Empowering ultrathin polyamide membranes at the water–energy nexus: strategies, limitations, and future perspectives

P Sarkar, C Wu, Z Yang, CY Tang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Membrane-based separation is one of the most energy-efficient methods to meet the
growing need for a significant amount of fresh water. It is also well-known for its applications …

[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in ultrafiltration membrane technology for the removal of potentially toxic elements, and enhanced antifouling performance: A review

R Shoshaa, MY Ashfaq, MA Al-Ghouti - Environmental Technology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of high concentrations of heavy metals (potentially toxic elements) in water
bodies generates serious environmental issues and health problems that led to a dramatic …

Nanovehicle-assisted monomer shuttling enables highly permeable and selective nanofiltration membranes for water purification

R Dai, H Zhou, T Wang, Z Qiu, L Long, S Lin, CY Tang… - Nature Water, 2023 - nature.com
Fabricating nanofiltration membranes with high water permeance and selectivity is crucial to
efficient water purification. However, achieving such a goal with a simple and cost-effective …

Boosting the performance of nanofiltration membranes in removing organic micropollutants: trade-off effect, strategy evaluation, and prospective development

Y Liu, K Wang, Z Zhou, X Wei, S **a… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In view of the high risks brought about by organic micropollutants (OMPs), nanofiltration (NF)
processes have been playing a vital role in advanced water and wastewater treatment …

Recent advancement in nanotechnology for the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater: sources, toxicity, and remediation technology

S Kumar, S Yadav, N Kataria, AK Chauhan… - Current Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The textile, paper and pulp, distillery, and pharmaceutical industries are only a few of the
many sectors that contribute significantly to the contamination of water bodies and their …

Distinct impact of substrate hydrophilicity on performance and structure of TFC NF and RO polyamide membranes

R Dai, Z Yang, Z Qiu, L Long, CY Tang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Substrate properties have profound impacts on the structure and performance of both thin-
film composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) polyamide (PA) …

Tailored ultra-low pressure nanofiltration membranes for advanced drinking water treatment

X Cheng, C Lai, X Zhu, S Shao, J Xu, F Zhang, J Song… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes featuring high water permeance, excellent antifouling
properties, and selective organic matter/minerals separation for drinking water are highly …

Understanding rejection mechanisms of trace organic contaminants by polyamide membranes via data-knowledge codriven machine learning

H Wang, J Zeng, R Dai, Z Wang - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Data-driven machine learning (ML) provides a promising approach to understanding and
predicting the rejection of trace organic contaminants (TrOCs) by polyamide (PA). However …

Enhancing the removal of organic micropollutants by nanofiltration membrane with Fe (III)–tannic acid interlayer: mechanisms and environmental implications

W Liu, L Long, Z Yang, L Wang, Q Gan, S Zhou… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanofiltration technology has been applied in a variety of water treatment scenarios.
However, conventional thin-film composite (TFC) membranes fail to remove emerging …

Evaluation of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes for efficient rejection of organic micropollutants

E Alonso, C Sanchez-Huerta, Z Ali, Y Wang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membranes have revolutionized water
treatment processes. However, emerging separations, such as the removal of organic …