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 …

The coming of age of water channels for separation membranes: from biological to biomimetic to synthetic

YJ Lim, K Goh, R Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Water channels are one of the key pillars driving the development of next-generation
desalination and water treatment membranes. Over the past two decades, the rise of …

Comparative techno-economic and environmental analysis of minimal liquid discharge (MLD) and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) desalination systems for seawater brine …

A Panagopoulos, V Giannika - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Brine from desalination plants has become an environmental issue as the global
desalination capacity is increasing. This study presents a techno-economic & environmental …

Carbon nanotube interlayer enhances water permeance and antifouling performance of nanofiltration membranes: mechanisms and experimental evidence

L Long, C Wu, Z Yang, CY Tang - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Interlayered thin-film nanocomposite (TFNi) membranes have been shown to achieve
enhanced water permeance as a result of the gutter effect. Nevertheless, some studies …

Fabrication of novel thin-film nanocomposite polyamide membrane by the interlayer approach: A review

T **e, F Li, K Chen, S Zhao, Y Chen, H Sun, P Li… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane based on polyamide (PA) chemistry was widely
applied for water purification and desalination process due to the improved water …

A review of MXenes as emergent materials for dye removal from wastewater

Y Ibrahim, M Meslam, K Eid, B Salah… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
MXenes have emerged as a superlative contestant water purification technology due to their
two-dimensional multilayered structures, multifarious chemical composition, photocatalytic …

Enhancing nanofiltration selectivity of metal–organic framework membranes via a confined interfacial polymerization strategy

P Cheng, T Zhu, X Wang, K Fan, Y Liu… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Development of well-constructed metal–organic framework (MOF) membranes can bring
about breakthroughs in nanofiltration (NF) performance for water treatment applications …

Empowering ultrathin polyamide membranes at the water–energy nexus: strategies, limitations, and future perspectives

P Sarkar, C Wu, Z Yang, CY Tang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Membrane-based separation is one of the most energy-efficient methods to meet the
growing need for a significant amount of fresh water. It is also well-known for its applications …

Modeling water transport in interlayered thin-film nanocomposite membranes: gutter effect vs funnel effect

F Wang, Z Yang, CY Tang - ACS ES&T Engineering, 2022 - ACS Publications
Interlayered thin-film nanocomposite (TFNi) membranes have experimentally demonstrated
a great potential for achieving major gains in water permeance over conventional thin-film …

MXene-carbon nanotube composites: properties and applications

F Mohajer, GM Ziarani, A Badiei, S Iravani, RS Varma - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Today, MXenes and their composites have shown attractive capabilities in numerous fields
of electronics, co-catalysis/photocatalysis, sensing/imaging, batteries/supercapacitors …