Electrospun nanofiber membranes for wastewater treatment applications

J Cui, F Li, Y Wang, Q Zhang, W Ma… - Separation and Purification …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of nanotechnology, more and more attention has been paid to
the preparation of electrospun nanofibers. Electrospun nanofiber membranes play an …

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 …

Progress in electrospun polymeric nanofibrous membranes for water treatment: Fabrication, modification and applications

Y Liao, CH Loh, M Tian, R Wang, AG Fane - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Research on membrane technologies has grown exponentially to treat wastewater, recycle
polluted water and provide more freshwater. Electrospun nanofibrous membranes (ENMs) …

Functionalized electrospun nanofiber membranes for water treatment: A review

H Chen, M Huang, Y Liu, L Meng, M Ma - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofiber membranes (ENMs) have high porosity, high specific surface area
and unique interconnected structure. It has huge advantages and potential in the treatment …

Current advances in membrane technologies for produced water desalination

NA Ahmad, PS Goh, LT Yogarathinam, AK Zulhairun… - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
The limited clean water resource has urged the need to extract fresh water from non-
conventional sources. Produced water (PW) is a potential source of fresh water, particularly …

Comprehensive review of membrane design and synthesis for membrane distillation

M Qasim, IU Samad, NA Darwish, N Hilal - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a grand challenge that requires continuous exploration of new desalination
technologies in order to augment the global supply of fresh water. In this context, membrane …

PDMS/PVDF hybrid electrospun membrane with superhydrophobic property and drop impact dynamics for dyeing wastewater treatment using membrane distillation

AK An, J Guo, EJ Lee, S Jeong, Y Zhao, Z Wang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2017 - Elsevier
Fouling in membrane distillation (MD) results in an increase in operation costs and
deterioration in a water quality. In this work, a poly (vinylidene fluoride-co …

Janus membranes for membrane distillation: Recent advances and challenges

M Afsari, HK Shon, LD Ti**g - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising hybrid thermal-membrane separation technology
that can efficiently produce freshwater from seawater or contaminated wastewater. However …

Electrospun core–shell nanofibrous membranes with nanocellulose-stabilized carbon nanotubes for use as high-performance flexible supercapacitor electrodes with …

J Han, S Wang, S Zhu, C Huang, Y Yue… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A high-performance flexible supercapacitor electrode with a core–shell structure is
successfully developed from cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)-stabilized carbon nanotubes …

Superhydrophobic nanofiber membrane containing carbon nanotubes for high-performance direct contact membrane distillation

LD Ti**g, YC Woo, WG Shim, T He, JS Choi… - Journal of Membrane …, 2016 - Elsevier
Tailoring the membrane to have superhydrophobicity, coupled with high porosity, adequate
pore sizes and narrow pore size distribution, and thin thickness could find potential …