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 …

Recent advances in polymer and polymer composite membranes for reverse and forward osmosis processes

D Li, Y Yan, H Wang - Progress in polymer science, 2016 - Elsevier
Semipermeable membranes are the core elements for membrane water desalination
technologies such as commercial reverse osmosis (RO) process and emerging forward …

Electrospinning of chitosan for antibacterial applications—Current trends

E Antaby, K Klinkhammer, L Sabantina - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a natural biopolymer that can be suitable for a wide range of applications due to
its biocompatibility, rigid structure, and biodegradability. Moreover, it has been proven to …

Chitosan-based membranes preparation and applications: Challenges and opportunities

SS Vedula, GD Yadav - Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan is an abundant natural biopolymer which finds a variety of applications due to its
functionalization extending to pharmacology, controlled drug delivery, healing materials …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Interfacial materials at the interface of energy and water

SB Darling - Journal of Applied Physics, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Energy and water are deeply interconnected, and each sector is both central to society and
under increasing stress. Innovations in materials will be a powerful tool in efforts to …

Application of cellulose acetate for controlled release of thymol

S Milovanovic, D Markovic, K Aksentijevic… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cellulose acetate (CA) was investigated as a carrier towards development of material with
controlled release of thymol as a natural substance with strong antibacterial properties using …

Evaluation of antimicrobial and antioxidant activities for cellulose acetate films incorporated with Rosemary and Aloe Vera essential oils

GF El Fawal, AM Omer, TM Tamer - Journal of food science and …, 2019 - Springer
Enhancement of natural based polymeric membranes for active packaging takes the
attention of scientists. Their biological activities can be obtained by adding essential oils …

Effect of silica on the properties of cellulose acetate/polyethylene glycol membranes for reverse osmosis

A Ahmad, S Waheed, SM Khan, M Shafiq, M Farooq… - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, a series of cellulose acetate/polyethylene glycol-600 membranes, with varying
ratios were prepared by 2-stage phase inversion protocol. The permeation properties were …

Cellulose reinforced electrospun chitosan nanofibers bio-based composite sorbent for water treatment applications

II Cárdenas Bates, É Loranger, AP Mathew, B Chabot - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
Electrospun chitosan–polyethylene oxide/TEMPO-oxidized cellulose (CS–PEO/TOC) bio-
based composite was fabricated for the first time for water treatment applications. This new …