Separation processes play a remarkable role in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries,
where they account for 40− 70% of both capital and operating costs. 1 Organic syntheses in …

Fundamental water and salt transport properties of polymers are critical for applications such
as reverse osmosis (RO), nanofiltration (NF), forward osmosis (FO), pressure-retarded …

While reverse osmosis (RO) is the leading technology to address the global challenge of
water scarcity through desalination and potable reuse of wastewater, current RO …

Over the last decade, there have been growing interests in the advancement and
applications of membrane-based gas separation technology to tackle various global issues …

Herein, we review mechanisms and models of solute transport relevant to nanofiltration
(NF), reverse osmosis (RO), and forward osmosis (FO) membrane separation processes. We …

Lithium extraction from salt-lake brine with a high Mg 2+/Li+ ratio is crucial for mitigating
lithium supply shortage. Positively charged polyamide nanofiltration membranes, which are …

The design and engineering of membrane structure that produces low salt leakage and
minimized internal concentration polarization (ICP) in forward osmosis (FO) processes have …

For the first time, the potential of using hydrophilic cellulose acetate propionate (CAP) as
microporous substrates for the fabrication of thin-film composite (TFC) forward osmosis (FO) …

Preparation of nanofiltration membranes (NFMs) with high rejection to both divalent cations
and anions and simultaneous high water permeation is rather significant and highly desired …

Ion-conductive polymers having a well-defined phase-separated structure show the
potential application of separating mono-and bivalent ion separation. In this work, three side …