Harvesting blue energy based on salinity and temperature gradient: challenges, solutions, and opportunities

M Rastgar, K Moradi, C Burroughs, A Hemmati… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

Nanocomposite membranes for water separation and purification: Fabrication, modification, and applications

MR Esfahani, SA Aktij, Z Dabaghian… - Separation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Water pollution is one of the greatest challenges around the world. Nanocomposite
membranes are a promising modified version of traditional polymeric membranes for water …

Structure-controlled graphene electrocatalysts for high-performance H 2 O 2 production

K Lee, J Lim, MJ Lee, K Ryu, H Lee, JY Kim… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal-free carbon materials have emerged as cost-effective and high-performance catalysts
for the production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) through the two-electron oxygen reduction …

Progress in electrospun polymeric nanofibrous membranes for water treatment: Fabrication, modification and applications

Y Liao, CH Loh, M Tian, R Wang, AG Fane - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Research on membrane technologies has grown exponentially to treat wastewater, recycle
polluted water and provide more freshwater. Electrospun nanofibrous membranes (ENMs) …

Polymer-matrix nanocomposite membranes for water treatment

J Yin, B Deng - Journal of membrane science, 2015 - Elsevier
One of the grand challenges to sustain the modern society is to secure adequate water
resources of desirable quality for various designated uses. To address this challenge …

Recent advances in polymer and polymer composite membranes for reverse and forward osmosis processes

D Li, Y Yan, H Wang - Progress in polymer science, 2016 - Elsevier
Semipermeable membranes are the core elements for membrane water desalination
technologies such as commercial reverse osmosis (RO) process and emerging forward …

Salinity gradients for sustainable energy: primer, progress, and prospects

NY Yip, D Brogioli, HVM Hamelers… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Combining two solutions of different composition releases the Gibbs free energy of mixing.
By using engineered processes to control the mixing, chemical energy stored in salinity …

Recent advances in synthesis and application of polymer nanocomposites for water and wastewater treatment

M Khodakarami, M Bagheri - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Clean water scarcity combined with environmental impacts of municipal and industrial
wastewater necessitates the development of new technologies for clean water production …

Fundamental water and salt transport properties of polymeric materials

GM Geise, DR Paul, BD Freeman - Progress in Polymer Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Fundamental water and salt transport properties of polymers are critical for applications such
as reverse osmosis (RO), nanofiltration (NF), forward osmosis (FO), pressure-retarded …

Recent advances in nanofibrous membranes: Production and applications in water treatment and desalination

H Saleem, L Trabzon, A Kilic, SJ Zaidi - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
Desalination of seawater is a promising technique that contributes a reliable and abundant
source of clean potable water. This review investigates the current status and forthcoming …