Membrane technology has shown a promising role in combating water scarcity, a globally
faced challenge. However, the disposal of end-of-life membrane modules is problematic as …

Polymeric membranes were initially introduced for commercial water treatment applications
in the 1960s. Over the years, membrane manufacturers and scientists have made significant …

Hydrophilic coating is frequently used to enhance the anti-fouling performance of
membrane. However, traditional strategies often suffer from defects of cumbersome steps …

Water scarcity is a global challenge and severely threatens human development. Membrane
desalination shows great potential for producing freshwater from saltwater to alleviate this …

During water treatment, the chlorination degradation by active chlorine and membrane
fouling seriously threaten the service life of nanofiltration (NF) membranes. In this work, dual …

Wetting, fouling, and scaling of hydrophobic membranes are significant constraints in
membrane distillation (MD) technology. In recent research trends, novel membrane …

The introduction of hydrophilic nanomaterials into the polyamide (PA) layer of forward
osmosis (FO) membranes usually leads to the enhancement in water flux but a reduction in …

This paper presents a polyamide (PA) thin film composite (TFC) forward osmosis
membranes with high chlorine resistance and permeability which were fabricated via …

Ultrafiltration membranes have significant potential for application in wastewater treatment.
However, membrane fouling seriously affects the separation efficiency and service life of the …

Due to chlorine's ability to kill bacteria and fungi through a chemical reaction, chlorine
solutions are commonly used to clean and disinfect numerous public facilities, although …