The advent of thermoplasmonic membrane distillation

S Santoro, AH Avci, A Politano, E Curcio - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Freshwater scarcity is a vital societal challenge related to climate change, population
pressure, and agricultural and industrial demands. Therefore, sustainable desalination …

Nanocomposite nanofiltration membranes: State of play and recent advances

DJ Johnson, N Hilal - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Much research has been carried out in recent years to investigate the use of nanomaterials
as fillers in polymeric nanofiltration membranes, to improve water transport and fouling …

Facile synthesis of 2D TiO2@ MXene composite membrane with enhanced separation and antifouling performance

Z Huang, Q Zeng, Y Liu, Y Xu, R Li, H Hong… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
While composite membranes with two-dimensional (2D) lamellar materials (eg, graphene
and MXene) have recently attracted increasing attention, fabrication of high-performance 2D …

A novel in-situ micro-aeration functional membrane with excellent decoloration efficiency and antifouling performance

Y Liu, L Shen, Z Huang, J Liu, Y Xu, R Li… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
While membrane technology emerges as one of the promising candidates for printing and
dyeing wastewater treatment, it still suffers problems of “trade-off” effect and membrane …

Impact of a new functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on antifouling and permeability of PVDF nanocomposite membranes for dye wastewater treatment

S Gholami, JL Llacuna, V Vatanpour, A Dehqan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Here, novel hydroxyl and carboxyl functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (AHF-
MWCNT and ACF-MWCNT) were successfully synthesized and introduced for modification …

Enriching Fe3O4@ MoS2 composites in surface layer to fabricate polyethersulfone (PES) composite membrane: the improved performance and mechanisms

N Kong, C Chen, Q Zeng, B Li, L Shen, H Lin - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have been regarded as prominent nanofiller to
manufacture high-performance mixed-matrix membranes. However, their efficient …

Performance improvement of PES membrane decorated by Mil-125 (Ti)/chitosan nanocomposite for removal of organic pollutants and heavy metal

MJ Khosravi, SM Hosseini, V Vatanpour - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mil-125 (Ti)-CS nanocomposite was successfully synthesized and
characterized by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images, Fourier-transform …

A novel strategy based on magnetic field assisted preparation of magnetic and photocatalytic membranes with improved performance

Y Liu, L Shen, H Lin, W Yu, Y Xu, R Li, T Sun… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling problem is the bottleneck for commercial applications of separation
membranes. The current study offered a first report on preparation and performance of the …

Recent advances on the fabrication of antifouling phase-inversion membranes by physical blending modification method

TA Geleta, IV Maggay, Y Chang, A Venault - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Membrane technology is an essential tool for water treatment and biomedical applications.
Despite their extensive use in these fields, polymeric-based membranes still face several …

Advanced polymeric nanocomposite membranes for water and wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review

A Sahu, R Dosi, C Kwiatkowski, S Schmal, JC Poler - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanomaterials have been extensively used in polymer nanocomposite membranes due to
the inclusion of unique features that enhance water and wastewater treatment performance …