Nanoparticles in reverse osmosis membranes for desalination: A state of the art review

H Saleem, SJ Zaidi - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of thin-film nanocomposite (TFNC) membranes utilizing nanoparticles
present remarkable opportunity in the desalination industry. This review offers a …

Antifouling membranes for sustainable water purification: strategies and mechanisms

R Zhang, Y Liu, M He, Y Su, X Zhao… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
One of the greatest challenges to the sustainability of modern society is an inadequate
supply of clean water. Due to its energy-saving and cost-effective features, membrane …

Next-generation ultrafiltration membranes: A review of material design, properties, recent progress, and challenges

I Kammakakam, Z Lai - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane technology utilizing ultrafiltration (UF) processes has emerged as the most
widely used and cost-effective simple process in many industrial applications. The industries …

Fouling, performance and cost analysis of membrane-based water desalination technologies: A critical review

LN Nthunya, MF Bopape, OT Mahlangu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
While water is a key resource required to sustain life, freshwater sources and aquifers are
being depleted at an alarming rate. As a mitigation strategy, saline water desalination is …

Antifouling membrane surface construction: Chemistry plays a critical role

X Zhao, R Zhang, Y Liu, M He, Y Su, C Gao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane technology has been broadly utilized in water purification including wastewater
treatment, seawater or brackish water desalination. However, it often suffers from the severe …

Dopamine: just the right medicine for membranes

HC Yang, RZ Waldman, MB Wu, J Hou… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mussel‐inspired chemistry has attracted widespread interest in membrane science and
technology. Demonstrating the rapid growth of this field over the past several years …

Recent development in modification of polysulfone membrane for water treatment application

SC Mamah, PS Goh, AF Ismail, ND Suzaimi… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polysulfone (PSF) membranes have been widely used for wastewater treatment due to their
desired properties like stability, high mechanical strength and ease of modification. The …

Polymeric antimicrobial membranes enabled by nanomaterials for water treatment

J Zhu, J Hou, Y Zhang, M Tian, T He, J Liu… - Journal of membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
The application of polymer membranes in wastewater treatment and desalination is
widespread. Nevertheless, the longstanding biofouling issue on membrane surface has …

Recent progress in the biomedical applications of polydopamine nanostructures

R Batul, T Tamanna, A Khaliq, A Yu - Biomaterials science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Polydopamine is a dark brown-black insoluble biopolymer produced by autoxidation of
dopamine. Although its structure and polymerization mechanism have not been fully …

Metal and metal oxide nanoparticle as a novel antibiotic carrier for the direct delivery of antibiotics

H Kotrange, A Najda, A Bains, R Gruszecki… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In addition to the benefits, increasing the constant need for antibiotics has resulted in the
development of antibiotic bacterial resistance over time. Antibiotic tolerance mainly evolves …