Harvesting blue energy based on salinity and temperature gradient: challenges, solutions, and opportunities

M Rastgar, K Moradi, C Burroughs, A Hemmati… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

The advent of thermoplasmonic membrane distillation

S Santoro, AH Avci, A Politano, E Curcio - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Freshwater scarcity is a vital societal challenge related to climate change, population
pressure, and agricultural and industrial demands. Therefore, sustainable desalination …

Current and future trends in polymer membrane-based gas separation technology: A comprehensive review

RSK Valappil, N Ghasem, M Al-Marzouqi - Journal of Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric gas separation membranes have become a competent technology over the past
few decades. This review focuses on the broad classifications of membrane materials and …

A critical review of membrane wettability in membrane distillation from the perspective of interfacial interactions

H Chang, B Liu, Z Zhang, R Pawar, Z Yan… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hydrophobic membranes used in membrane distillation (MD) systems are often subject to
wetting during long-term operation. Thus, it is of great importance to fully understand factors …

Functionalized electrospun nanofiber membranes for water treatment: A review

H Chen, M Huang, Y Liu, L Meng, M Ma - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofiber membranes (ENMs) have high porosity, high specific surface area
and unique interconnected structure. It has huge advantages and potential in the treatment …

Comprehensive review of membrane design and synthesis for membrane distillation

M Qasim, IU Samad, NA Darwish, N Hilal - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a grand challenge that requires continuous exploration of new desalination
technologies in order to augment the global supply of fresh water. In this context, membrane …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of superhydrophobic ceramic membrane surface modification for oil-water separation

J Usman, MHD Othman, AF Ismail, MA Rahman… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
The discharge of oily wastewater and offshore oil spills contaminates the biotic and aquatic
environment and ultimately result in the destruction of the ecosystem. Recently, the …

Advancements in Nanoenabled Membrane Distillation for a Sustainable Water‐Energy‐Environment Nexus

MU Farid, JA Kharraz, J Sun, MW Boey… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of nano innovations in membrane distillation (MD) has garnered increasing
scientific interest. This enables the exploration of state‐of‐the‐art nano‐enabled MD …

Critical review on membrane designs for enhanced flux performance in membrane distillation

ZS Tai, MHD Othman, KN Koo, J Jaafar - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a hybrid of thermal and membrane processes that utilizes a
hydrophobic membrane to separate volatile solutes from feed solution at fairly high …

Fouling mitigation in forward osmosis and membrane distillation for desalination

WJ Lee, ZC Ng, SK Hubadillah, PS Goh, WJ Lau… - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
Freshwater scarcity is one of the grand challenges that has posed threats to the global
economy, societal stability and ecosystem balance. Desalination has been long recognized …