Recent progress in protective membranes fabricated via electrospinning: advanced materials, biomimetic structures, and functional applications

S Shi, Y Si, Y Han, T Wu, MI Iqbal, B Fei… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrospinning is a significant micro/nanofiber processing technology and has been rapidly
developing in the past 2 decades. It has several applications, including advanced sensing …

Harvesting blue energy based on salinity and temperature gradient: challenges, solutions, and opportunities

M Rastgar, K Moradi, C Burroughs, A Hemmati… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

[HTML][HTML] Transforming Ti3C2Tx MXene's intrinsic hydrophilicity into superhydrophobicity for efficient photothermal membrane desalination

B Zhang, PW Wong, J Guo, Y Zhou, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Owing to its 100% theoretical salt rejection capability, membrane distillation (MD) has
emerged as a promising seawater desalination approach to address freshwater scarcity …

[HTML][HTML] Polydimethylsiloxane composites characterization and its applications: A review

R Ariati, F Sales, A Souza, RA Lima, J Ribeiro - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is one of the most promising elastomers due its remarkable
proprieties such as good thermal stability, biocompatibility, corrosion resistance, flexibility …

Design strategy of poly (vinylidene fluoride) membranes for water treatment

D Zou, YM Lee - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of facile, benign and energy-efficient water treatment technologies to
produce clean water presents a major societal challenge. Membrane-based separation …

Membrane technology: A versatile tool for saline wastewater treatment and resource recovery

PS Goh, KC Wong, AF Ismail - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The harmful effects arisen from the discharge of saline wastewater have become more
evident in recent years and therefore drawn much public concerns. Saline wastewater …

Constructing scalable superhydrophobic membranes for ultrafast water–oil separation

XQ Cheng, Y Jiao, Z Sun, X Yang, Z Cheng, Q Bai… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Superhydrophobic membranes are desirable for separation of water-in-oil emulsions,
membrane distillation, and membrane condensation. However, the lack of large-scale …

Removal of colorants from wastewater: A review on sources and treatment strategies

KG Pavithra, V Jaikumar - Journal of Industrial and Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Treatments of dye wastewater from the industries are to be done in order to control the
negative impact to our environment due to polluted water. In this review, recent technologies …

Electrospun polymer biomaterials

J Ding, J Zhang, J Li, D Li, C Xiao, H Xiao… - Progress in Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Electrospinning provides a versatile technique for the preparation of matrices with
micro/nanoscopic fibers. The non-woven polymer materials produced by electrospinning …

Wetting phenomena in membrane distillation: Mechanisms, reversal, and prevention

M Rezaei, DM Warsinger, MC Duke, T Matsuura… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a rapidly emerging water treatment technology; however,
membrane pore wetting is a primary barrier to widespread industrial use of MD. The primary …