Membrane fouling in osmotically driven membrane processes: A review

Q She, R Wang, AG Fane, CY Tang - Journal of membrane science, 2016 - Elsevier
The utilization of osmosis for engineered applications sparked off various emerging
technologies relying on osmotically driven membrane processes (ODMPs). Represented by …

Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms: effects of physicochemical factors, virulence, antibiotic resistance determinants, gene regulation, and future antimicrobial treatments

EC Eze, HY Chenia, ME El Zowalaty - Infection and drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter baumannii is a leading cause of nosocomial infections due to its increased
antibiotic resistance and virulence. The ability of A. baumannii to form biofilms contributes to …

Biofouling and me: My Stockholm syndrome with biofilms

HC Flemming - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Biofouling is the undesired deposition and growth of microorganisms on surfaces, forming
biofilms. The definition is subjective and operational: not every biofilm causes biofouling …

Roles and performance enhancement of feed spacer in spiral wound membrane modules for water treatment: A 20-year review on research evolvement

W Lin, Y Zhang, D Li, X Wang, X Huang - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane technologies have been widely applied in water treatment, wastewater
reclamation and seawater desalination. Feed spacer present in spiral wound membrane …

Biofouling of membrane distillation, forward osmosis and pressure retarded osmosis: Principles, impacts and future directions

A Bogler, S Lin, E Bar-Zeev - Journal of Membrane Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The water-energy nexus has motivated the quest for new membrane-based technologies
that target potable water and energy production. To this end, membrane distillation (MD) …

Synthesis and purification of galacto-oligosaccharides: state of the art

C Vera, A Córdova, C Aburto, C Guerrero… - World Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Lactose-derived non-digestible oligosaccharides are prominent components of functional
foods. Among them, galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) outstand for being prebiotics whose …

Review on strategies for biofouling mitigation in spiral wound membrane systems

SS Bucs, N Farhat, JC Kruithof, C Picioreanu… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Because of the uneven distribution of fresh water in time and space, a large number of
regions are experiencing water scarcity and stress. Membrane based desalination …

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 …

Fouling resilient perforated feed spacers for membrane filtration

S Kerdi, A Qamar, JS Vrouwenvelder, N Ghaffour - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
The improvement of feed spacers with optimal geometry remains a key challenge for spiral-
wound membrane systems in water treatment due to their impact on the hydrodynamic …

Development and characterization of 3D-printed feed spacers for spiral wound membrane systems

A Siddiqui, N Farhat, SS Bucs, RV Linares… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Feed spacers are important for the impact of biofouling on the performance of spiral-wound
reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) membrane systems. The objective of this study …