Insights on the development of enhanced antifouling reverse osmosis membranes: Industrial applications and challenges

M Tawalbeh, L Qalyoubi, A Al-Othman, M Qasim… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) membranes are widely employed due to their inherent advantage of
achieving excellent water permeation rates and high salt rejection. However, fouling is a …

Colloidal interactions and fouling of NF and RO membranes: a review

CY Tang, TH Chong, AG Fane - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2011 - Elsevier
Colloids are fine particles whose characteristic size falls within the rough size range of 1–
1000nm. In pressure-driven membrane systems, these fine particles have a strong tendency …

Fabrication of a novel thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane containing MCM-41 silica nanoparticles (NPs) for water purification

J Yin, ES Kim, J Yang, B Deng - Journal of membrane science, 2012 - Elsevier
A thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane containing porous MCM-41 silica nanoparticles
(NPs) was prepared by the in situ interfacial polymerization (IP) process. Aqueous m-phenyl …

Interaction between humic acid and silica in reverse osmosis membrane fouling process: A spectroscopic and molecular dynamics insight

D Li, W Lin, R Shao, YX Shen, X Zhu, X Huang - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Combined organic and inorganic fouling is a primary barrier constraining the performance of
reverse osmosis (RO) membrane. In this work, we conducted a systematic study focusing on …

Ultrafiltration technology with a ceramic membrane for reactive dye removal: optimization of membrane performance

E Alventosa-deLara, S Barredo-Damas… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2012 - Elsevier
An ultrafiltration (UF) ceramic membrane was used to decolorize Reactive Black 5 (RB5)
solutions at different dye concentrations (50 and 500mg/L). Transmembrane pressure (TMP) …

A review of fouling indices and monitoring techniques for reverse osmosis

LN Sim, TH Chong, AH Taheri, STV Sim, L Lai… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the methods to monitor reverse osmosis (RO) membrane fouling, either
by characterizing the fouling potential of the feed or by detecting the fouling condition of the …

The roles of particles in enhancing membrane filtration: A review

J Wang, A Cahyadi, B Wu, W Pee, AG Fane… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Particles suspended within feed flow or added into membrane-filtration systems may behave
as foulant or fouling mitigation agent. The fine boundary between these two roles warrant …

Membrane processes for dye wastewater treatment: recent progress in fouling control

C Thamaraiselvan, M Noel - Critical Reviews in Environmental …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The textile industry generates large volumes of effluents on a daily basis, which contains
substantial loads of organic compounds, inorganic salts, and suspended impurities …

Effects of membrane fouling and scaling on boron rejection by nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes

KL Tu, AR Chivas, LD Nghiem - Desalination, 2011 - Elsevier
The effects of membrane fouling on the performance of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis
membranes with respect to boron rejection and permeate flux were investigated in this …

Development of a novel electrocoagulation membrane reactor with electrically conductive membranes as cathode to mitigate membrane fouling

LL Xu, L Liu, KP Wang, SY Zhao, QY Liu… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study developed a novel electrocoagulation membrane reactor (ECR-ECM), an
integrated system embracing electrocoagulation and membrane filtration in one individual …