Progress in electrospun polymeric nanofibrous membranes for water treatment: Fabrication, modification and applications

Y Liao, CH Loh, M Tian, R Wang, AG Fane - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Research on membrane technologies has grown exponentially to treat wastewater, recycle
polluted water and provide more freshwater. Electrospun nanofibrous membranes (ENMs) …

Membrane distillation: Recent developments and perspectives

E Drioli, A Ali, F Macedonio - Desalination, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) has gained significant regard from industrial and academic
perspective in recent years, thus the frequency of publications related to the field has greatly …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in module design for membrane distillation

A Ali, MMA Shirazi, L Nthunya, R Castro-Muñoz… - Desalination, 2024‏ - Elsevier
There have been tremendous advances in membrane distillation (MD) since the concept
was introduced in 1961: new membrane designs and process configurations have emerged …

Fouling and its control in membrane distillation—A review

LD Ti**g, YC Woo, JS Choi, S Lee, SH Kim… - Journal of Membrane …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging thermally-driven technology that poses a lot of
promise in desalination, and water and wastewater treatment. Developments in membrane …

Synthetic membranes for water purification: status and future

AG Fane, R Wang, MX Hu - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Membrane technology offers the best options to “drought proof” mankind on an increasingly
thirsty planet by purifying seawater or used (waste) water. Although desalination by reverse …

Comprehensive review of membrane design and synthesis for membrane distillation

M Qasim, IU Samad, NA Darwish, N Hilal - Desalination, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a grand challenge that requires continuous exploration of new desalination
technologies in order to augment the global supply of fresh water. In this context, membrane …

Green technology in wastewater treatment technologies: Integration of membrane bioreactor with various wastewater treatment systems

CH Neoh, ZZ Noor, NSA Mutamim, CK Lim - Chemical engineering journal, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The increasing concerns of water resource are becoming an important issue as severe
shortage of water has been seen throughout the world. Though membrane bioreactor (MBR) …

Membrane distillation research & implementation: Lessons from the past five decades

N Thomas, MO Mavukkandy, S Loutatidou… - Separation and …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Research on membrane distillation (MD) experienced a slow growth from the 1970s through
90s but has gained revived interest recently. Despite recent developments, MD still has to …

Engineering superhydrophobic surface on poly (vinylidene fluoride) nanofiber membranes for direct contact membrane distillation

Y Liao, R Wang, AG Fane - Journal of membrane science, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Recently membrane distillation (MD) has received intensive interests for a range of
applications such as desalinations of seawater and brine. One of the major obstacles for MD …

Roughness-enhanced hydrophobic graphene oxide membrane for water desalination via membrane distillation

Y Mao, Q Huang, B Meng, K Zhou, G Liu… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Novel design of hydrophobic membrane could improve the efficiency of membrane
distillation (MD) technology. Owning to being easy to realize hydrophobic modification, fast …