Integration of membrane technologies to enhance the sustainability in the treatment of metal-containing acidic liquid wastes. An overview

J López, O Gibert, JL Cortina - Separation and Purification Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The mining and hydrometallurgical industries generate effluents characterised by a high
acidity (pH< 3) and a high content of metals (eg Fe, Al, Cu and Zn, among others) and non …

Methods for selenium removal from contaminated waters: a review

E Lichtfouse, N Morin-Crini, C Bradu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Worldwide contamination of waters by metals, metalloids, and organometallic pollutants is a
major health issue. In particular, the occurrence of the selenium metalloid at rather high …

Cost-effective phosphorus removal from aqueous solution by a chitosan/lanthanum hydrogel bead: Material development, characterization of uptake process and …

KY Koh, Z Chen, S Zhang, JP Chen - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Excessive phosphorus is one of the main reasons leading to eutrophication that causes
severe ecosystem imbalance and negative human health impacts. In this study, several …

High-flux zwitterionic nanofiltration membrane constructed by in-situ introduction method for monovalent salt/antibiotics separation

YS Guo, YL Ji, B Wu, NX Wang, MJ Yin, QF An… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Separation of monovalent salt and antibiotics is of vital importance in membrane field. In this
work, zwitterionic polyamide membrane was prepared by incorporating N, N …

Impact of pH on the removal of fluoride, nitrate and boron by nanofiltration/reverse osmosis

LA Richards, M Vuachère, AI Schäfer - Desalination, 2010 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of pH on boron, fluoride, and nitrate
retention by comparing modelled speciation predictions with retention using six different …

Microstructure and performance of zwitterionic polymeric nanoparticle/polyamide thin-film nanocomposite membranes for salts/organics separation

YL Ji, QF An, XD Weng, WS Hung, KR Lee… - Journal of Membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
Separation membranes with high perm-selectivity, good stability and anti-fouling properties
are critical for water treatment and green chemical processing. We synthesized soft …

Renewable energy powered membrane technology: salt and inorganic contaminant removal by nanofiltration/reverse osmosis

LA Richards, BS Richards, AI Schäfer - Journal of Membrane Science, 2011 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of fluctuating energy and pH on
retention of dissolved contaminants from real Australian groundwaters using a solar …

Novel composite nanofiltration membranes containing zwitterions with high permeate flux and improved anti-fouling performance

YL Ji, QF An, Q Zhao, WD Sun, KR Lee… - Journal of Membrane …, 2012 - Elsevier
This article provides a novel method for introducing zwitterionic polymers into nanofiltration
membranes, with the aim of achieving high water flux and good anti-fouling performance …

Construction of high selectivity and antifouling nanofiltration membrane via incorporating macrocyclic molecules into active layer

L Ren, J Chen, Q Lu, C Wang, J Han, K Huang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
We demonstrated the fabrication of a loose, hydrophilic and antibacterial nanofiltration (NF)
membrane with high mono/divalent salt selectivity and antifouling ability. Macrocyclic …

Nanofiltration technology in water treatment and reuse: applications and costs

A Shahmansouri, C Bellona - Water Science and Technology, 2015 - iwaponline.com
Nanofiltration (NF) is a relatively recent development in membrane technology with
characteristics that fall between ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis (RO). While RO …