Drinking water sources are increasingly subject to various types of contamination due to
anthropogenic factors and require proper treatment to remove disease-causing agents …

Since discovery of the first antibiotic drug, penicillin, in 1928, a variety of antibiotic and
antimicrobial agents have been developed and used for both human therapy and industrial …

Water pollution is one of the greatest challenges around the world. Nanocomposite
membranes are a promising modified version of traditional polymeric membranes for water …

Polymeric membranes have become essential in addressing various industrial challenges in
water purification, gas separation, pharmaceuticals, food packaging, protein purification, and …

Global deterioration of water, soil, and atmosphere by the release of toxic chemicals from the
ongoing anthropogenic activities is becoming a serious problem throughout the world. This …

Polysulfone (PSF) membranes have been widely used for wastewater treatment due to their
desired properties like stability, high mechanical strength and ease of modification. The …

The application of polymer membranes in wastewater treatment and desalination is
widespread. Nevertheless, the longstanding biofouling issue on membrane surface has …

This paper reviews various functional materials used in desalination. Desalination of the
abundant seawater resource has emerged as a promising technology to meet the current …

Numerous materials have been employed in the surface modification of membranes,
including different polymers and nanomaterials over the years. The pernicious challenges of …

Biofouling is a major operational challenge in reverse osmosis (RO) desalination, motivating
a search for improved biofouling control strategies. Copper, long known for its antibacterial …