Reverse osmosis pretreatment technologies and future trends: A comprehensive review

SF Anis, R Hashaikeh, N Hilal - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent progress in reverse osmosis (RO) technology is not limited to RO membrane
materials, module designs and RO process optimization. It involves prior feed treatment …

A comprehensive review on anti-fouling nanocomposite membranes for pressure driven membrane separation processes

JH Jhaveri, ZVP Murthy - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
The advantages of membrane technology over conventional separation methods are high
removal capacity, flexibility of operation and cost effectiveness. However, the main limitation …

Facile synthesis of 2D TiO2@ MXene composite membrane with enhanced separation and antifouling performance

Z Huang, Q Zeng, Y Liu, Y Xu, R Li, H Hong… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
While composite membranes with two-dimensional (2D) lamellar materials (eg, graphene
and MXene) have recently attracted increasing attention, fabrication of high-performance 2D …

Inorganic membranes: Preparation and application for water treatment and desalination

A Kayvani Fard, G McKay, A Buekenhoudt, H Al Sulaiti… - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Inorganic membrane science and technology is an attractive field of membrane separation
technology, which has been dominated by polymer membranes. Recently, the inorganic …

Photocatalytic antifouling PVDF ultrafiltration membranes based on synergy of graphene oxide and TiO2 for water treatment

Z Xu, T Wu, J Shi, K Teng, W Wang, M Ma, J Li… - Journal of Membrane …, 2016 - Elsevier
A novel graphene oxide/TiO 2-polyvinylidene fluoride (GO/TiO 2-PVDF) hybrid ultrafiltration
membrane has been successfully developed via the phase inversion technique by …

Zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) modified cellulose acetate NF membranes for potential water treatment application

V Vatanpour, A Yuksekdag, M Ağtaş, M Mehrabi… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, cellulose acetate (CA)-based nanofiltration membranes, modified with zeolitic
imidazole framework-8 (ZIF-8) particles, were prepared with various ZIF-8 contents (0, 0.1 …

Preparation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) membrane blended with acrylamide grafted bentonite for oily water treatment

T Ahmad, X Liu, C Guria - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The current work aims to advance the hydrophilicity, morphology, and antifouling
characteristics of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) membranes for oily wastewater separation by …

Progress in the modification of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) membranes: A performance review for wastewater treatment

T Ahmad, C Guria - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Various industries generate a considerable volume of wastewater containing toxic
contaminants, arsenic, dyes, heavy metals, perchlorate, oil from multiple sectors. Among …

Deep eutectic solvents in membrane science and technology: Fundamental, preparation, application, and future perspective

M Taghizadeh, A Taghizadeh, V Vatanpour… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are green solvents alternative to ILs with remarkable
chemical tunability, which have proved themselves as one of the most promising elements of …

Contact angle measurements

RS Hebbar, AM Isloor, AF Ismail - Membrane characterization, 2017 - Elsevier
Contact angle has been an important parameter to determine the wetting ability of the
polymer membrane surface. Contact angle has gained interest in surface science in regards …