Polyamide desalination membranes: Formation, structure, and properties
Empirical discovery, four decades ago, of polyamide membranes made by interfacial
polymerization revolutionized large-scale desalination and has made desalinated water …
polymerization revolutionized large-scale desalination and has made desalinated water …
Differentiating solutes with precise nanofiltration for next generation environmental separations: a review
Selective removal or enrichment of targeted solutes including micropollutants, valuable
elements, and mineral scalants from complex aqueous matrices is both challenging and …
elements, and mineral scalants from complex aqueous matrices is both challenging and …
Intrapore energy barriers govern ion transport and selectivity of desalination membranes
State-of-the-art desalination membranes exhibit high water-salt selectivity, but their ability to
discriminate between ions is limited. Elucidating the fundamental mechanisms underlying …
discriminate between ions is limited. Elucidating the fundamental mechanisms underlying …
Sustainability considerations in membrane-based technologies for industrial effluents treatment
Abstract Treatment of industrial effluents (EFs) from the polluted wastewater sources using
membrane technologies is an effective and attractive alternative to overcome the …
membrane technologies is an effective and attractive alternative to overcome the …
An interlayer-based positive charge compensation strategy for the preparation of highly selective Mg2+/Li+ separation nanofiltration membranes
Abstract The Mg 2+/Li+ screening selectivity determines the practical application of
nanofiltration technology in lithium extraction from salt-lake brines and industrial lithium …
nanofiltration technology in lithium extraction from salt-lake brines and industrial lithium …
Recent advances in functionalized polymer membranes for biofouling control and mitigation in forward osmosis
Forward osmosis (FO) is an osmotically driven process widely studied for water desalination,
wastewater treatment, and water reuse, as well as dilution and concentration of aqueous …
wastewater treatment, and water reuse, as well as dilution and concentration of aqueous …
Toward a universal framework for evaluating transport resistances and driving forces in membrane-based desalination processes
Desalination technologies using salt-rejecting membranes are a highly efficient tool to
provide fresh water and augment existing water supplies. In recent years, numerous studies …
provide fresh water and augment existing water supplies. In recent years, numerous studies …
Selective removal of divalent cations by polyelectrolyte multilayer nanofiltration membrane: Role of polyelectrolyte charge, ion size, and ionic strength
We fabricated polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) nanofiltration (NF) membranes using a layer-
by-layer (LbL) method for effective removal of scale-forming divalent cations (Mg 2+, Ca 2+ …
by-layer (LbL) method for effective removal of scale-forming divalent cations (Mg 2+, Ca 2+ …
High performance nanofiltration membrane for effective removal of perfluoroalkyl substances at high water recovery
We demonstrate the fabrication of a loose, negatively charged nanofiltration (NF) membrane
with tailored selectivity for the removal of perfluoroalkyl substances with reduced scaling …
with tailored selectivity for the removal of perfluoroalkyl substances with reduced scaling …
Antifouling thin-film composite membranes by controlled architecture of zwitterionic polymer brush layer
In this study, we demonstrate a highly antifouling thin-film composite (TFC) membrane by
grafting a zwitterionic polymer brush via atom-transfer radical-polymerization (ATRP), a …
grafting a zwitterionic polymer brush via atom-transfer radical-polymerization (ATRP), a …