Is it possible to efficiently and sustainably remove microplastics from sediments using froth flotation?

H Jiang, Y Zhang, K Bian, C Wang, X Xie… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) contamination in sediments is becoming an intractable environmental
issue. Numerous methods are proposed for removing microplastics from aqueous solution …

MOF-based polymeric nanocomposite beads as an efficient adsorbent for wastewater treatment in batch and continuous systems: Modelling and experiment

J Abdi, H Abedini - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Herein, a novel polymeric nanocomposite based on zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs)
was synthesized through a facile one step phase inversion (PI) technique. The prepared …

Fabrication of the polysulfone-based composite ultrafiltration membranes for the adsorptive removal of heavy metal ions from their contaminated aqueous solutions

S Mondal, SK Majumder - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
The polysulfone-based ultrafiltration membranes were synthesized by the phase inversion
method with the varying ratios of composites for the efficient removal of heavy metal ions …

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-α-zirconium phosphate (α-ZrP) nanoparticles based mixed matrix membranes for removal of heavy metal ions

E Abdulkarem, Y Ibrahim, M Kumar, HA Arafat… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The removal of heavy metal ions from industrial wastewater is essential as they pose serious
threats to human health and the environment. In this study, novel poly (vinylidene …

Tannic acid-metal complex modified MXene membrane for contaminants removal from water

X Tong, S Liu, D Qu, H Gao, L Yan, Y Chen… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Developing membranes with low rejection of salt ions and high rejection of contaminants is
desirable for drinking water treatment and wastewater reuse. 2D material-based membranes …

Polydopamine-coated graphene oxide nanosheets embedded in sulfonated poly (ether sulfone) hybrid UF membranes with superior antifouling properties for water …

M Kumar, N Sreedhar, N Thomas… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel high-performance hybrid ultrafiltration (UF) membrane was fabricated by blending
polydopamine-coated graphene oxide (PDGO) nanosheets with sulfonated poly (ether …

Reactive Photo-Fenton ceramic membranes: Synthesis, characterization and antifouling performance

S Sun, H Yao, W Fu, L Hua, G Zhang, W Zhang - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
To develop reactive and antifouling membrane filtration systems, a photo-Fenton ceramic
membrane was prepared by coating goethite (α-FeOOH) catalysts on a zirconia/titania …

Unravelling the fouling behavior of anion-exchange membrane (AEM) by organic solute of varying characteristics

W Xiang, J Yao, S Velizarov, L Han - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic fouling is a major obstacle in various ion-exchange membrane based
electrochemical systems. Particularly, the correlation between the main characteristics of …

Dopamine-triggered one-step codeposition of zwitterionic surfactants for anti-fouling polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane modification

Z Nie, C Liu, X Jiang, Y Zhou, X Lin, X Zhao, Q He… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
We report a facile ultrafiltration (UF) membrane modification strategy to impart anti-fouling
properties to a polyethersulfone (PES) membrane via a simple codeposition of …

Fouling resistant, high flux, charge tunable hybrid ultrafiltration membranes using polymer chains grafted graphene oxide for NOM removal

M Kumar, HM Baniowda, N Sreedhar, E Curcio… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The unprecedented performance of fouling resistant, high flux and high rejection hybrid
ultrafiltration polysulfone membranes with charge tunable channels using functionalized …