Comprehensive review of membrane design and synthesis for membrane distillation

M Qasim, IU Samad, NA Darwish, N Hilal - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a grand challenge that requires continuous exploration of new desalination
technologies in order to augment the global supply of fresh water. In this context, membrane …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of superhydrophobic ceramic membrane surface modification for oil-water separation

J Usman, MHD Othman, AF Ismail, MA Rahman… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
The discharge of oily wastewater and offshore oil spills contaminates the biotic and aquatic
environment and ultimately result in the destruction of the ecosystem. Recently, the …

Overcoming challenges in water purification by nanocomposite ceramic membranes: A review of limitations and technical solutions

NMA Omar, MHD Othman, ZS Tai, MF Rabuni… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Water purification from various sources is crucial in mitigating global water shortage and
ensuring universal access to clean and safe drinking water. Incorporation of nanoparticles …

Polymer-derived porous SiOC ceramic membranes for efficient oil-water separation and membrane distillation

BB Dong, FH Wang, MY Yang, JL Yu, LY Hao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Porous SiOC ceramic membranes (PSCM), with a narrow pore size distribution, were
prepared by a casting method, using a polymer liquid (polydimethylsiloxane, PDMS), as a …

Influence of membrane hydrophilicity on water permeability: An experimental study bridging simulations

A Miao, M Wei, F Xu, Y Wang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2020 - Elsevier
There has been an argument on the influence of membrane hydrophilicity on permeability
between experimental and simulation works. Theoretical work finds that the membranes …

Sweeping gas membrane distillation (SGMD) for wastewater treatment, concentration, and desalination: A comprehensive review

IA Said, T Chomiak, J Floyd, Q Li - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study provides a state-of-the-art review of the advantages and disadvantages of
Sweeping Gas Membrane Distillation (SGMD), particularly in the separation and purification …

Multilevel hierarchical super-hydrophobic ceramic membrane for water-in-oil emulsion separation

JW Wang, H Abadikhah, LJ Yin, X Jian, X Xu - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hierarchical silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4) membranes were fabricated by catalytic growth of α-Si
3 N 4 nanowires onto the rod-like β-Si 3 N 4 grains. Compared to the bare asymmetric …

Porous-foam mullite-bonded SiC-ceramic membranes for high-efficiency high-temperature particulate matter capture

F Wang, S Hao, B Dong, N Ke, NZ Khan, L Hao… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Membranes of ceramic foams exhibit excellent prospects for application in the field of high-
temperature particulate matter (PM) capture. Production of ceramic membranes that can …

Superhydrophobic ball clay based ceramic hollow fibre membrane via universal spray coating method for membrane distillation

MH Abd Aziz, MAB Pauzan, NASM Hisam… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the feasibility study of a superhydrophobic ball clay based ceramic hollow fibre
membrane (HFM) through pre-fluorinating of poly (vinylidene fluoride)–co …

Recent progress in synthesis, growth mechanisms, properties, and applications of silicon nitride nanowires

Y Zhao, S Dong, P Hu, X Zhao, C Hong - Ceramics International, 2021 - Elsevier
With advances in nanotechnology, nanowires have gained worldwide attention because of
their novel properties and promising applications. Among them, silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4) …