A review on reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes for water purification

Z Yang, Y Zhou, Z Feng, X Rui, T Zhang, Z Zhang - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Sustainable and affordable supply of clean, safe, and adequate water is one of the most
challenging issues facing the world. Membrane separation technology is one of the most …

Emerging desalination technologies: Current status, challenges and future trends

FE Ahmed, A Khalil, N Hilal - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging technologies present many new possibilities for diversifying the desalination
industry, which is currently dominated by thermal desalination, and reverse osmosis. In this …

Ultrafiltration membranes for wastewater and water process engineering: A comprehensive statistical review over the past decade

S Al Aani, TN Mustafa, N Hilal - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The primary intention of this review is to showcase and quantify the level of research interest
and current research trends concerning UF membrane applications and processes within …

Fouling, performance and cost analysis of membrane-based water desalination technologies: A critical review

LN Nthunya, MF Bopape, OT Mahlangu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
While water is a key resource required to sustain life, freshwater sources and aquifers are
being depleted at an alarming rate. As a mitigation strategy, saline water desalination is …

Pore model for nanofiltration: History, theoretical framework, key predictions, limitations, and prospects

R Wang, S Lin - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
This review introduces the development history of the widely used NF model, ie, the Donnan-
Steric Pore Model with Dielectric Exclusion (DSPM-DE), from the emergence of its …

Evaluation and optimization of reverse osmosis pretreatment technology using the modified intermediate blocking model

Q Gao, L Duan, J Liu, H Zhang, Y Zhao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling is the unavoidable obstruction that occurs during reverse osmosis (RO),
the use of pretreatment technology is highly effective for mitigating membrane fouling. In this …

Engineering of metal organic framework (MOF) membrane for waste water treatment: Synthesis, applications and future challenges

MU Shahid, T Najam, M Islam, AM Hassan… - Journal of water process …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review paper emphasizes the significance of MOF materials (membranes) in
addressing the global water crisis and the increasing need for sustainable water treatment …

Noninvasive monitoring of fouling in membrane processes by optical coherence tomography: a review

KT Huisman, B Blankert, H Horn, M Wagner… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has emerged as a powerful noninvasive technique for
monitoring fouling in membrane filtration systems for water and wastewater treatment and …

Foulant layer degradation of dye in Photocatalytic Membrane Reactor (PMR) containing immobilized and suspended NH2-MIL125 (Ti) MOF led to water flux recovery

A Ahmadi, MH Sarrafzadeh, A Hosseinian… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Several researches have been carried out to find a sustainable solution for overcoming the
challenge of dyes released by industries in the environment. In this research, a …

Gypsum scaling mechanisms on hydrophobic membranes and its mitigation strategies in membrane distillation

S **e, Z Li, NH Wong, J Sunarso, D **, L Yin… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mineral scaling is one of the significant obstacles in hypersaline wastewater treatment using
membrane distillation (MD) technology. A deeper understanding of the scaling mechanism …