Bioinspired dopamine and zwitterionic polymers for non-fouling surface engineering

AB Asha, Y Chen, R Narain - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Biofouling is a serious problem in the medical, marine, and all other industrial fields as it
poses significant health risks and financial losses. Therefore, there is a great demand for …

Recent advances in synthesis and application of polymer nanocomposites for water and wastewater treatment

M Khodakarami, M Bagheri - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Clean water scarcity combined with environmental impacts of municipal and industrial
wastewater necessitates the development of new technologies for clean water production …

Recent progress of zwitterionic materials as antifouling membranes for ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis

SK Lau, WF Yong - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Numerous materials have been employed in the surface modification of membranes,
including different polymers and nanomaterials over the years. The pernicious challenges of …

[HTML][HTML] Membranes with surface-enhanced antifouling properties for water purification

N Shahkaramipour, TN Tran, S Ramanan, H Lin - Membranes, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
Membrane technology has emerged as an attractive approach for water purification, while
mitigation of fouling is key to lower membrane operating costs. This article reviews various …

Bio-inspired loose nanofiltration membranes with optimized separation performance for antibiotics removals

XQ Cheng, ZX Wang, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, J Ma… - Journal of Membrane …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The organic contaminants including pesticides, dyes and antibiotics imperilled both
environment and creatures, thus hampering the sustainable and healthy development of …

Recent advances in nature-inspired antifouling membranes for water purification

X Zhang, J Ma, J Zheng, R Dai, X Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Membrane separation technologies have been widely used for water purification. However,
membrane fouling, which arises from unwanted deposition and adhesion of foulants …

Chemical modification of membrane surface—overview

L Upadhyaya, X Qian, SR Wickramasinghe - Current opinion in chemical …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Recent advances in chemical modification of membranes to suppress
fouling.•Challenges involved with different approaches involving advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Natural polymers and their nanocomposites used for environmental applications

E Matei, AM Predescu, M Râpă, AA Țurcanu, I Mateș… - Nanomaterials, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The aim of this review is to bring together the main natural polymer applications for
environmental remediation, as a class of nexus materials with advanced properties that offer …

Thermally and chemically stable poly (arylene ether nitrile)/halloysite nanotubes intercalated graphene oxide nanofibrous composite membranes for highly efficient oil …

Y Zhan, S He, X Wan, S Zhao, Y Bai - Journal of Membrane Science, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Oil/water emulsion sewage separation in strong corrosive and high-temperature harsh
environment is a big challenge for polymer-based filtration membrane system due to the …

Loose nanofiltration membranes functionalized with in situ-synthesized metal organic framework for water treatment

SM Nejad, SF Seyedpour, SA Aktij… - Materials Today …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
In this study, modified loose nanofiltration membranes were prepared by in-situ decoration
with Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-7 (ZIF-7) on the surface of porous polyethersulfone …