Inorganic scaling in membrane desalination: models, mechanisms, and characterization methods

J Rolf, T Cao, X Huang, C Boo, Q Li… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
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 …

Surface characterization of thin-film composite membranes using contact angle technique: Review of quantification strategies and applications

MF Ismail, MA Islam, B Khorshidi… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thin-film composite (TFC) membranes are the most widely used membranes for low-cost
and energy-efficient water desalination processes. Proper control over the three influential …

Desalination by membrane pervaporation: A review

Y Li, ER Thomas, MH Molina, S Mann, WS Walker… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Pervaporation is a vapor pressure-driven membrane desalination process that can
desalinate water with greater total dissolved solids than conventional reverse osmosis. This …

Separation, anti-fouling, and chlorine resistance of the polyamide reverse osmosis membrane: From mechanisms to mitigation strategies

C Liu, W Wang, B Yang, K Xiao, H Zhao - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane technology has been widely used in the wastewater treatment and seawater
desalination. In recent years, the reverse osmosis (RO) membrane represented by …

Molecular grafting and zwitterionization based antifouling and underwater superoleophobic PVDF membranes for oil/water separation

K Nayak, A Kumar, BP Tripathi - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective surface modification strategies are at the core of developing efficient and
antifouling membranes for a range of separation, purification, and wastewater treatment …

Membrane scaling and wetting in membrane distillation: mitigation roles played by humic substances

P Wang, W Cheng, X Zhang, Q Liu, J Li… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Membrane scaling and wetting severely hinder practical applications of membrane
distillation (MD) for hypersaline water/wastewater treatment. In this regard, the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advancements in the application of new monomers and membrane modification techniques for the fabrication of thin film composite membranes: A …

J Farahbakhsh, V Vatanpour, M Khoshnam… - Reactive and Functional …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thin film composite (TFC) membranes have been experiencing significant modifications
recently aiming to improve their structure, properties and separation efficiency. One of the …

Sessile drop method: Critical analysis and optimization for measuring the contact angle of an ion-exchange membrane surface

M Ponomar, E Krasnyuk, D Butylskii, V Nikonenko… - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The contact angle between a membrane surface and a waterdrop lying on its surface
provides important information about the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of the membrane …

A tale of two foulants: the coupling of organic fouling and mineral scaling in membrane desalination

T Tong, X Liu, T Li, S Park, B Anger - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Membrane desalination that enables the harvesting of purified water from unconventional
sources such as seawater, brackish groundwater, and wastewater has become …

[HTML][HTML] Progresses of advanced anti-fouling membrane and membrane processes for high salinity wastewater treatment

S Du, P Zhao, L Wang, G He, X Jiang - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling during the high salinity wastewater treatment is a critical bottleneck
restricting the sustainable application of membrane technologies. Developing advanced anti …