Harvesting blue energy based on salinity and temperature gradient: challenges, solutions, and opportunities
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …
Significant roles of substrate properties in forward osmosis membrane performance: A review
Forward osmosis (FO) has gained considerable interest as an attractive membrane-based
desalination technology due to its reversible fouling and potentially low costs. Thin-film …
desalination technology due to its reversible fouling and potentially low costs. Thin-film …
Multifunctional bulk hybrid foam for infrared stealth, thermal insulation, and microwave absorption
W Gu, J Tan, J Chen, Z Zhang, Y Zhao… - ACS applied materials …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Taking serious microwave pollution issues and the complex application environment into
consideration, it is quite urgent to integrate several functions into one material …
consideration, it is quite urgent to integrate several functions into one material …
Microporous organic polymer-based membranes for ultrafast molecular separations
Polyamide membranes dominate the membrane industry; yet in their use they have a
fundamental challenge to break through the upper bound due to an uncontrollable …
fundamental challenge to break through the upper bound due to an uncontrollable …
Salinity gradient energy generation by pressure retarded osmosis: A review
Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) has gained attention due to its use as a salinity gradient
energy-generating membrane process. This process can convert difference in salinity …
energy-generating membrane process. This process can convert difference in salinity …
Progress in membranes for pressure retarded osmosis application
The ever-growing global energy crisis has been pushing industries to lean towards
renewable resources as an alternative for power generation. Recent research is focusing …
renewable resources as an alternative for power generation. Recent research is focusing …
[HTML][HTML] Electrospun nanofiber-based membranes for water treatment
Y Tang, Z Cai, X Sun, C Chong, X Yan, M Li, J Xu - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water purification and water desalination via membrane technology are generally deemed
as reliable supplementaries for abundant potable water. Electrospun nanofiber-based …
as reliable supplementaries for abundant potable water. Electrospun nanofiber-based …
Organic solvent separation using carbon nanotube-interlayered thin film composite membrane
The intercalation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) interlayer has been considered an effective
way to improve the membrane performance in water treatment process. However, the …
way to improve the membrane performance in water treatment process. However, the …
Engineering heterostructured thin-film nanocomposite membrane with functionalized graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQD) for highly efficient reverse osmosis
Q Shen, Y Lin, Y Kawabata, Y Jia… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this study, custom-tailored graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQD) were synthesized as
functional nanofillers to be embedded into the polyamide (PA) membrane for reverse …
functional nanofillers to be embedded into the polyamide (PA) membrane for reverse …
A comprehensive review of the feasibility of pressure retarded osmosis: Recent technological advances and industrial efforts towards commercialization
Since the early 2000s, pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) has been continuously
investigated, based on its potential to harvest energy from a salinity gradient. However …
investigated, based on its potential to harvest energy from a salinity gradient. However …