Next-generation ultrafiltration membranes: A review of material design, properties, recent progress, and challenges

I Kammakakam, Z Lai - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane technology utilizing ultrafiltration (UF) processes has emerged as the most
widely used and cost-effective simple process in many industrial applications. The industries …

A review on microporous polyvinylidene fluoride membranes fabricated via thermally induced phase separation for MF/UF application

Y Tang, Y Lin, W Ma, X Wang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
To date, remarkable success has been achieved in the fabrication and industrialization of
poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membranes both in lab-scale and full-scale via thermally …

Towards non-toxic solvents for membrane preparation: a review

A Figoli, T Marino, S Simone, E Di Nicolò, XM Li… - Green …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Solvents are used in every chemical process and affect its overall safety, environmental, and
economic impact. Membrane processes have attracted increasing interest as sustainable …

Membrane formation by thermally induced phase separation: Materials, involved parameters, modeling, current efforts and future directions

W Ma, Z Zhou, N Ismail, E Tocci, A Figoli… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermally-induced phase separation (TIPS) is one of the most popular methods considered
for membrane preparation. Since its introduction by Castro in 1981, there has been …

Thermodynamics and kinetic analysis of membrane: Challenges and perspectives

T Ahmad, LM Rehman, R Al-Nuaimi, JPBB de Levay… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The ultimate structure of the membrane is determined using two important effects:(i)
thermodynamic effect and (ii) kinetic effect. Controlling the mechanism of kinetic and …

[HTML][HTML] Non-ionic deep eutectic solvents for membrane formation

N Ismail, J Pan, M Rahmati, Q Wang, D Bouyer… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvents (DES) have recently emerged as a new class of inexpensive
biodegradable solvents and additives with diverse applications. In this study, a new family of …

[BOOK][B] Membrane fabrication

N Hilal, AF Ismail, C Wright - 2015 - books.google.com
Membranes play a crucial role in ensuring the optimum use and recovery of materials in
manufacturing. This book examines current membrane fabrication methods and how they …

Fabrication and characterization of superhydrophobic poly (vinylidene fluoride) membrane for direct contact membrane distillation

J Zhang, Z Song, B Li, Q Wang, S Wang - Desalination, 2013 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic membranes with nanostructure for membrane distillation are fabricated
via spraying a mixture of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and hydrophobic SiO 2 …

Activated carbon enhanced hydrophobic/hydrophilic dual-layer nanofiber composite membranes for high-performance direct contact membrane distillation

L Zhao, C Wu, X Lu, D Ng, YB Truong, Z **e - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, activated carbon (AC) enhanced hydrophobic/hydrophilic dual-layer nanofiber
composite membranes were prepared for direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) by …

Sustainable and green membranes for chemical separations: A review

A Naeem, B Saeed, H AlMohamadi, M Lee… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chemical separation technologies such as water purification, gas separation, and solvent
recovery have increasingly adopted membrane-based methods for their efficiency and …