Fundamentals and applications of 3D printing for novel materials

JY Lee, J An, CK Chua - Applied materials today, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing is emerging as an enabling technology for a wide range of new
applications. From fundamentals point of view, the available materials, fabrication speed …

Forward osmosis membranes and processes: A comprehensive review of research trends and future outlook

W Suwaileh, N Pathak, H Shon, N Hilal - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Recently, Forward Osmosis (FO) desalination process has been widely investigated
as a potential technology that could minimize the drawbacks of traditional desalination …

Recent advances in polymer and polymer composite membranes for reverse and forward osmosis processes

D Li, Y Yan, H Wang - Progress in polymer science, 2016 - Elsevier
Semipermeable membranes are the core elements for membrane water desalination
technologies such as commercial reverse osmosis (RO) process and emerging forward …

Advanced polymeric nanocomposite membranes for water and wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review

A Sahu, R Dosi, C Kwiatkowski, S Schmal, JC Poler - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanomaterials have been extensively used in polymer nanocomposite membranes due to
the inclusion of unique features that enhance water and wastewater treatment performance …

Recent advances in nanomaterial-modified polyamide thin-film composite membranes for forward osmosis processes

N Akther, S Phuntsho, Y Chen, N Ghaffour… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polyamide thin-film composite (PA TFC) membranes have attained much attention for
forward osmosis (FO) applications in separation processes, water and wastewater treatment …

Review on methodology for determining forward osmosis (FO) membrane characteristics: Water permeability (A), solute permeability (B), and structural parameter (S)

B Kim, G Gwak, S Hong - Desalination, 2017 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) has attracted growing interest in both academic research and
industrial development due to its fundamental and technical advantages. One of the key …

Surface and interface engineering of polymer membranes: where we are and where to go

ZY Ma, YR Xue, HC Yang, J Wu, ZK Xu - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Surface and interface engineering provides a powerful tool to tailor the structures and
properties of polymer membranes, sharpening their applications in sustainable …

Layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly technology as promising strategy for tailoring pressure-driven desalination membranes

GR Xu, SH Wang, HL Zhao, SB Wu, JM Xu, L Li… - Journal of membrane …, 2015 - Elsevier
Pressure-driven membranes-based desalination provides an effective and promising
strategy to deal with the worldwide fresh water crisis. However, some drawbacks are still …

Novel graphene quantum dots (GQDs)-incorporated thin film composite (TFC) membranes for forward osmosis (FO) desalination

S Xu, F Li, B Su, MZ Hu, X Gao, C Gao - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper reports a novel class of thin film composite (TFC) membranes for forward
osmosis (FO) desalination. The TFC membranes were fabricated via interfacial …

Fabrication of layered silica–polysulfone mixed matrix substrate membrane for enhancing performance of thin-film composite forward osmosis membrane

X Liu, HY Ng - Journal of Membrane Science, 2015 - Elsevier
In order to mitigate the internal concentration polarization (ICP) phenomenon in the forward
osmosis (FO) membranes, various strategies have been proposed to modify the substrate …