Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Over the past decades, water scarcity and security have significantly stimulated the
advances of reverse osmosis (RO) technology, which dominates the global desalination …

Inorganic scaling caused by precipitation of sparingly soluble salts at supersaturation is a
common but critical issue, limiting the efficiency of membrane-based desalination and brine …

Membrane fouling, which arises from the nonspecific interaction between the membrane
surface and foulants, significantly impedes the efficient application of membrane technology …

Formation of mineral scale on a material surface has profound impact on a wide range of
natural processes as well as industrial applications. However, how specific material surface …

The development of the antifouling Reverse Osmosis (RO) membranes requires modeling
and simulation as an essential tool alongside the progress of RO membrane technologies …

Climate change, population growth, and increased industrial activities are exacerbating
freshwater scarcity and leading to increased interest in desalination of saline water. Brackish …

Scale formation is an important challenge in water and wastewater treatment systems.
However, due to the complex nature of membrane surfaces, the effects of specific membrane …

Graphene oxide (GO) coatings on membranes can improve antifouling performance against
a variety of microorganisms and organics. However, the effects of GO coatings on mineral …

One of the major problems of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) process is the formation of
inorganic scales (calcium carbonate, CaCO 3) and calcium sulfate, CaSO 4)) on the …