Recent advances in superhydrophobic and antibacterial cellulose-based fibers and fabrics: bio-inspiration, strategies, and applications

H Zhou, Q Li, Z Zhang, X Wang, H Niu - Advanced Fiber Materials, 2023 - Springer
Cellulose-based fabrics are ubiquitous in our daily lives. They are the preferred choice for
bedding materials, active sportswear, and next-to-skin apparels. However, the hydrophilic …

A comprehensive review on state-of-the-art anti-fouling super (wetting and anti-wetting) membranes for oily wastewater treatment

M Manouchehri - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the most dangerous types of pollution to the environment is oily wastewater, which is
produced from a number of industrial sources and can cause damage to the environment …

A comprehensive review of electrospray technique for membrane development: Current status, challenges, and opportunities

S Huang, J Mansouri, P Le-Clech, G Leslie… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, the electrospray (ES) technique has emerged as a novel method to fabricate
or modify membranes used in separation processes. The ES technique has the potential to …

Beyond symmetry: exploring asymmetric electrospun nanofiber membranes for liquid separation

TD Lu, Q Wang, SS Gu, SP Sun - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Composite membranes with asymmetric traits have gained attention in liquid separation,
featuring gradient chemical and physical attributes that align or oppose mass transfer …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospun nanofiber-based membranes for water treatment

Y Tang, Z Cai, X Sun, C Chong, X Yan, M Li, J Xu - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water purification and water desalination via membrane technology are generally deemed
as reliable supplementaries for abundant potable water. Electrospun nanofiber-based …

Engineering anti-scaling superhydrophobic membranes for photothermal membrane distillation

X Liao, P Dai, Y Wang, X Zhang, Y Liao, X You… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
The emerging photothermal membrane distillation (PMD), which combines solar harvesting
and heat localization, has the potential to address the water-energy nexus. However, PMD …

Patterned dense Janus membranes with simultaneously robust fouling, wetting and scaling resistance for membrane distillation

C Wang, Z Ma, Y Qiu, C Wang, LF Ren, J Shen, J Shao - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling, wetting and scaling are three prominent challenges that severely hinder
the practical applications of membrane distillation (MD). Herein, polyamide/polyvinylidene …

Engineering beads-on-string structural electrospun nanofiber Janus membrane with multi-level roughness for membrane distillation

S Li, L Li, J Zhong, R Ma, X Xu, H Wu, Y Yu - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel Janus membrane was fabricated by constructing a thin hydrophobic layer with
beads-on-string structure on the surface of superhydrophilic polyacrylonitrile (PAN) …

Membrane distillation by novel Janus-enhanced membrane featuring hydrophobic-hydrophilic dual-surface for freshwater recovery

H Xu, Q Zhang, N Song, J Chen, M Ding, C Mei… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising membrane process with nearly 100% salt
rejection, which can can realize freshwater recovery and reuse. However, wetting and low …

Electrohydrodynamic atomization of CNT on PTFE membrane for scaling resistant membranes in membrane distillation

L Francis, N Hilal - npj Clean Water, 2023 - nature.com
In this study, an electrohydrodynamic atomization or electrospraying technique is used for
the uniform deposition of carbon nanotubes (CNT) on a commercially available PTFE …