Freshwater scarcity is a vital societal challenge related to climate change, population
pressure, and agricultural and industrial demands. Therefore, sustainable desalination …

Copper slag is generated when copper and nickel ores are recovered from their parent ores
using a pyrometallurgical process, and these ores usually contain other elements which …

Acid mine drainages (AMD) are the most harmful and chemically complex aqueous waste
produced by the mining industry, causing contamination of fresh water sources, affecting …

Owing to the rise in population growth and demands for the current living standards, mineral
and water resources are depleting at the alarming rate. Also, the mineral–water-energy …

The recovery of raw materials represents one of the greatest challenges for a circular
economy. Especially, the increased demand for lithium in the last years for its critical role in …

Lithium brine processing using Membrane Distillation-Crystallization (MDCr) technology has
proven as a plausible approach for high-quality water recovery and production of high-purity …

As a result of climate change, population increase and improvement of living standards, the
water demand is annually growing drawing worldwide attention on seawater desalination to …

Due to high toxicity and non-biodegradability, heavy metals pollution is between the major
concerns of today's world. Among various techniques, membrane separation technology has …

Recently, the excitation of localized surface plasmon resonances in metal nanoparticles
(NPs) has been exploited in membrane science (especially, membrane distillation) to …

Abstract Purpose of Review Environmental pollution stemming from industrial, agricultural,
and domestic activities is constantly increasing. The removal of these hazardous pollutants …