Topics of bacterial resistance have attracted remarkable scientific interests. Bacterial
infection-related diseases are major public safety issues that lead to millions of deaths …

Water scarcity has been a global challenge for many countries over the past decades, and
as a result, reverse osmosis (RO) has emerged as a promising and cost-effective tool for …

Textile wastewater is one of the most challenging streams for wastewater treatment as it is
heavily contaminated with solid pollutants such as dyes. Nanofiltration (NF) membranes are …

Nonspecific protein adsorption impedes the sustainability of materials in biologically related
applications. Such adsorption activates the immune system by quick identification of …

Membrane separation technology has shown great potential as an indispensable
application in the growing energy demand. Desalination and gas separation is challenging …

Pretreatment of raw feed water is an essential step for proper functioning of a reverse
osmosis (RO) desalination plant as it minimizes the risk of membrane fouling. Conventional …

Fouling is one of the most challenging problems impacting the performance of membrane-
based separation technology. In recent years, ultrasound have been widely applied as an …

Through etherification reaction, epoxy propyl dimethyl dodecyl ammonium chloride
(EPDMDAC) was grafted onto the surface of a cellulose acetate (CA) membrane to prepare …

Metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes hold the promise for energy-efficient separation
processes. These nanocrystalline compounds can effectively separate materials with …

Membrane technology has a great potential for applications in ecology, biology and
chemistry, but it suffers from limitations such as low separation efficiency, poor stability …