Antibiotics and related pharmaceuticals are applied to enhance public health and life
quality. A major environmental concern is wastewaters from pharmaceutical industries …

Develo** biodegradable polymers to fabricate filtration membranes is one of the main
challenges of membrane science and technology. Cellulose acetate (CA) membranes, due …

The extensive production and consumption of plastics has resulted in significant plastic
waste and plastic pollution. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) waste has a high chlorine content and …

Various industries generate a considerable volume of wastewater containing toxic
contaminants, arsenic, dyes, heavy metals, perchlorate, oil from multiple sectors. Among …

The use of membranes for separation and purification applications is growing significantly.
Most membrane fabrication materials are harmful to the environment. For this purpose …

One of the basic challenges in polymeric membrane fabrication is the control of pore size
and the porosity of the membranes. In this review paper, the role of polymeric additives is …

Hyperbranched polyethyleneimine functionalized silica (PEI-SiO 2) nanoparticles with
considerable hydrophilicity were synthesized and incorporated into a polysulfone (PSF) …

The present work considers the integration of g-C3N4 nanosheets into PVC/PVP polymer
nanocomposites at ratios of 0.0, 0.3, 0.6, and 1.0 wt%. The XRD data scans showed …

Abstract Oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion separation has received wide attention in the field of
industrial water treatment. Mixed matrix polyvinylchloride (PVC) membranes containing 0.1 …

Nanofiltration (NF) membranes are promising media for water and wastewater treatment;
however, they suffer from their hydrophobic nature and low permeability. For this reason, the …