Functional nanomaterials, synergisms, and biomimicry for environmentally benign marine antifouling technology

A Kumar, ALJ Ahmed, O Bazaka, EP Ivanova… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Marine biofouling remains one of the key challenges for maritime industries, both for
seafaring and stationary structures. Currently used biocide-based approaches suffer from …

Hydrophilic, oleophilic and switchable Janus mixed matrix membranes for oily wastewater treatment: A review

F Abuhantash, YH Abuhasheesh, HM Hegab… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purification of oily wastewater holds significant importance due to its detrimental
environmental and human health implications. Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) have …

Effect of alumina nanoparticles on the antifouling properties of polycarbonate‐polyurethane blend ultrafiltration membrane for water treatment

H Etemadi, S Afsharkia… - Polymer Engineering …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, the flexibility of polycarbonate (PC) membrane was improved by using
polyurethane (PU) additive. However, due to the hydrophobic nature of the PU polymer …

Antifouling and antibacterial behavior of membranes containing quaternary ammonium and zwitterionic polymers

MM Zhu, Y Fang, YC Chen, YQ Lei, LF Fang… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
To overcome the organic-/bio-fouling of the membrane, a dual-functional ultrafiltration
membrane containing quaternary ammonium and zwitterionic polymers via quaternization …

A comprehensive review on the use of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) coupled with enzymes as biosensors

JES Souza, GP Oliveira, JYNH Alexandre, JGL Neto… - Electrochem, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several studies have shown the development of electrochemical biosensors based on
enzymes immobilized in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Although enzymes have unique …

Designing sustainable membrane-based water treatment via fouling control through membrane interface engineering and process developments

A Ilyas, IFJ Vankelecom - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane-based water treatment processes have been established as a powerful
approach for clean water production. However, despite the significant advances made in …

Research progress and prospect of copper oxide nanoparticles with controllable nanostructure, morphology, and function via green synthesis

A Labanni, M Nasir, S Arief - Materials Today Sustainability, 2023 - Elsevier
The study on copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles has been extensively conducted over the
decades due to their wide applications and increase in market demand. However …

Antibacterial mechanisms of various copper species incorporated in polymeric nanofibers against bacteria

DN Phan, N Dorjjugder, Y Saito, MQ Khan… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
The fabrication of as-spun copper (II) sulfate polyacrylonitrile (PAN) composite nanofibers,
copper hydroxide nanowires (Cu (OH) 2 NWs), copper oxide nanowires (CuO NWs), and …

Preparation of polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane coated natural additives toward antifouling and antimicrobial agents for surface water filtration

R Desiriani, H Susanto, T Istirokhatun, Y Lin… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) and polyphenon 60 from green tea (PGT) as natural additives were used in
the preparation of antifouling and antibacterial polyethersulfone (PES) ultrafiltration …

Fabrication and characterization of poly (vinylidene fluoride) hybrid ultrafiltration membranes with silver loaded MOF-5 for enhanced permeation, antifouling and …

L Rameesha, D Rana, A Nagendran - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The zinc-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) such as MOF-5 and silver-loaded MOF-5
(Ag@ MOF-5) are synthesized by facile solvothermal method and utilized to fabricate poly …