Next-generation ultrafiltration membranes: A review of material design, properties, recent progress, and challenges

I Kammakakam, Z Lai - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane technology utilizing ultrafiltration (UF) processes has emerged as the most
widely used and cost-effective simple process in many industrial applications. The industries …

Role of nanomaterials in the treatment of wastewater: A review

AA Yaqoob, T Parveen, K Umar, MN Mohamad Ibrahim - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water is an essential part of life and its availability is important for all living creatures. On the
other side, the world is suffering from a major problem of drinking water. There are several …

Antifouling membranes for sustainable water purification: strategies and mechanisms

R Zhang, Y Liu, M He, Y Su, X Zhao… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
One of the greatest challenges to the sustainability of modern society is an inadequate
supply of clean water. Due to its energy-saving and cost-effective features, membrane …

A review of oily wastewater treatment using ultrafiltration membrane: A parametric study to enhance the membrane performance

T Ahmad, C Guria, A Mandal - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The industries like petroleum refining, petrochemicals, metallurgical, oil & gas, etc., generate
a substantial volume of oily wastewater, and it is recognized as a potential threat to the …

Nanofiltration membranes review: Recent advances and future prospects

AW Mohammad, YH Teow, WL Ang, YT Chung… - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes have come a long way since it was first introduced during the
late 80's. With properties in between those of ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO) …

Large-area graphene-based nanofiltration membranes by shear alignment of discotic nematic liquid crystals of graphene oxide

A Akbari, P Sheath, ST Martin, DB Shinde… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Graphene-based membranes demonstrating ultrafast water transport, precise molecular
sieving of gas and solvated molecules shows great promise as novel separation platforms; …

Study of modified PVDF membranes with high-capacity adsorption features using Quantum mechanics, Monte Carlo, and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

I Salahshoori, A Mohseni, MN Jorabchi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Petrochemical wastewater should be appropriately handled to avoid pollution in natural
water. A current research field in this area is to use super hydrophilic membranes with …

Application and modification of poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membranes–a review

G Kang, Y Cao - Journal of membrane science, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membranes have been extensively applied to
scientific research and industrial process due to its outstanding properties such as high …

Chemistry and fabrication of polymeric nanofiltration membranes: A review

M Paul, SD Jons - Polymer, 2016 - Elsevier
The review article describes research on different methods for manufacturing polymeric NF
membranes. The primary focus is on NF composite membranes formed by interfacial …

A comprehensive review on surface modified polymer membranes for biofouling mitigation

V Kochkodan, N Hilal - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Biofouling is a major problem in environmental membrane separations because it leads to
higher operating pressures, more frequent chemical cleaning, shortened membrane life, and …