Current advances and opportunities in the development of nanofiltration (NF) membranes in the area of wastewater treatment, water desalination, biotechnological …

D Yadav, S Karki, PG Ingole - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, nanofiltration (NF) membranes are playing a vital role in various applications.
However, several challenges remain in their applications such as difficulty in controlling …

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 …

Quaternization-spiro design of chlorine-resistant and high-permeance lithium separation membranes

H Peng, K Yu, X Liu, J Li, X Hu, Q Zhao - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Current polyamide lithium extraction nanofiltration membranes are susceptible to chlorine
degradation and/or low permeance, two problems that are hard to reconcile. Here we …

Polyamide membranes with nanoscale ordered structures for fast permeation and highly selective ion-ion separation

C Zhao, Y Zhang, Y Jia, B Li, W Tang, C Shang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Fast permeation and effective solute-solute separation provide the opportunities for
sustainable water treatment, but they are hindered by ineffective membranes. We present …

Ice-confined synthesis of highly ionized 3D-quasilayered polyamide nanofiltration membranes

Y Zhang, H Wang, J Guo, X Cheng, G Han, CH Lau… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Existing polyamide (PA) membrane synthesis protocols are underpinned by controlling
diffusion-dominant liquid-phase reactions that yield subpar spatial architectures and …

Sharpening nanofiltration: strategies for enhanced membrane selectivity

H Zhang, Q He, J Luo, Y Wan… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nanofiltration plays an increasingly large role in many industrial applications, such as water
treatment (eg, desalination, water softening, and fluoride removal) and resource recovery …

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 …

Enhancing the permeability, anti-biofouling performance and long-term stability of TFC nanofiltration membrane by imidazole-modified carboxylated graphene oxide …

C Geng, F Zhao, H Niu, J Zhang, H Dong, Z Li… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, we attempt to enhance the permeability, biofouling resistance, and long-term
stability of thin-film composite (TFC) nanofiltration membrane by tailoring the substrate …

Loose nanofiltration membrane custom-tailored for resource recovery

S Guo, Y Wan, X Chen, J Luo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Compared to the traditional nanofiltration (NF) membrane with molecular weight cut-off
(MWCO) below 500 Da, an emerging loose NF (LNF) membrane with MWCO of 500~ 2000 …

Polyester nanofiltration membranes for efficient cations separation

J Li, H Peng, K Liu, Q Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polyester nanofiltration membranes highlight beneficial chlorine resistance, but their loose
structures and negative charge result in poor cations retention precluding advanced use in …