Reverse osmosis (RO) membranes have been used for desalination for over 40 years. This
review focuses on the lab-scale synthesis of fully aromatic polyamide layers used to create …

Recently, forward osmosis (FO) has attracted a great deal of attention in desalination and
wastewater treatment. Nevertheless, there are several critical challenges such as the need …

In this study, the polyamide (PA) layers of commercial thin-film composite (TFC) forward
osmosis (FO) membranes were coated with glutaraldehyde cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol …

Graphene oxide (GO) has been widely explored for the improvement of thin-film composite
(TFC) membrane performance. However, the influences of GO flake lateral size on the …

The use of forward osmosis (FO) for water purification purposes has gained extensive
attention in recent years. In this review, we first discuss the advantages, challenges and …

There has been increasing attention in osmotically driven membrane processes (ODMPs),
which include forward osmosis (FO) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO). They provide a …

The present study investigates the performance of a hybrid solar thermal membrane-based
multigeneration system for generating power, cooling, heating, and water. The integrated …

Thermal desalination processes suffer from the formation of scalants on the heat exchangers
of the evaporator unit which negatively affect the process efficiency. This study evaluated the …

Saving energy is crucial for utilizing membrane technology, but there is no energy parameter
for understanding the relationships among membrane performance and energy. Here, φ is …

Polyamide (PA) based thin-film composite (TFC) membranes experience a high degree of
organic fouling due to their hydrophobic and rough membrane surfaces during forward …