A critical review on thin-film nanocomposite membranes with interlayered structure: mechanisms, recent developments, and environmental applications

Z Yang, PF Sun, X Li, B Gan, L Wang… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The separation properties of polyamide reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes,
widely applied for desalination and water reuse, are constrained by the permeability …

Reverse osmosis desalination: A state-of-the-art review

M Qasim, M Badrelzaman, NN Darwish, NA Darwish… - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a grand challenge that has always stimulated research interests in finding
effective means for pure water production. In this context, reverse osmosis (RO) is …

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 …

Water purification by membranes: the role of polymer science

GM Geise, HS Lee, DJ Miller… - Journal of Polymer …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Two of the greatest challenges facing the 21st century involve providing sustainable
supplies of clean water and energy, two highly interrelated resources, at affordable costs …

Boron removal from saline water: A comprehensive review

N Hilal, GJ Kim, C Somerfield - Desalination, 2011 - Elsevier
Boron is an essential micronutrient for plants and animals as well as a useful component for
numerous industries. It is necessary to produce low boron containing water from RO …

Thin film nanocomposite reverse osmosis membrane incorporated with UiO-66 nanoparticles for enhanced boron removal

L Liu, X Xie, S Qi, R Li, X Zhang, X Song… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
The removal of boron from seawater remains a challenge and now receives increasing
attention worldwide. Boron removal rates offered by conventional reverse osmosis …

Boron removal by reverse osmosis membranes in seawater desalination applications

KL Tu, LD Nghiem, AR Chivas - Separation and Purification Technology, 2010 - Elsevier
Rapid development of seawater desalination applications using membrane technology in
recent years has reignited the issue of boron in drinking water. This is reflected by an …

Defect-free highly selective polyamide thin-film composite membranes for desalination and boron removal

Z Ali, Y Al Sunbul, F Pacheco, W Ogieglo… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Removal of boron from saline water sources has presented a major challenge for
commercially available reverse osmosis desalination membranes. In this work, we report the …

Comparison analysis of different technologies for the removal of boron from seawater: A review

N Najid, S Kouzbour, A Ruiz-García, S Fellaou… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Boron overabundance in drinking and irrigation water is a severe environment and health
issues because it is toxic to various crops and induces many human and animals diseases …

Boron in seawater and methods for its separation—a review

N Kabay, E Güler, M Bryjak - Desalination, 2010 - Elsevier
The seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) membrane desalination process is a relevant and
reliable technology for desalination of seawater. However, some serious limitations had …