Nanofiltration membranes with crumpled polyamide films: a critical review on mechanisms, performances, and environmental applications
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes have been widely applied in many important environmental
applications, including water softening, surface/groundwater purification, wastewater …
applications, including water softening, surface/groundwater purification, wastewater …
A critical review on thin-film nanocomposite membranes with interlayered structure: mechanisms, recent developments, and environmental applications
The separation properties of polyamide reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes,
widely applied for desalination and water reuse, are constrained by the permeability …
widely applied for desalination and water reuse, are constrained by the permeability …
Polyamide desalination membranes: Formation, structure, and properties
Empirical discovery, four decades ago, of polyamide membranes made by interfacial
polymerization revolutionized large-scale desalination and has made desalinated water …
polymerization revolutionized large-scale desalination and has made desalinated water …
Manipulating interfacial polymerization for polymeric nanofilms of composite separation membranes
Composite separation membranes are essential in the fields of water treatment, mass
concentration, purification, solvent exchange, gas separation, energy storage and …
concentration, purification, solvent exchange, gas separation, energy storage and …
Electron microscopy studies of soft nanomaterials
This review highlights recent efforts on applying electron microscopy (EM) to soft (including
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …
Intrinsic nanoscale structure of thin film composite polyamide membranes: Connectivity, defects, and structure–property correlation
Transport of water, solutes, and contaminants through a thin film composite (TFC)
membrane is governed by the intrinsic structure of its polyamide separation layer. In this …
membrane is governed by the intrinsic structure of its polyamide separation layer. In this …
Dissecting the role of substrate on the morphology and separation properties of thin film composite polyamide membranes: seeing is believing
Recent studies show that the surface morphology of a thin film composite (TFC) polyamide
membrane depends strongly on its porous substrate. Nevertheless, the underlining …
membrane depends strongly on its porous substrate. Nevertheless, the underlining …
Mechanism and performance relevance of nanomorphogenesis in polyamide films revealed by quantitative 3D imaging and machine learning
Biological morphogenesis has inspired many efficient strategies to diversify material
structure and functionality using a fixed set of components. However, implementation of …
structure and functionality using a fixed set of components. However, implementation of …
Modeling nanovoid-enhanced water permeance of thin film composite membranes
Nanovoids in polyamide layers shape the roughness structures of thin film composite (TFC)
reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes and have a critical influence on …
reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes and have a critical influence on …
Engineering a nanocomposite interlayer for a novel ceramic-based forward osmosis membrane with enhanced performance
Rational design of a high-performance defect-free polyamide (PA) layer on a robust ceramic
substrate is challenging for forward osmosis (FO) water treatment applications. In this study …
substrate is challenging for forward osmosis (FO) water treatment applications. In this study …