Use of biopolymers in wastewater treatment: A brief review of current trends and prospects

AM Elgarahy, MG Eloffy, E Guibal, HM Alghamdi… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Indeed, polymeric materials have thrived in worldwide sectors over the last five decades due
to their versatility and durability, to the point that we can no longer envisage a product that …

Two dimensional (2D) materials and biomaterials for water desalination; structure, properties, and recent advances

S Raza, E Ghasali, Y Orooji, H Lin, C Karaman… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Background An efficient solution to the global freshwater dilemma is desalination. MXene,
Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS 2), Graphene Oxide, Hexagonal Boron Nitride, and …

Recent advances on sustainable bio-based materials for water treatment: Fabrication, modification and application

S Wu, W Shi, K Li, J Cai, L Chen - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The increase in population growth, industrialization and climate change will lead to an
increase in scarcity of water in the next few decades. To address this challenge, there is an …

Forward osmosis membrane: review of fabrication, modification, challenges and potential

BM Ibraheem, SA Aani, AA Alsarayreh, QF Alsalhy… - Membranes, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Forward osmosis (FO) is a low-energy treatment process driven by osmosis to induce the
separation of water from dissolved solutes/foulants through the membrane in hydraulic …

Biodegradable polymers for membrane separation

S Bandehali, H Sanaeepur, AE Amooghin… - Separation and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Fossil sources are the main raw materials for polymer synthesis, while only a small amount
of these resources are renewable. Nevertheless, the production of polymers from both bio …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in surface tailoring of thin film forward osmosis membranes: a review

J Farahbakhsh, M Golgoli, M Khiadani, M Najafi… - Chemosphere, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The recent advancements in fabricating forward osmosis (FO) membranes have shown
promising results in desalination and water treatment. Different methods have been applied …

pH-responsive nanofiltration membrane containing chitosan for dye separation

Q Guo, X Wu, Y Ji, Y Hao, S Liao, Z Cui, J Li… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes with adjustable permeability and selectivity are highly
desired for the separation of small molecules. A novel pH-responsive NF membrane was …

Membranes based on non-synthetic (natural) polymers for wastewater treatment

S Mansoori, R Davarnejad, T Matsuura, AF Ismail - Polymer Testing, 2020‏ - Elsevier
During the last decades, rising environmental concerns about the widespread usage of
petroleum-based synthetic polymers has caused naturally occurring polymers to gain …

Poly (AA-co-VPA) hydrogel cross-linked with N-maleyl chitosan as dye adsorbent: Isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamic investigation

MT Nakhjiri, GB Marandi, M Kurdtabar - International Journal of Biological …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
In this study, hydrogel polymer was synthesized by incorporation of acrylic acid (AA),
vinylphosphonic acid (VPA) and N-maleyl chitosan which was prepared through the …

Water decolorization and antifouling melioration of a novel PEBA1657/PES TFC membrane using chitosan-decorated graphene oxide fillers

SR Mousavi, M Asghari, NM Mahmoodi… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Novel chitosan-tailored graphene oxide (CSGO)-embedded poly (ether-b-amide)(PEBA)
thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes have been fabricated and coated on ultraporous …