Nanofiltration membranes with crumpled polyamide films: a critical review on mechanisms, performances, and environmental applications

S Shao, F Zeng, L Long, X Zhu, LE Peng… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes have been widely applied in many important environmental
applications, including water softening, surface/groundwater purification, wastewater …

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 …

Water transport in reverse osmosis membranes is governed by pore flow, not a solution-diffusion mechanism

L Wang, J He, M Heiranian, H Fan, L Song, Y Li… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
We performed nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations and solvent
permeation experiments to unravel the mechanism of water transport in reverse osmosis …

Ceramic membrane technology for water and wastewater treatment: A critical review of performance, full-scale applications, membrane fouling and prospects

MB Asif, Z Zhang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Application of ceramic membrane technology in water and wastewater is rapidly growing.
Inherent advantages of ceramic membrane including chemical/thermal stability, low fouling …

A critical review on thin-film nanocomposite membranes with interlayered structure: mechanisms, recent developments, and environmental applications

Z Yang, PF Sun, X Li, B Gan, L Wang… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The separation properties of polyamide reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes,
widely applied for desalination and water reuse, are constrained by the permeability …

Metal-organic framework enables ultraselective polyamide membrane for desalination and water reuse

Y Wen, R Dai, X Li, X Zhang, X Cao, Z Wu, S Lin… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
While reverse osmosis (RO) is the leading technology to address the global challenge of
water scarcity through desalination and potable reuse of wastewater, current RO …

Recent advances in visible light-activated photocatalysts for degradation of dyes: A comprehensive review

LV Samarasinghe, S Muthukumaran, K Baskaran - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid development in industrialization and urbanization coupled with an ever-increasing
world population has caused a tremendous increase in contamination of water resources …

Robust ultrathin nanoporous MOF membrane with intra-crystalline defects for fast water transport

X Wang, Q Lyu, T Tong, K Sun, LC Lin, CY Tang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Rational design of high-performance stable metal–organic framework (MOF) membranes is
challenging, especially for the sustainable treatment of hypersaline waters to address critical …

Engineering antifouling reverse osmosis membranes: A review

S Zhao, Z Liao, A Fane, J Li, C Tang, C Zheng, J Lin… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, water scarcity and security have significantly stimulated the
advances of reverse osmosis (RO) technology, which dominates the global desalination …

Seawater desalination technology and engineering in China: A review

S Lin, H Zhao, L Zhu, T He, S Chen, C Gao, L Zhang - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Insufficient clean freshwater has exacerbated water scarcity in China, especially in southern
coastal regions where the economy is active and highly populated. Seawater is an important …