PFAS molecules: a major concern for the human health and the environment

E Panieri, K Baralic, D Djukic-Cosic, A Buha Djordjevic… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of over 4700 heterogeneous
compounds with amphipathic properties and exceptional stability to chemical and thermal …

A critical review on porous substrates of TFC polyamide membranes: Mechanisms, membrane performances, and future perspectives

LE Peng, Z Yang, L Long, S Zhou, H Guo… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes commonly adopt a thin film composite
(TFC) structure featuring a polyamide rejection layer formed on a porous substrate. Recent …

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 …

Short-chain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic systems: Occurrence, impacts and treatment

F Li, J Duan, S Tian, H Ji, Y Zhu, Z Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of anthropogenic compounds
comprised of a perfluoroalkyl backbone and a terminal functional group. As our knowledge …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] PFAS and their substitutes in groundwater: Occurrence, transformation and remediation

B Xu, S Liu, JL Zhou, C Zheng, J Weifeng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are increasingly investigated due to their global
occurrence and potential human health risk. The ban on PFOA and PFOS has led to the use …

Biosorption and biotransformation of hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)]: a comprehensive review

R Jobby, P Jha, AK Yadav, N Desai - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Chromium (VI) is one of the most common environmental contaminant due to its tremendous
industrial applications. It is non-biodegradable as it is a heavy metal, and hence, of major …

Updated review on emerging technologies for PFAS contaminated water treatment

S Yadav, I Ibrar, RA Al-Juboori, L Singh… - … Research and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the rapid advances in treatment technologies for per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) removal, the efficiency and practicality of these technologies would be …

[PDF][PDF] The role of microorganisms in bioremediation-A review

E Abatenh, B Gizaw, Z Tsegaye… - Open Journal of …, 2017 - academia.edu
Bioremediation is a biological mechanism of recycling wastes in to another form that can
used and reused by other organisms. Nowadays, the world is facing the problem of different …