Harvesting blue energy based on salinity and temperature gradient: challenges, solutions, and opportunities

M Rastgar, K Moradi, C Burroughs, A Hemmati… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

Recent advances in stimuli‐responsive smart membranes for nanofiltration

D Yu, X **ao, C Shokoohi, Y Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanofiltration membrane plays an increasingly important role in many industrial
applications, such as water treatment and resource recovery. The performance of the smart …

Wetting, scaling, and fouling in membrane distillation: state-of-the-art insights on fundamental mechanisms and mitigation strategies

T Horseman, Y Yin, KSS Christie, Z Wang… - ACS ES&T …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Membrane distillation (MD) has been garnering increasing attention in research and
development, since it has been proposed as a promising technology for desalinating …

The advent of thermoplasmonic membrane distillation

S Santoro, AH Avci, A Politano, E Curcio - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Freshwater scarcity is a vital societal challenge related to climate change, population
pressure, and agricultural and industrial demands. Therefore, sustainable desalination …

Membrane distillation at the water-energy nexus: limits, opportunities, and challenges

A Deshmukh, C Boo, V Karanikola, S Lin… - Energy & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Energy-efficient desalination and water treatment technologies play a critical role in
augmenting freshwater resources without placing an excessive strain on limited energy …

Self‐powered active sensing based on triboelectric generators

G Khandelwal, R Dahiya - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The demand for portable and wearable chemical or biosensors and their expeditious
development in recent years has created a scientific challenge in terms of their continuous …

Research progress and trends on state-of-the-art membrane technologies in textile wastewater treatment

Z Ma, H Chang, Y Liang, Y Meng, L Ren… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The textile industries hold an important role in the world, while a large amount of textile
wastewater is generated every year. It is important to develop effective technologies for …

Photothermal membrane distillation toward solar water production

M Gao, CK Peh, FL Meng, GW Ho - Small Methods, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater production is one of the biggest global challenges today. Though desalination
can provide a climate‐independent source of clean water, the process requires a high …

Wetting phenomena in membrane distillation: Mechanisms, reversal, and prevention

M Rezaei, DM Warsinger, MC Duke, T Matsuura… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a rapidly emerging water treatment technology; however,
membrane pore wetting is a primary barrier to widespread industrial use of MD. The primary …

Salt-rejecting solar interfacial evaporation

G Liu, T Chen, J Xu, G Yao, J **e, Y Cheng… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2021 - cell.com
Solar evaporation offers a promising approach to drive the distillation process, and
nanotechnology may help overcome operational issues such as salt fouling. Here, we …