A critical review on thin-film nanocomposite membranes with interlayered structure: mechanisms, recent developments, and environmental applications

Z Yang, PF Sun, X Li, B Gan, L Wang… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The separation properties of polyamide reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes,
widely applied for desalination and water reuse, are constrained by the permeability …

Ultrathin membranes for separations: a new era driven by advanced nanotechnology

S Zhang, L Shen, H Deng, Q Liu, X You… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrathin membranes are at the forefront of membrane research, offering great opportunities
in revolutionizing separations with ultrafast transport. Driven by advanced nanomaterials …

Microporous organic nanotube assisted design of high performance nanofiltration membranes

S Han, J Zhu, AA Uliana, D Li, Y Zhang, L Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microporous organic nanotubes (MONs) hold considerable promise for designing molecular-
sieving membranes because of their high microporosity, customizable chemical …

The upper bound of thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide membranes for desalination

Z Yang, H Guo, CY Tang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Membrane separation properties are constrained by a tradeoff relationship between
permeability and selectivity. This tradeoff relationship has been well established for gas …

Manipulating interfacial polymerization for polymeric nanofilms of composite separation membranes

Z Wang, S Liang, Y Kang, W Zhao, Y **a, J Yang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Composite separation membranes are essential in the fields of water treatment, mass
concentration, purification, solvent exchange, gas separation, energy storage and …

Ultraselective and highly permeable polyamide nanofilms for ionic and molecular nanofiltration

P Sarkar, S Modak, S Karan - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Membranes with ultrahigh ion selectivity and high liquid permeance are needed to produce
high‐quality product water with increased recovery and process efficiency in water …

Nanofiltration for drinking water treatment: a review

H Guo, X Li, W Yang, Z Yao, Y Mei, LE Peng… - Frontiers of Chemical …, 2022 - Springer
In recent decades, nanofiltration (NF) is considered as a promising separation technique to
produce drinking water from different types of water source. In this paper, we …

Nanocellulose as a natural source for groundbreaking applications in materials science: Today's state

D Klemm, ED Cranston, D Fischer, M Gama… - Materials Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanocelluloses are natural materials with at least one dimension in the nano-scale. They
combine important cellulose properties with the features of nanomaterials and open new …

Selective membranes in water and wastewater treatment: Role of advanced materials

K Zuo, K Wang, RM DuChanois, Q Fang, EM Deemer… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane separation has enjoyed tremendous advances in relevant material and
engineering sciences, making it the fastest growing technology in water treatment. Although …

Nanoparticle-templated nanofiltration membranes for ultrahigh performance desalination

Z Wang, Z Wang, S Lin, H **, S Gao, Y Zhu… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes with ultrahigh permeance and high rejection are highly
beneficial for efficient desalination and wastewater treatment. Improving water permeance …