Next-generation ultrafiltration membranes: A review of material design, properties, recent progress, and challenges

I Kammakakam, Z Lai - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane technology utilizing ultrafiltration (UF) processes has emerged as the most
widely used and cost-effective simple process in many industrial applications. The industries …

Next-generation ultrafiltration membranes enabled by block polymers

N Hampu, JR Werber, WY Chan, EC Feinberg… - Acs Nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Reliable and equitable access to safe drinking water is a major and growing challenge
worldwide. Membrane separations represent one of the most promising strategies for the …

Large-area 2D covalent organic framework membranes with tunable single-digit nanopores for predictable mass transport

R Shevate, DL Shaffer - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
The potential of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for molecular separations remains
unrealized because of challenges transforming nanoscale COF materials into large-area …

Advanced porous polymer membranes from self-assembling block copolymers

M Radjabian, V Abetz - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of novel polymer membranes is a fascinating and challenging field in
materials science and technology, as both the chemical composition and the processing …

High-flux, antifouling hydrophilized ultrafiltration membranes with tunable charge density combining sulfonated poly (ether sulfone) and aminated graphene oxide …

M Kumar, N Sreedhar, MA Jaoude… - ACS applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In this work, a new protocol was developed for creating charge-tuned, hydrophilic hybrid
ultrafiltration (UF) membranes with high flux, rejection rate, and fouling resistance. The …

Porous block copolymer separation membranes for 21st century sanitation and hygiene

L Guo, Y Wang, M Steinhart - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Removing hazardous particulate and macromolecular contaminants as well as viruses with
sizes from a few nm up to the 100 nm-range from water and air is crucial for ensuring …

Recent progress in the application of pH-responsive polymers in separation science

H Musarurwa, NT Tavengwa - Microchemical Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The present review aims to highlight the applications of pH-responsive polymers and their
composites in separation science. Their physicochemical properties change in a controlled …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering soft nanochannels in isoporous block copolymer nanofiltration membranes for ion separation

Z Zhang, MM Rahman, I Ternes, B Bajer… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Membranes with high ion selectivity are important for the separation of ionic species at the
Ångstrom scale. Here, we report on positively charged isoporous block copolymer (BCP) …

Multifunctional hybrid UF membrane from poly (ether sulfone) and quaternized polydopamine anchored reduced graphene oxide nanohybrid for water treatment

RA Ismail, M Kumar, N Thomas, AK An… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a new quaternized polydopamine anchored reduced graphene oxide (QSiPD-
rGO) nanohybrid was prepared through a one-step mussel-inspired tailoring of GO using a …

Nanoporous polyethersulfone membranes prepared by mixed solvent phase separation method for protein separation

P Li, RL Thankamony, X Li, Z Li, X Liu, Z Lai - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoporous polyethersulfone (PES) membranes with high surface porosity and uniform
pore size distribution were prepared by combining the phase separation in NMP/nonane …