Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

The development of facile, benign and energy-efficient water treatment technologies to
produce clean water presents a major societal challenge. Membrane-based separation …

Membrane distillation (MD) has been garnering increasing attention in research and
development, since it has been proposed as a promising technology for desalinating …

Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging technology for the desalination of brines. In some
cases, liquid penetrates into the pores of the membrane, causing pore wetting. MD's …

Energy-efficient desalination and water treatment technologies play a critical role in
augmenting freshwater resources without placing an excessive strain on limited energy …

Membrane distillation (MD) is a rapidly emerging water treatment technology; however,
membrane pore wetting is a primary barrier to widespread industrial use of MD. The primary …

Poly (vinylidene fluoride), PVDF, as one of important polymeric materials with extensively
scientific interests and technological applications, shows five crystalline polymorphs with α …

Despite the enormous interest in superhydrophobicity for self-cleaning, a clear picture of
contaminant removal is missing, in particular, on a single-particle level. Here, we monitor the …

Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging thermal-based membrane technology that has
the capacity to treat a wide range of feed waters, including high salinity brines and …

Membrane distillation (MD) utilizing low-grade thermal energy can be used to effectively
desalinate hypersaline brines with a high freshwater recovery for water reuse. Membrane …