Progress in alumina ceramic membranes for water purification: status and prospects

Y Wang, B Ma, M Ulbricht, Y Dong, X Zhao - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Ceramic membranes have gained increasing attention in recent years for the removal of
various contaminants from water. Alumina membrane is considered as one of the most …

Facile co-sintering process to fabricate sustainable antifouling silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-enhanced tight ceramic ultrafiltration membranes for protein separation

D Zou, X Chen, E Drioli, X Ke, M Qiu, Y Fan - Journal of Membrane Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Protein separation in chemical industry applications using tight ceramic ultrafiltration (UF)
membranes with multilayer asymmetric structures is hindered by challenges in their …

Construction of high-performance Ce-doped TiO2 tight UF membranes for protein separation

Z Jin, Y Shen, X Chen, M Qiu, Y Fan - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The membrane structure and properties have a significant influence on its anti-fouling
performance during the separation process. In this study, Ce was introduced to inhibit the …

Effect of TiO2 addition on the fabrication of ceramic membrane supports: A study on the separation of oil droplets and bovine serum albumin (BSA) from its solution

P Monash, G Pugazhenthi - Desalination, 2011 - Elsevier
Low cost porous ceramic membrane support was prepared using kaolin, pyrophyllite,
feldspar, ball clay, quartz and calcium carbonate mixture along with PVA as a binder. The …

Degradation of sulphachloropyridazine sodium in column reactor packed with CoFe2O4− loaded quartz sand via peroxymonosulfate activation: Insights into the …

D Gao, M Junaid, F Lin, S Zhang, N Xu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
A simple, low-cost, and highly efficient process is required to produce free radicals from
peroxides for degradation of organic pollutants. In this study, for the first time, CoFe 2 O 4 …

A new method for preparing α-alumina ultrafiltration membrane at low sintering temperature

W Shi, C Yang, M Qiu, X Chen, Y Fan - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Al 2 O 3 has attracted much attention owing to its excellent organic solvent
resistance and acid-base corrosion resistance. However, the preparation of α-Al 2 O 3 …

Production and purification of fructo-oligosaccharides using an enzyme membrane bioreactor and subsequent fermentation with probiotic Bacillus coagulans

R Fan, JP Burghardt, F Prell, H Zorn… - Separation and Purification …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) are low-calorie sweeteners that can be synthesized by the
transfructosylation of sucrose using enzymes known as fructosyltransferases. However …

Modified alumina nanofiber membranes for protein separation

X Ke, Y Huang, TR Dargaville, Y Fan, Z Cui… - Separation and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Large-scale purification/separation of bio-substances is a key technology required for rapid
production of biological substances in bioengineering. Membrane filtration is a new …

Halloysite nanoclay doped ceramic membrane fabrication and evaluation of textile wastewater treatment performance

M Ağtaş, M Dilaver, I Koyuncu - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, halloysite nanoclay-doped ultrafiltration and tight-ultrafiltration ceramic
membranes were fabricated by sequential layer deposition using relatively low …

Preparation of γ-Al2O3 membranes for ultrafiltration by reverse micelles-mediated sol-gel process

H Qin, W Guo, H Xiao - Ceramics International, 2019 - Elsevier
Sol-gel process was modified by reverse micelles (RMs) for the preparation of γ-Al 2 O 3
ultrafiltration (UF) membranes and their applications in the efficient rejection of methyl blue …