MXenes antibacterial properties and applications: a review and perspective

F Seidi, A Arabi Shamsabadi, M Dadashi Firouzjaei… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The mutations of bacteria due to the excessive use of antibiotics, and generation of antibiotic‐
resistant bacteria have made the development of new antibacterial compounds a necessity …

Nanocomposite membranes for water separation and purification: Fabrication, modification, and applications

MR Esfahani, SA Aktij, Z Dabaghian… - Separation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Water pollution is one of the greatest challenges around the world. Nanocomposite
membranes are a promising modified version of traditional polymeric membranes for water …

Synthesis of heterogeneous metal organic Framework-Graphene oxide nanocomposite membranes for water treatment

H Jafarian, MD Firouzjaei, SA Aktij, A Aghaei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Textile wastewater is one of the most challenging streams for wastewater treatment as it is
heavily contaminated with solid pollutants such as dyes. Nanofiltration (NF) membranes are …

Treatment of oily wastewater using photocatalytic membrane reactors: a critical review

O Samuel, MHD Othman, R Kamaludin… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oily wastewater is generated from various sources such as oil/gas exploration (produced
water), oil refining, pharmaceutical, food industries, and household waste. Toxins in oily …

Applications of metal-organic framework based membranes in water purification: A review

BM Jun, YAJ Al-Hamadani, A Son, CM Park… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted a great deal of attention due to their
flexibility and various potential applications. MOF-based membranes have been widely …

Recent advances in functionalized polymer membranes for biofouling control and mitigation in forward osmosis

MD Firouzjaei, SF Seyedpour, SA Aktij… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is an osmotically driven process widely studied for water desalination,
wastewater treatment, and water reuse, as well as dilution and concentration of aqueous …

A critical review on ultrasonic-assisted fouling control and cleaning of fouled membranes

SA Aktij, A Taghipour, A Rahimpour, A Mollahosseini… - Ultrasonics, 2020 - Elsevier
Fouling is one of the most challenging problems impacting the performance of membrane-
based separation technology. In recent years, ultrasound have been widely applied as an …

Oilfield-produced water treatment using conventional and membrane-based technologies for beneficial reuse: A critical review

O Samuel, MHD Othman, R Kamaludin… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oilfield produced water (OPW) is one of the most important by-products, resulting from oil
and gas exploration. The water contains a complex mixture of organic and inorganic …

In situ Ag-MOF growth on pre-grafted zwitterions imparts outstanding antifouling properties to forward osmosis membranes

M Pejman, M Dadashi Firouzjaei… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this study, a polyamide forward osmosis membrane was functionalized with zwitterions
followed by the in situ growth of metal–organic frameworks with silver as a metal core (Ag …

Exploiting synergetic effects of graphene oxide and a silver-based metal–organic framework to enhance antifouling and anti-biofouling properties of thin-film …

MD Firouzjaei, AA Shamsabadi, SA Aktij… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Thin-film composite (TFC) membranes still suffer from fouling and biofouling. In this work, by
incorporating a graphene oxide (GO)–silver-based metal–organic framework (Ag-MOF) into …