Antifouling membranes for sustainable water purification: strategies and mechanisms

R Zhang, Y Liu, M He, Y Su, X Zhao… - Chemical Society …, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
One of the greatest challenges to the sustainability of modern society is an inadequate
supply of clean water. Due to its energy-saving and cost-effective features, membrane …

Membrane materials for water purification: design, development, and application

A Lee, JW Elam, SB Darling - Environmental Science: Water Research …, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Water purification for human use, ecosystem management, agriculture, and industry is
emerging as a leading global priority. Access to sufficient clean water ultimately requires …

Smart responsive materials for water purification: an overview

K Dutta, S De - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The present era is represented by the use of smart and intelligent materials in almost all
spheres of life. The field of water treatment is not an exception to this. This extremely …

The role of nanoparticles in the performance of nano-enabled composite membranes–A critical scientific perspective

DS Dlamini, BB Mamba, J Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This review looks into the efforts made towards commercializing nano-enable flat sheet
membranes as well as the challenges that need to be overcome. There is a question mark …

Highly Porous Poly(high internal phase emulsion) Membranes with “Open-Cell” Structure and CO2-Switchable Wettability Used for Controlled Oil/Water Separation

L Lei, Q Zhang, S Shi, S Zhu - Langmuir, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Polymer membranes with switchable wettability have promising applications in smart
separation. Hereby, we report highly porous poly (styrene-co-N, N-(diethylamino) ethyl …

Critical review of montmorillonite/polymer mixed-matrix filtration membranes: Possibilities and challenges

DS Dlamini, J Li, BB Mamba - Applied Clay Science, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This paper reviews the literature on clay/polymer (CP) based mixed-matrix membranes
(MMM) for water treatment. Clay minerals have been credited for ultrafiltration (UF) …

Improved antifouling properties of polyethersulfone membrane by blending the amphiphilic surface modifier with crosslinked hydrophobic segments

Y Liu, Y Su, X Zhao, Y Li, R Zhang, Z Jiang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2015‏ - Elsevier
In this study, a novel structured amphiphilic modifier with crosslinked hydrophobic segments
was synthesized and used to fabricate antifouling membranes. The amphiphilic modifier (MF …

Intelligent environmental nanomaterials

J Chang, L Zhang, P Wang - Environmental Science: Nano, 2018‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the inherent complexity of environmental problems, especially water and air
pollution, single-function environmental nanomaterials used in conventional and …

Polysulfone hemodiafiltration membranes with enhanced anti-fouling and hemocompatibility modified by poly (vinyl pyrrolidone) via in situ cross-linked polymerization

L Zhu, H Song, J Wang, L Xue - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (vinyl pyrrolidone)(PVP) and its copolymers have been widely employed for
the modification of hemodiafiltration membranes due to their excellent hydrophilicity …

Heparin-mimicking polyethersulfone membranes–hemocompatibility, cytocompatibility, antifouling and antibacterial properties

SS Li, Y **e, T **ang, L Ma, C He, S Sun… - Journal of Membrane …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
In this study, a series of heparin-mimicking polyethersulfone (PES) membranes were
prepared through a highly efficient, convenient and universal in situ cross-linking …