Bioinspired marine antifouling coatings: Status, prospects, and future

H **, L Tian, W Bing, J Zhao, L Ren - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine biofouling has negatively affected human sailing since ancient times. Traditional
antifouling coatings were banned worldwide in 2003 due to their toxicity towards nontarget …

An overview of biomass-based Oil/Water separation materials

W Zhang, Y Liu, F Tao, Y An, Y Zhong, ZC Liu… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ever-increasing amount of oily wastewater from industries poses a serious threat to the
ecological environment and human health, and separation of oil and water remains a …

Recent advance in biomass membranes: Fabrication, functional regulation, and antimicrobial applications

G Ren, K Wan, H Kong, L Guo, Y Wang, X Liu… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Both inorganic and polymeric membranes have been widely applied for antimicrobial
applications. However, these membranes exhibit low biocompatibility, weak …

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 …

Building rapid water transport channels within thin-film nanocomposite membranes based on 2D mesoporous nanosheets

S Karki, MB Gohain, D Yadav, NR Thakare, RR Pawar… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The fabrication of novel thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes with superior flux,
rejection as well as prolonged stability is being requested by membrane industries for …

Photo-Fenton reaction derived self-cleaning nanofiltration membrane with MOFs coordinated biopolymers for efficient dye/salt separation

J Li, Y **e, L Cheng, X Li, F Liu, Z Wang - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane technology has been widely used in textile industry for the separation of dye/salt
mixtures. However, membranes inevitably suffered from the fouling issue, which greatly …

Surface modification of thin-film nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane with super-hydrophilic MIL-53 (Al) for doxycycline removal as an emerging contaminant …

S Samsami, MH Sarrafzadeh, A Ahmadi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
As a contaminant of emerging concern, doxycycline is an antibiotic that has recently drawn
rising attention due to its satisfactory outcomes for the treatment of COVID-19. In this study, a …

Fabrication of the polysulfone-based composite ultrafiltration membranes for the adsorptive removal of heavy metal ions from their contaminated aqueous solutions

S Mondal, SK Majumder - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
The polysulfone-based ultrafiltration membranes were synthesized by the phase inversion
method with the varying ratios of composites for the efficient removal of heavy metal ions …

Membrane fouling control for sustainable microalgal biodiesel production: A review

H Ennaceri, K Fischer, A Schulze… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae have the potential to be an excellent source of sustainable and renewable
biofuel. However, different issues surrounding their economic viability and upscale …

Towards sustainable management of end-of-life membranes: novel transformation of end of life (EoL) reverse osmosis membranes for efficient dye/salt separation

A Alkhouzaam, M Khraisheh - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Effective management of end-of-life (EoL) membranes is crucial for addressing
environmental and economic concerns. A novel approach has been proposed in this study …