Polymer-matrix nanocomposite membranes for water treatment

J Yin, B Deng - Journal of membrane science, 2015 - Elsevier
One of the grand challenges to sustain the modern society is to secure adequate water
resources of desirable quality for various designated uses. To address this challenge …

Nanocomposite nanofiltration membranes: State of play and recent advances

DJ Johnson, N Hilal - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Much research has been carried out in recent years to investigate the use of nanomaterials
as fillers in polymeric nanofiltration membranes, to improve water transport and fouling …

Removal of dye and heavy metal ion using a novel synthetic polyethersulfone nanofiltration membrane modified by magnetic graphene oxide/metformin hybrid

G Abdi, A Alizadeh, S Zinadini, G Moradi - Journal of membrane science, 2018 - Elsevier
In this research, active groups of biguanide were grafted to the surface of graphene oxide
sheets through covalent functionalization and combined with magnetic nanoparticles to …

Performance improvement of PES membrane decorated by Mil-125 (Ti)/chitosan nanocomposite for removal of organic pollutants and heavy metal

MJ Khosravi, SM Hosseini, V Vatanpour - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mil-125 (Ti)-CS nanocomposite was successfully synthesized and
characterized by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images, Fourier-transform …

Modification strategies of polyacrylonitrile ultrafiltration membrane using TiO2 for enhanced antifouling performance in water treatment

M Dmitrenko, A Kuzminova, A Zolotarev… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The active application of ultrafiltration in various industries requires the development of
novel membranes with tailored properties and good fouling resistance. This work is devoted …

High‐flux PVDF/PVP nanocomposite ultrafiltration membrane incorporated with graphene oxide nanoribbones with improved antifouling properties

MA Tofighy, T Mohammadi… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A novel polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanocomposite membrane containing graphene
oxide nanoribbones (GONRs) as a new nanofiller and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as pore …

A new approach to copper ion removal from water by polymeric nanocomposite membrane embedded with γ-alumina nanoparticles

N Ghaemi - Applied Surface Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The ability of alumina (Al 2 O 3) nanoparticles in adsorption of heavy metals was employed
in improving the copper removal efficiency of PES membranes. Mixed matrix membranes …

PES mixed matrix nanofiltration membrane embedded with polymer wrapped MWCNT: Fabrication and performance optimization in dye removal by RSM

N Ghaemi, SS Madaeni, P Daraei, H Rajabi… - Journal of hazardous …, 2015 - Elsevier
MWCNTs were wrapped by poly (sodium 4-styrenesulfonate)(PSS), and different amounts of
raw and polymer wrapped MWCNTs were implemented to fabricate PES mixed matrix …

Polymer/boehmite nanocomposites: A review

J Karger‐Kocsis, L Lendvai - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Boehmite is an aluminum oxyhydroxide [AlO (OH)] which is preferentially used as precursor
for the production of (transition) aluminum oxides. Boehmite alumina (BA) nanoparticles are …

Recent progress in molecular engineering to tailor organic–inorganic interfaces in composite membranes

SL Wu, F Liu, HC Yang, SB Darling - Molecular Systems Design & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic–inorganic composite membranes are of great interest in modern water treatment
processes because they offer potentially superior separation efficiency and advanced …