Microplastic particles in the aquatic environment: A systematic review

MB Ahmed, MS Rahman, J Alom, MDS Hasan… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pollution has become one of the most severe environmental concerns
today. MPs persist in the environment and cause adverse effects in organisms. This review …

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 polymeric nanocomposite membranes for water purification

M Bassyouni, MH Abdel-Aziz, MS Zoromba… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanocomposites are now commonly employed to augment the standard polymeric
membrane materials that are used in water treatment processes. A number of different …

Polymer-matrix nanocomposite membranes for water treatment

J Yin, B Deng - Journal of membrane science, 2015 - Elsevier
One of the grand challenges to sustain the modern society is to secure adequate water
resources of desirable quality for various designated uses. To address this challenge …

Fabrications and applications of low cost ceramic membrane from kaolin: A comprehensive review

SK Hubadillah, MHD Othman, T Matsuura… - Ceramics …, 2018 - Elsevier
The application of low cost ceramic membrane from kaolin has attracted much interest due
to its excellent mechanical stability, chemical and thermal resistivity and most importantly …

Polymeric antimicrobial membranes enabled by nanomaterials for water treatment

J Zhu, J Hou, Y Zhang, M Tian, T He, J Liu… - Journal of membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
The application of polymer membranes in wastewater treatment and desalination is
widespread. Nevertheless, the longstanding biofouling issue on membrane surface has …

Recent development in additives modifications of polyethersulfone membrane for flux enhancement

AL Ahmad, AA Abdulkarim, BS Ooi, S Ismail - Chemical engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
Polyethersulfone is one of the most important membrane materials and has advantageous
chemical and thermal stabilities. With the inherent hydrophobic characteristics of …

Anti-adhesion and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles supported on graphene oxide sheets

AF de Faria, DST Martinez, SMM Meira… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2014 - Elsevier
This work reports on the preparation, characterization and antibacterial activity of a
nanocomposite formed from graphene oxide (GO) sheets decorated with silver …

In situ immobilization of silver nanoparticles for improving permeability, antifouling and anti-bacterial properties of ultrafiltration membrane

L Huang, S Zhao, Z Wang, J Wu, J Wang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were in situ immobilized on polysulfone (PSf)
ultrafiltration membrane via polydopamine (PDA) deposition and in situ reduction of silver …

[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in ultrafiltration membrane technology for the removal of potentially toxic elements, and enhanced antifouling performance: A review

R Shoshaa, MY Ashfaq, MA Al-Ghouti - Environmental Technology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of high concentrations of heavy metals (potentially toxic elements) in water
bodies generates serious environmental issues and health problems that led to a dramatic …