Fabrication of desalination membranes by interfacial polymerization: history, current efforts, and future directions

X Lu, M Elimelech - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Membrane desalination is a promising technology for addressing the global challenge of
water scarcity by augmenting fresh water supply. Continuous progress in this technology …

A critical review on porous substrates of TFC polyamide membranes: Mechanisms, membrane performances, and future perspectives

LE Peng, Z Yang, L Long, S Zhou, H Guo… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes commonly adopt a thin film composite
(TFC) structure featuring a polyamide rejection layer formed on a porous substrate. Recent …

Microporous organic nanotube assisted design of high performance nanofiltration membranes

S Han, J Zhu, AA Uliana, D Li, Y Zhang, L Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microporous organic nanotubes (MONs) hold considerable promise for designing molecular-
sieving membranes because of their high microporosity, customizable chemical …

Nanocomposite organic coatings for corrosion protection of metals: A review of recent advances

MH Nazari, Y Zhang, A Mahmoodi, G Xu, J Yu… - Progress in Organic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Various methods have been employed to protect metals in assets from corrosion damage,
among which is the use of very efficient and economical organic coatings. The performance …

A critical review on thin-film nanocomposite membranes with interlayered structure: mechanisms, recent developments, and environmental applications

Z Yang, PF Sun, X Li, B Gan, L Wang… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The separation properties of polyamide reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes,
widely applied for desalination and water reuse, are constrained by the permeability …

Polyamide desalination membranes: Formation, structure, and properties

V Freger, GZ Ramon - Progress in Polymer Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Empirical discovery, four decades ago, of polyamide membranes made by interfacial
polymerization revolutionized large-scale desalination and has made desalinated water …

Reverse osmosis desalination: A state-of-the-art review

M Qasim, M Badrelzaman, NN Darwish, NA Darwish… - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a grand challenge that has always stimulated research interests in finding
effective means for pure water production. In this context, reverse osmosis (RO) is …

Regulating the interfacial polymerization process toward high-performance polyamide thin-film composite reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes: A review

X Li, Z Wang, X Han, Y Liu, C Wang, F Yan… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyamide (PA) thin-film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF)
membranes are the core elements for the membrane-based desalination technologies …

The upper bound of thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide membranes for desalination

Z Yang, H Guo, CY Tang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Membrane separation properties are constrained by a tradeoff relationship between
permeability and selectivity. This tradeoff relationship has been well established for gas …

Nanoparticle-templated nanofiltration membranes for ultrahigh performance desalination

Z Wang, Z Wang, S Lin, H **, S Gao, Y Zhu… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes with ultrahigh permeance and high rejection are highly
beneficial for efficient desalination and wastewater treatment. Improving water permeance …