Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

A Abidli, Y Huang, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

2D Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Liquid‐Phase Molecular Separations: State of the Field, Common Pitfalls, and Future Opportunities

DW Burke, Z Jiang, AG Livingston… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D covalent organic frameworks (2D COFs) are attractive candidates for next‐
generation membranes due to their robust linkages and uniform, tunable pores. Many …

Nanopores: synergy from DNA sequencing to industrial filtration–small holes with big impact

ZS Siwy, ML Bruening, S Howorka - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanopores in thin membranes play important roles in science and industry. Single
nanopores have provided a step-change in portable DNA sequencing and understanding …

Material design strategies for recovery of critical resources from water

OA Kazi, W Chen, JG Eatman, F Gao, Y Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Population growth, urbanization, and decarbonization efforts are collectively straining the
supply of limited resources that are necessary to produce batteries, electronics, chemicals …

Applying transition-state theory to explore transport and selectivity in salt-rejecting membranes: A critical review

I Shefer, K Lopez, AP Straub… - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Membrane technologies using reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) have been
widely implemented in water purification and desalination processes. Separation between …

A realistic approach for determining the pore size distribution of nanofiltration membranes

B Sutariya, S Karan - Separation and Purification Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
High flux nanofiltration (NF) membranes with tunable molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) are
desired for energy-efficient separation processes in many industries. The separation …

Hybrid organic–inorganic–organic isoporous membranes with tunable pore sizes and functionalities for molecular separation

Z Zhang, A Simon, C Abetz, M Held… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Accomplishing on‐demand molecular separation with a high selectivity and good
permeability is very desirable for pollutant removal and chemical and pharmaceutical …

Critical Mineral Separations: Opportunities for Membrane Materials and Processes to Advance Sustainable Economies and Secure Supplies

L Lair, JA Ouimet, M Dougher… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Sustainable energy solutions and electrification are driving increased demand for critical
minerals. Unfortunately, current mineral processing techniques are resource intensive, use …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering soft nanochannels in isoporous block copolymer nanofiltration membranes for ion separation

Z Zhang, MM Rahman, I Ternes, B Bajer… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Membranes with high ion selectivity are important for the separation of ionic species at the
Ångstrom scale. Here, we report on positively charged isoporous block copolymer (BCP) …

Attapulgite-based nanofiber membrane with oriented channels for high-efficiency oil-water separation

H Mao, P Xu, S Zhou, Z Fan, A Xue, M Li, Y Zhao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanofiber membranes are distinguished for their high porosity and interconnected pore
structures. However, their separation application and performances are affected by irregular …