Pore wetting in membrane distillation: A comprehensive review

H Chamani, J Woloszyn, T Matsuura, D Rana… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

A critical review of membrane wettability in membrane distillation from the perspective of interfacial interactions

H Chang, B Liu, Z Zhang, R Pawar, Z Yan… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hydrophobic membranes used in membrane distillation (MD) systems are often subject to
wetting during long-term operation. Thus, it is of great importance to fully understand factors …

Purifying water with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-incorporated membranes: Recent advancements and critical challenges

Y Yu, Z Zhou, G Huang, H Cheng, L Han, S Zhao… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In the face of the growing global water crisis, membrane technology is a promising means of
purifying water and wastewater. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been widely used to …

Recent advances and future prospects in direct solar desalination systems using membrane distillation technology

A Bamasag, E Almatrafi, T Alqahtani, P Phelan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water desalination has become one of the viable solutions for water shortages in regions
with limited natural resources. In the last two decades, more attention has been paid to …

Two dimensional (2D) materials and biomaterials for water desalination; structure, properties, and recent advances

S Raza, E Ghasali, Y Orooji, H Lin, C Karaman… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background An efficient solution to the global freshwater dilemma is desalination. MXene,
Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS 2), Graphene Oxide, Hexagonal Boron Nitride, and …

Recent advancements in MOFs synthesis and their green applications

A Al Obeidli, HB Salah, M Al Murisi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline, hybrid, materials containing metal ions
and organic molecules; components that together form three-dimensional structures. At the …

Janus membranes for membrane distillation: Recent advances and challenges

M Afsari, HK Shon, LD Tijing - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising hybrid thermal-membrane separation technology
that can efficiently produce freshwater from seawater or contaminated wastewater. However …

Desalination technologies, membrane distillation, and electrospinning, an overview

MB Abid, RA Wahab, MA Salam, IA Moujdin, L Gzara - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Water is a critical component for humans to survive, especially in arid lands or areas where
fresh water is scarce. Hence, desalination is an excellent way to effectuate the increasing …

New insights of nanomaterials usage toward superhydrophobic membranes for water desalination via membrane distillation: A review

E Gontarek-Castro, R Castro-Muñoz… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising technology for seawater desalination due to the
ability to process high-salinity waters and the ability to be driven by low-grade or waste heat …

Sustainable and scalable development of PVDF-OH Ag/TiO x nanocomposites for simultaneous oil/water separation and pollutant degradation

O Havelka, F Yalcinkaya, S Wacławek… - Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Freshwater scarcity is a persistent global problem and is frequently worsened by
contamination with oils and oil-soluble contaminants. Although the technological union of …