Novel adsorbents with a simple preparation process and large capacity for removing highly
toxic and nondegradable heavy metals from water have drawn the attention of researchers …

In recent decades, problems related to fresh water has become a very important issue for
humans. Small-scale desalination (SSD) systems, besides large-scale desalination (LSD) …

Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging membrane separation technology with great
potential for desalination, wastewater treatment and volatile resource recovery. It becomes …

The scaling-induced wetting phenomenon seriously affects the application of membrane
distillation (MD) technology in hypersaline wastewater treatment. Unlike the large amount of …

Membrane wetting and fouling substantially limits application and deployment of membrane
distillation process. Designing high-performance superhydrophobic membranes offers an …

Nanocellulose (NC), a family of most promising natural nanomaterials, has emerged as a
potential candidate for the fabrication of highly efficient separation membranes owing to its …

Billions of populations are suffering from the supply–demand imbalance of clean water,
resulting in a global sustainability crisis. Membrane desalination is a promising method to …

Polyethersulfone (PES) is a widely used polymer for ultrafiltration (UF) membrane
fabrication. In the current study, carbide-derived carbon (CDC) oxidized by acid treatment …

Membrane wetting and fouling are the main challenges that restrain membrane distillation
(MD) from practical applications. Zwitterionic sulfobetaine methacrylate (SBMA) polymers …

A Janus membrane with antiwetting and antifouling properties was prepared for complicated
wastewater treatment via direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) technology. The …