment, mass
concentration, purification, solvent exchange, gas separation, energy storage and …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a fascinating class of carbon nanoparticles with sizes
around 10 nm. The unique properties of CQDs are low toxicity, chemical inertness, excellent …

Thin-film composite (TFC) membranes are the heart of reverse osmosis (RO) processes for
desalination and water reuse. In recent years, nanomaterials with high permeability …

Thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes, comprising nanofillers and nanoscale dense
polymeric barriers, were prepared by introducing nanomaterials into a polyamide layer …

The development of thin-film nanocomposite (TFNC) membranes utilizing nanoparticles
present remarkable opportunity in the desalination industry. This review offers a …

Access to clean or potable water will continue to be a global challenge in as much as
sustainable solutions are far-fetched. It has become imperative to improve the efficiency of …

Nanomaterials with diverse dimensions have been incorporated in different positions during
the development of novel thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes for water and …