Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess
cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large …

Growing water demands have led to rapidly increasing desalination installation capacity
worldwide. In an attempt to lower carbon footprint resulting from high-energy consuming …

Widespread concerns over the impact of human activity on the environment have resulted in
a desire to replace artificial functional materials with naturally derived alternatives. As such …

Polyamide (PA) thin-film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF)
membranes are the core elements for the membrane-based desalination technologies …

Thin-film composite (TFC) membranes are the heart of reverse osmosis (RO) processes for
desalination and water reuse. In recent years, nanomaterials with high permeability …

The development of thin-film nanocomposite (TFNC) membranes utilizing nanoparticles
present remarkable opportunity in the desalination industry. This review offers a …

Thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes, comprising nanofillers and nanoscale dense
polymeric barriers, were prepared by introducing nanomaterials into a polyamide layer …

Seawater desalination by utilizing a membrane-based technology is a crucial step to
overcome the freshwater shortage in some regions of the world. However, the durability and …

Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) has recently gained much attention due to its unique properties
such as abundancy, biodegradability, high strength, large surface area, functional ability …

Membrane technology has been widely used in the wastewater treatment and seawater
desalination. In recent years, the reverse osmosis (RO) membrane represented by …