Membrane separation properties are constrained by a tradeoff relationship between
permeability and selectivity. This tradeoff relationship has been well established for gas …

Polysulfone (PSf) is a favorite polymer for the production of membrane due to its excellent
physicochemical properties, including thermal stability; good chemical resistance to different …

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

This study focuses on the surface modification of the thin-film composite polyamide reverse
osmosis (RO) membranes by silica (SiO 2) nanoparticles. In order to modify RO membranes …

With continuing growth in the reverse osmosis water treatment industry and the finite
lifespan of the membranes, the number of membrane modules requiring disposal is …

Palygorskite (Pal) is a kind of low-cost and environment-friendly natural nanoclay material
with tubular structure and excellent hydrophilicity. TiO 2 nanoparticles, especially anatase …

Membrane-based propylene/propane (C 3 H 6/C 3 H 8) separation has the potential to
significantly reduce the extremely high energy consumption in the conventional distillation …

A systematic study was carried out to explore limiting thickness of the state-of-the-art
nanofiltration membrane. The interfacial polymerization between aqueous solution of …

In this work, thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes for water vapor removal have been
fabricated by incorporation of carboxylated TiO 2 nanoparticles in the polyamide membrane …

Numerous efforts have been made to improve the thermal resistance and chlorine
resistance of nanofiltration (NF) membranes. In this work, interfacial polymerization (IP) is …