PFASs in soil: how they threaten human health through multiple pathways and whether they are receiving adequate concern

Y Xing, Q Li, X Chen, B Huang, L Ji… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been mass-produced and widely applied
in consumer and industrial products, resulting in their widespread presence in the …

A review of superhydrophobic and omniphobic membranes as innovative solutions for enhancing water desalination performance through membrane distillation

NMA Omar, MHD Othman, ZS Tai, TA Kurniawan… - Surfaces and …, 2024 - Elsevier
A growing focus has recently been on membrane distillation (MD) technology as a potential
separation method for desalination through various MD configurations. However, due to the …

Hierarchically structured nanoparticle-free omniphobic membrane for high-performance membrane distillation

M Li, Y Cao, X Zhang - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
The functional loss of membranes caused by pore wetting, mineral scaling, or structural
instability is a critical challenge in membrane distillation (MD), which primarily hinders its …

Durable and comfortable superoleophobic fabrics utilizing ultra-short-chain fluorinated surface chemistry

M Mohseni, SK Lahiri, AV Nadaraja… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
A superoleophobic textile treatment was designed for nylon fabrics based on
perfluoropolyether chemistry. Treated fabrics showed superoleophobicity for n-hexadecane …

[HTML][HTML] Porcupine quills-like-structures containing smart PVDF/chitosan hybrids for anti-fouling membrane applications and removal of hazardous VOCs

S Al-Gharabli, Z Flanc, K Pianka, AP Terzyk… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The separation materials with enhanced transport and separation in membrane distillation
(MD) and antifouling features were generated. The membranes were systematically …

Single-step, nanoparticle-free, and durable omniphobic modification of the poly (vinylidene fluoride) electrospun membrane surface toward enhancing membrane …

M Asadolahi, H Fashandi - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
Membrane distillation (MD) provides a promising solution to the worldwide water scarcity
through desalination and purification of wastewaters regardless of concentration. However …

[HTML][HTML] Maximizing the wetting resistance of fluorine-free omniphobic membranes for hypersaline wastewater desalination

Y Yang, S Kalam, S Shabanian, K Golovin, X Zhou… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) equipped with omniphobic (non-wetting) membranes has found
a niche in water reclamation from hypersaline industrial wastewater. Here, we examined the …

Enhanced Anti‐Wetting Methods of Hydrophobic Membrane for Membrane Distillation

H Zhang, X Zhao - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing issues of hydrophobic membrane wetting occur in the membrane distillation (MD)
process, stimulating the research on enhanced anti‐wetting methods for membrane …

[HTML][HTML] Omniphobic membranes in membrane distillation for desalination applications: A mini-review

NS Prasanna, N Choudhary, N Singh… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane processes are extensively used to provide purified water from various saline
water bodies. Membrane distillation (MD), one such membrane process, is mainly used for …

Spicing up membrane distillation: Enhancing PVDF membrane performance with cinnamic acid

W Jankowski, W Kujawski, J Kujawa - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for freshwater is driving the rapid development of new water
treatment materials. Furthermore, there is significant pressure to replace the toxic …