Biopolymer-supported TiO2 as a sustainable photocatalyst for wastewater treatment: a review

A Balakrishnan, S Appunni, M Chinthala… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2022 - Springer
The rising water pollution by pesticides, pharmaceuticals and dyes is a major health issue
calling for advanced remediation methods such as photocatalysis with titanium dioxide …

From antibacterial to antibiofilm targeting: an emerging paradigm shift in the development of quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs)

EA Saverina, NA Frolov, OA Kamanina… - ACS Infectious …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In a previous development stage, mostly individual antibacterial activity was a target in the
optimization of biologically active compounds and antiseptic agents. Although this targeting …

Dynamics of ternary-hybrid nanofluids due to dual stretching on wedge surfaces when volume of nanoparticles is small and large: forced convection of water at …

W Xiu, IL Animasaun, QM Al-Mdallal… - … Communications in Heat …, 2022 - Elsevier
Management of heat energy and control of temperature distribution are major problems in
the industry. With emphasis on the heat and mass transfer when the volume of nanoparticles …

Membrane distillation using low-grade energy for desalination: A review

A Yadav, PK Labhasetwar, VK Shahi - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water and energy are critical components for human, and govern the growth and progress of
societies. Desalination is an important process to meet ever-increasing water demand …

Current advances in membrane technologies for produced water desalination

NA Ahmad, PS Goh, LT Yogarathinam, AK Zulhairun… - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
The limited clean water resource has urged the need to extract fresh water from non-
conventional sources. Produced water (PW) is a potential source of fresh water, particularly …

Increased performance and antifouling of mixed-matrix membranes of cellulose acetate with hydrophilic nanoparticles of polydopamine-sulfobetaine methacrylate for …

MR De Guzman, CKA Andra, MBMY Ang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging technologies for treating oily wastewater employ ultrafiltration membranes that
incorporate hydrophilic nanoparticles for enhanced effectiveness and efficiency. In this …

Electrospun micro/nanofiber with various structures and functions for wearable physical sensors

J Yin, VS Reddy, A Chinnappan, S Ramakrishna… - Polymer …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
With the increasing interest in monitoring health and rapid growth in technology of electronic
devices, personal wearable electronics have attracted extensive attention in the recent …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization strategies and emerging application of functionalized 3D-printed materials in water treatment: A review

NHM Yusoff, CH Chong, YK Wan, KH Cheah… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Access to clean water is a fundamental problem that has been emphasized by the United
Nations and World Health Organization. Water is one of the vital necessities for humans to …

Recent developments in nanomaterials-modified membranes for improved membrane distillation performance

S Sinha Ray, H Singh Bakshi, R Dangayach, R Singh… - Membranes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally induced membrane separation process that
utilizes vapor pressure variance to permeate the more volatile constituent, typically water as …

Water and wastewater treatment systems by novel integrated membrane distillation (MD)

P Biniaz, N Torabi Ardekani, MA Makarem… - ChemEngineering, 2019 - mdpi.com
The scarcity of freshwater has been recognized as one of the main challenges people must
overcome in the 21st century. The adoption of an environmentally friendly, cost-effective …