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 …

Application of g-C3N4/ZnO nanocomposites for fabrication of anti-fouling polymer membranes with dye and protein rejection superiority

V Vatanpour, SSM Khadem, A Dehqan… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polysulfone (PSf) membranes are privileged for water and wastewater treatment, but
because of their hydrophobic nature, they suffer from fouling, which lowers their …

Surface design of liquid separation membrane through graft polymerization: A state of the art review

D Suresh, PS Goh, AF Ismail, N Hilal - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Surface modification of membranes is an effective approach for imparting unique
characteristics and additional functionalities to the membranes. Chemical grafting is a …

Fabrication of polysulfone membrane with sponge-like structure by using different non-woven fabrics

H Wu, H Zhao, Y Lin, X Liu, H Yao, L Yu… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The porous support layer with sponge-like structure has been widely used in thin-film
composite (TFC) membranes. A series of polysulfone (PSf) support membranes with …

A green zwitterionic bi-continuous membranes prepared by dual-bath procedure for mitigating biofouling during bacterial removal from water

A Venault, RM Lai, IV Maggay, SH Liou… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work explores the possibility of forming green microfiltration antifouling membranes
based on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a zwitterionic copolymer derivative of …

Enhanced water flux and bacterial resistance in cellulose acetate membranes with quaternary ammoniumpropylated polysilsesquioxane

RP Pandey, P Kallem, PA Rasheed, KA Mahmoud… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
An enhanced water flux and anti-fouling nanocomposite ultrafiltration membrane based on
quaternary ammoniumpropylated polysilsesquioxane (QAPS)/cellulose acetate (QAPS …

Fluffy-like amphiphilic graphene oxide (f-GO) and its effects on improving the antifouling of PAN-based composite membranes

W Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Wang, S Tian, N Han, W Li… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling remains a significant restriction for the long-time operation. In this paper,
fluffy-like amphiphilic graphene oxide (f-GO) was prepared by simple grafting silane …

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 …

Precision-aiming tuning of membranes prepared by NIPS and its performance enhancement

O Choi, PG Ingole, CH Park - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
An industrially developed non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) for porous
membranes is still being studied to improve performances and expand application fields …

Enhancement of antifouling properties, metal ions and protein separation of poly (ether-ether-sulfone) ultrafiltration membranes by incorporation of poly ethylene …

M Purushothaman, A Harikrishnan, PS Kumar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Composite polymeric membranes with enhanced anti-fouling properties, antimicrobial
activities and flux were produced via the phase inversion technique using poly (ether-ether …