Seawater desalination by reverse osmosis: Current development and future challenges in membrane fabrication–A review

YJ Lim, K Goh, M Kurihara, R Wang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) is the key technology driving an energy-efficient and
cost-effective desalination process. At the center of this technology are the thin film …

The coming of age of water channels for separation membranes: from biological to biomimetic to synthetic

YJ Lim, K Goh, R Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Water channels are one of the key pillars driving the development of next-generation
desalination and water treatment membranes. Over the past two decades, the rise of …

Towards single-species selectivity of membranes with subnanometre pores

R Epsztein, RM DuChanois, CL Ritt, A Noy… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Synthetic membranes with pores at the subnanometre scale are at the core of processes for
separating solutes from water, such as water purification and desalination. While these …

Regulating the interfacial polymerization process toward high-performance polyamide thin-film composite reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes: A review

X Li, Z Wang, X Han, Y Liu, C Wang, F Yan… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyamide (PA) thin-film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF)
membranes are the core elements for the membrane-based desalination technologies …

Ultrathin polyamide nanofiltration membrane fabricated on brush-painted single-walled carbon nanotube network support for ion sieving

S Gao, Y Zhu, Y Gong, Z Wang, W Fang, J Jin - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Recently, ultrathin polyamide nanofiltration membranes fabricated on nanomaterial-based
supports have overcome the limitations of conventional supports and show greatly improved …

Recent advances in membrane-based materials for desalination and gas separation

H Yuan, J Liu, X Zhang, L Chen, Q Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane separation technology has shown great potential as an indispensable
application in the growing energy demand. Desalination and gas separation is challenging …

Fouling control and modeling in reverse osmosis for seawater desalination: A review

N Najid, JN Hakizimana, S Kouzbour, B Gourich… - Computers & Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of the antifouling Reverse Osmosis (RO) membranes requires modeling
and simulation as an essential tool alongside the progress of RO membrane technologies …

Aquaporin‐Based Biomimetic Membranes for Low Energy Water Desalination and Separation Applications

A Azarafza, MA Islam… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of biomimetic materials developed using nature's inspiration and biological
domains can drive a paradigm shift in the design and operation of future‐generation …

Polyamide membrane with nanoscale stripes and internal voids for high-performance nanofiltration

F Gao, H Liu, Y Zhang, D Liu, Z Xie, W Peng… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Stripe patterned nanofiltration (NF) membranes were established via sulfonated polyether
sulfone nanoparticles (SPES NPs) regulated interfacial polymerization. The nanoparticle …

Advanced thin-film nanocomposite membranes embedded with organic-based nanomaterials for water and organic solvent purification: A review

N Zhang, X Song, H Jiang, CY Tang - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the versatile structures and functionalities as well as good compatibility with
polyamide (PA) matrix, organic nanomaterials are promising candidates as fascinating …