[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-based nanofibers for sustainable energy and environmental applications

F Mokhtari, A Samadi, AO Rashed, X Li… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Clean energy, water, and air are all critical to the sustainable development of humanity.
Electrospun nanofibers, including nanofibrous membranes, have attracted enormous …

[HTML][HTML] Small scale desalination technologies: A comprehensive review

H Kariman, A Shafieian, M Khiadani - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, problems related to fresh water has become a very important issue for
humans. Small-scale desalination (SSD) systems, besides large-scale desalination (LSD) …

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 …

How to make membrane distillation greener: a review of environmentally friendly and sustainable aspects

E Gontarek-Castro, R Castro-Muñoz - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
There is an urgent need for the development of new water resources in order to solve the
problem of the world's growing demand for clean water. Membrane distillation (MD) is a …

[HTML][HTML] Polyaniline-based adsorbents for water treatment: Roles of low-cost materials and 2D materials

A Samadi, Z Wang, S Wang, SK Nataraj, L Kong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Access to clean water and sanitization is crucial to all life on Earth, and has been listed
among the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Adsorption is a simple and …

Recent progress in green thin film membrane based materials for desalination: Design, properties and applications

S Raza, A Hayat, T Bashir, E Ghasali, AAA Hafez… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
The urgent need for sustainable solutions to address freshwater scarcity has encouraged
significant research interest in green thin film membrane-based materials (GTFM) for …

[HTML][HTML] Spray coating of 2D materials in the production of antifouling membranes for membrane distillation

C Skuse, M Alberto, JM Luque-Alled… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Membrane surface coatings with 2D materials have been shown to exhibit antifouling
properties for water-treatment applications; however, synthesis methods currently based on …

Progress and prospects of electrospun nanofibrous membranes for water filtration: A comprehensive review

MH Mobarak, AY Siddiky, MA Islam, A Hossain… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
This review paper examines the potential of electrospun nanofibrous membranes as a
transformative solution to address the increasing worldwide water issue, with a focus on …

Polyamide membrane based on hydrophilic intermediate layer for simultaneous wetting and fouling resistance in membrane distillation

J Zhang, X Yang, N Zhang, Z Tao, L Han, B Wei… - Journal of Membrane …, 2025 - Elsevier
Thermally driven membrane distillation (MD) has garnered significant attention in
hypersaline solution treatment. However, MD membranes suffer from inevitable membrane …

Enhancing the scaling resistance of corrugated polyvinylidene fluoride hydrophobic membrane in membrane distillation: Impact of CF4 plasma modification, pulse …

J Hu, Z Wang, T He - Separation and Purification Technology, 2025 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging technology for brine concentration, but plagued
by scaling/fouling/wetting in realistic applications. There has been tremendous progress in …