Nanocelluloses as sustainable membrane materials for separation and filtration technologies: Principles, opportunities, and challenges

A Barhoum, K Deshmukh, ML García-Betancourt… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane technology is of great interest in various environmental and industrial
applications, where membranes are used to separate different mixtures of gas, solid-gas …

Desalination pretreatment technologies: current status and future developments

A Abushawish, I Bouaziz, IW Almanassra… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pretreatment of raw feed water is an essential step for proper functioning of a reverse
osmosis (RO) desalination plant as it minimizes the risk of membrane fouling. Conventional …

3D-printed materials for wastewater treatment

S Roy Barman, P Gavit, S Chowdhury, K Chatterjee… - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
The increasing levels of water pollution pose an imminent threat to human health and the
environment. Current modalities of wastewater treatment necessitate expensive …

Advanced membrane-based high-value metal recovery from wastewater

G Gebreslassie, HG Desta, Y Dong, X Zheng, M Zhao… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Considering the circular economy and environmental protection, sustainable recovery of
high-value metals from wastewater has become a prominent concern. Unlike conventional …

Innovative integration of porous materials and membranes: Achieving optimized pore orientation for enhanced performance

Z Wang, Y Zeng, Y Shen, Q Tan, J Sun, J Teng… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Incorporating inorganic porous materials into polymer membranes presents a promising
strategy to rectify their inherent imperfections. Nonetheless, achieving peak efficiency …

Recovery of metals from wastewater—State-of-the-art solutions with the support of membrane technology

K Staszak, K Wieszczycka - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper discusses the most important research trends in the recovery of metals from
industrial wastewater using membrane techniques in recent years. Particular attention is …

Bio-Based Polymeric Membranes: Development and Environmental Applications

M Morales-Jiménez, DA Palacio, M Palencia… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, membrane technology is an efficient process for separating compounds with
minimal structural abrasion; however, the manufacture of membranes still has several …

[HTML][HTML] Performance and Environmental Assessment of Biochar-Based Membranes Synthesized from Traditional and Eco-Friendly Solvents

A Fionah, I Oluk, L Brady, DM Byrne, IC Escobar - Membranes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Water contamination resulting from coal spills is one of the largest environmental problems
affecting communities in the Appalachia Region of the United States. This coal slurry …

Enhanced PEBA composite membrane performance by solution-free melt coating for phenol pervaporation from aqueous solution

G Mao, Y Sheng, S Ju, H Zhou, W Jin - Separation and Purification …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solution-based membrane fabrication methods, which are widely used in the membrane
industry, have a negative impact on the environment and fabrication effectiveness. In this …

Green fabrication of sustainable porous chitosan/kaolin composite membranes using polyethylene glycol as a porogen: membrane morphology and properties

SB Rekik, S Gassara, A Deratani - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
One of the major challenges in membrane manufacturing today is to reduce the
environmental footprint by promoting biobased raw materials and limiting the use of toxic …