Recent progress in electrospun nanofibers for the membrane distillation of hypersaline wastewaters

D Xu, Z Zhu, J Li - Advanced Fiber Materials, 2022 - Springer
Membrane distillation (MD) utilizing low-grade thermal energy can be used to effectively
desalinate hypersaline brines with a high freshwater recovery for water reuse. Membrane …

Mineral scaling induced membrane wetting in membrane distillation for water treatment: Fundamental mechanism and mitigation strategies

H Chang, Y Zhu, L Huang, Z Yan, F Qu, H Liang - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The scaling-induced wetting phenomenon seriously affects the application of membrane
distillation (MD) technology in hypersaline wastewater treatment. Unlike the large amount of …

Nanocomposite hydrogel engineered janus membrane for membrane distillation with robust fouling, wetting, and scaling resistance

X Yang, N Zhang, J Zhang, W Liu, M Zhao… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Membrane distillation (MD) is considered to be rather promising for high-salinity wastewater
reclamation. However, its practical viability is seriously challenged by membrane wetting …

Fenton pretreatment to mitigate membrane distillation fouling during treatment of landfill leachate membrane concentrate: Performance and mechanism

Z Zhao, Y Zhang, L Yu, D Hou, X Wu, K Li, J Wang - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is regarded as a promising technology for treatment of landfill
leachate membrane concentrate (LLMC) due to its merits of low cost and high rejection of …

Tailoring pore size and interface of superhydrophobic nanofibrous membrane for robust scaling resistance and flux enhancement in membrane distillation

G Tan, D Xu, Z Zhu, X Zhang, J Li - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofibrous membrane with ultrafine nanofibers, high porosity, and
interconnected pores has attracted significant attention in high-flux membrane distillation …

A tale of two foulants: the coupling of organic fouling and mineral scaling in membrane desalination

T Tong, X Liu, T Li, S Park, B Anger - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Membrane desalination that enables the harvesting of purified water from unconventional
sources such as seawater, brackish groundwater, and wastewater has become …

Distinct impacts of natural organic matter and colloidal particles on gypsum crystallization

T Cao, J Rolf, Z Wang, C Violet, M Elimelech - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Gypsum scaling via crystallization is a major obstacle limiting the applications of membrane-
based technologies and heat exchangers in engineered systems. Herein, we perform the …

Robust ceramic-based graphene membrane for challenging water treatment with enhanced fouling and scaling resistance

C Sun, B Lin, X Zheng, Y Dong, M Zhao, CY Tang - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling and scaling are two challenges for efficient treatment of hypersaline
wastewater, greatly hindering separation performance and operation stability of desalination …

Recent advances in develo** mixed matrix membranes based on covalent organic frameworks

S Wang, X Wei, Z Li, Y Liu, H Wang, L Zou, D Lu… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) combining the virtues of porous fillers with polymeric
matrices have been widely investigated due to their potential to overcome the permeability …

Patterned dense Janus membranes with simultaneously robust fouling, wetting and scaling resistance for membrane distillation

C Wang, Z Ma, Y Qiu, C Wang, LF Ren, J Shen, J Shao - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling, wetting and scaling are three prominent challenges that severely hinder
the practical applications of membrane distillation (MD). Herein, polyamide/polyvinylidene …