3D-printed materials for wastewater treatment

S Roy Barman, P Gavit, S Chowdhury, K Chatterjee… - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
The increasing levels of water pollution pose an imminent threat to human health and the
environment. Current modalities of wastewater treatment necessitate expensive …

3D printing for membrane desalination: Challenges and future prospects

A Soo, SM Ali, HK Shon - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent years have shown a growing interest in the field of 3D printing for applications in the
area of water treatment and desalination. The applications for 3D printing are applicable on …

3D printing: an alternative microfabrication approach with unprecedented opportunities in design

HK Balakrishnan, F Badar, EH Doeven… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In the past decade, 3D printing technologies have been adopted for the fabrication of
microfluidic devices. Extrusion-based approaches including fused filament fabrication (FFF) …

The evolution of feed spacer role in membrane applications for desalination and water treatment: A critical review and future perspective

N Sreedhar, N Thomas, N Ghaffour, HA Arafat - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The membrane research community has witnessed a significant research growth on feed
spacers since 2010, both in quantity and scope. Increasingly novel spacer geometries and …

Advancements in conventional and 3D printed feed spacers in membrane modules

X Qian, A Anvari, EMV Hoek, JR McCutcheon - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Plate & frame and spiral-wound modules are used for gas separation, pervaporation,
reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, electro-dialysis, electro …

Enhanced reverse osmosis filtration via chaotic advection induced by patterned membranes: A numerical study

JE Park, SY Jung, TG Kang - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper numerically explores the potential of patterned membranes inducing chaotic
advection to enhance the efficiency of reverse osmosis (RO) filtration. We compared the …

Thorough computational analysis of the staggered herringbone micromixer reveals transport mechanisms and enables mixing efficiency-based improved design

AG Hadjigeorgiou, AG Boudouvis, G Kokkoris - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The problem of mixing of solutions of biomolecules in the famous staggered herringbone
micromixer (SHM) is revisited through a computational study with the focus on two …

Engineered spacers for fouling mitigation in pressure driven membrane processes: Progress and projection

R Rahmawati, MR Bilad, NIM Nawi, Y Wibisono… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling remains a major obstacle in liquid-based membrane processes, which
restricts widespread applications of membrane-based processes. Approaches for …

The potentials of 3D-printed feed spacers in reducing the environmental footprint of membrane separation processes

Y Ibrahim, N Hilal - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane-based separation technologies play a pivotal role in attenuating the freshwater
shortage worldwide. Spiral wound membrane (SWM) modules which involve several …

Fouling mechanisms in ultrafiltration under constant flux: effect of feed spacer design

N Sreedhar, MO Mavukkandy, TM Aminabhavi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The impact of feed spacer design on membrane fouling mechanism in ultrafiltration (UF)
process under constant flux mode was systematically investigated. Thecombined …