One of the greatest challenges to the sustainability of modern society is an inadequate
supply of clean water. Due to its energy-saving and cost-effective features, membrane …

Nanofiltration (NF) has been increasingly applied in municipal water treatment plants
because it has a high removal rate of organic pollutants while simultaneously reserving …

The emergence of Turing structures is of fundamental importance, and designing these
structures and developing their applications have practical effects in chemistry and biology …

As the threat of global water scarcity continues to grow, a myriad of scientific effort is directed
towards advancing water desalination technologies. Reverse osmosis (RO), solar thermal …

Though electrodialysis (ED) and reverse osmosis (RO) are both mature, proven
technologies for brackish water desalination, RO is currently utilized to desalinate over an …

Natural organic matter (NOM) is a common occurrence in all raw waters (eg, surface waters,
groundwater, and wastewater) that are used for freshwater production. NOM is a leading …

The role of chemical and physical interactions in natural organic matter (NOM) fouling of
nanofiltration membranes is systematically investigated. Results of fouling experiments with …

A streaming potential analyzer has been used to investigate the effect of solution chemistry
on the surface charge of four commercial reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes …

Thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes based on nanomaterial-embedded ultrathin
polyamide layers have been extensively studied as an energy-efficient material for reverse …

Over the last 10 years, numerous membrane filtration data have been viewed through the
lens of the concept of critical flux. This concept, used in a number of different ways often …