Harvesting blue energy based on salinity and temperature gradient: challenges, solutions, and opportunities

M Rastgar, K Moradi, C Burroughs, A Hemmati… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

Advancements in nanoenabled membrane distillation for a sustainable water‐energy‐environment nexus

MU Farid, JA Kharraz, J Sun, MW Boey… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of nano innovations in membrane distillation (MD) has garnered increasing
scientific interest. This enables the exploration of state‐of‐the‐art nano‐enabled MD …

More resilient polyester membranes for high-performance reverse osmosis desalination

Y Yao, P Zhang, F Sun, W Zhang, M Li, G Sha, L Teng… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Thin-film composite reverse osmosis membranes have remained the gold standard
technology for desalination and water purification for nearly half a century. Polyamide films …

Wetting, scaling, and fouling in membrane distillation: state-of-the-art insights on fundamental mechanisms and mitigation strategies

T Horseman, Y Yin, KSS Christie, Z Wang… - Acs Es&T …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Membrane distillation (MD) has been garnering increasing attention in research and
development, since it has been proposed as a promising technology for desalinating …

Emerging opportunities for nanotechnology to enhance water security

PJJ Alvarez, CK Chan, M Elimelech, NJ Halas… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
No other resource is as necessary for life as water, and providing it universally in a safe,
reliable and affordable manner is one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century …

Membrane distillation at the water-energy nexus: limits, opportunities, and challenges

A Deshmukh, C Boo, V Karanikola, S Lin… - Energy & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Energy-efficient desalination and water treatment technologies play a critical role in
augmenting freshwater resources without placing an excessive strain on limited energy …

Wetting phenomena in membrane distillation: Mechanisms, reversal, and prevention

M Rezaei, DM Warsinger, MC Duke, T Matsuura… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a rapidly emerging water treatment technology; however,
membrane pore wetting is a primary barrier to widespread industrial use of MD. The primary …

Mesoporous silica and organosilica nanoparticles: physical chemistry, biosafety, delivery strategies, and biomedical applications

JG Croissant, Y Fatieiev, A Almalik… - Advanced healthcare …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Predetermining the physico‐chemical properties, biosafety, and stimuli‐responsiveness of
nanomaterials in biological environments is essential for safe and effective biomedical …

Recent advances of nanocomposite membranes using layer-by-layer assembly

C Wang, MJ Park, H Yu, H Matsuyama, E Drioli… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly is a versatile technology with the ability to produce
charged thin film active layers by absorbing oppositely charged polyelectrolytes or …

Self-surface heating membrane distillation for sustainable production of freshwater: A state of the art overview

TM Subrahmanya, HFM Austria, YY Chen… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shortage of freshwater is a global challenge related to population growth, changes in
climate conditions and industrial and agricultural needs. Thus, sustainable freshwater …