Mechanisms and models for water transport in reverse osmosis membranes: history, critical assessment, and recent developments
Water scarcity is one of the greatest societal challenges facing humanity. Reverse osmosis
(RO) desalination, a widely used membrane-based technology, has proven to be effective to …
(RO) desalination, a widely used membrane-based technology, has proven to be effective to …
Pressure-driven membrane desalination
Pressure-driven membrane desalination (PMD), such as reverse osmosis or nanofiltration, is
an energy-efficient technology that addresses water shortages by using saline waters to …
an energy-efficient technology that addresses water shortages by using saline waters to …
Sustainable lithium recovery from hypersaline salt-lakes by selective electrodialysis: Transport and thermodynamics
Evaporative technology for lithium mining from salt-lakes exacerbates freshwater scarcity
and wetland destruction, and suffers from protracted production cycles. Electrodialysis (ED) …
and wetland destruction, and suffers from protracted production cycles. Electrodialysis (ED) …
[HTML][HTML] Equilibrium ion sorption in graphene oxide membranes
Graphene oxide (GO) has been identified as a promising 2D material for a wide range of
applications including water treatment and energy storage. While ion adsorption plays a …
applications including water treatment and energy storage. While ion adsorption plays a …
A mechanistic model for salt and water transport in leaky membranes: Implications for low-salt-rejection reverse osmosis membranes
The transport of salt and water through “leaky” membranes is of fundamental importance in
many disciplines of science and engineering. One important application is in low-salt …
many disciplines of science and engineering. One important application is in low-salt …
[HTML][HTML] Coion exclusion properties of cation exchange membranes in 2: 1 divalent salt solutions
The selectivity of ion exchange membranes hinges on their capacity to exclude coions. Yet,
understanding how they reject coions in multivalent salt solutions remains challenging. This …
understanding how they reject coions in multivalent salt solutions remains challenging. This …
Electrostatic-induced ion-confined partitioning in graphene nanolaminate membrane for breaking anion–cation co-transport to enhance desalination
Constructing nanolaminate membranes made of two-dimensional graphene oxide
nanosheets has gained enormous interest in recent decades. However, a key challenge …
nanosheets has gained enormous interest in recent decades. However, a key challenge …
Benchmarking forcefields for molecular dynamics simulations of polyamide-based reverse-osmosis membranes
Molecular dynamics simulations offer unique insights about solvent and solute transport
through the active layer of reverse-osmosis membranes at sub-nanometer to nanometer …
through the active layer of reverse-osmosis membranes at sub-nanometer to nanometer …
Standardizing practices and flux predictions in membrane science via simplified equations and membrane characterization
The development of membranes and membrane-based separation processes should be
accompanied by a standardization of the protocols applied for membrane characterization …
accompanied by a standardization of the protocols applied for membrane characterization …
Impact of residual aluminum on nanofiltration gypsum scaling: Mitigation roles played by different species
Residual aluminum (Al) is a growing pollutant in nanofiltration (NF) membrane-based
drinking water treatment. To investigate the impact of distinct Al species fouling layers on …
drinking water treatment. To investigate the impact of distinct Al species fouling layers on …