Deep eutectic solvents in membrane science and technology: Fundamental, preparation, application, and future perspective

M Taghizadeh, A Taghizadeh, V Vatanpour… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are green solvents alternative to ILs with remarkable
chemical tunability, which have proved themselves as one of the most promising elements of …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the applications of ultrasonic technology in membrane bioreactors

S Arefi-Oskoui, A Khataee, M Safarpour, Y Orooji… - Ultrasonics …, 2019 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have received increasing attention in the field of wastewater
treatment in recent years. However, membrane fouling is the main problem of MBRs, limiting …

A two‐dimensional lamellar membrane: MXene nanosheet stacks

L Ding, Y Wei, Y Wang, H Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Two‐dimensional (2D) materials are promising candidates for advanced water
purification membranes. A new kind of lamellar membrane is based on a stack of 2D MXene …

Application of g-C3N4/ZnO nanocomposites for fabrication of anti-fouling polymer membranes with dye and protein rejection superiority

V Vatanpour, SSM Khadem, A Dehqan… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polysulfone (PSf) membranes are privileged for water and wastewater treatment, but
because of their hydrophobic nature, they suffer from fouling, which lowers their …

Preparation of antibiofouling polyethersulfone mixed matrix NF membrane using photocatalytic activity of ZnO/MWCNTs nanocomposite

S Zinadini, S Rostami, V Vatanpour, E Jalilian - Journal of Membrane …, 2017 - Elsevier
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) coated by zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticle were
synthesized, characterized and next, blended in polyethersulfone (PES) membrane casting …

Novel polymeric additives in the preparation and modification of polymeric membranes: A comprehensive review

N Nasrollahi, L Ghalamchi, V Vatanpour… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the basic challenges in polymeric membrane fabrication is the control of pore size
and the porosity of the membranes. In this review paper, the role of polymeric additives is …

Development of hydrophilic microporous PES ultrafiltration membrane containing CuO nanoparticles with improved antifouling and separation performance

N Nasrollahi, S Aber, V Vatanpour… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel copper oxide (CuO)/polyethersulfone (PES) microporous ultrafiltration membrane
was fabricated by the non-solvent induced phase inversion. A facile and single step method …

Recent advances on the fabrication of antifouling phase-inversion membranes by physical blending modification method

TA Geleta, IV Maggay, Y Chang, A Venault - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Membrane technology is an essential tool for water treatment and biomedical applications.
Despite their extensive use in these fields, polymeric-based membranes still face several …

Preparation and Performance of a Novel Photocatalytic Antibacterial Ag–Ag2C2O4–TiO2/PAMPS/PVDF-Based Membrane in an Immobilized Photocatalytic …

S Almaie, MH Rasoulifard, V Vatanpour… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Combining membrane separation with the photocatalysis process, which is named
photocatalytic membrane reactor (PMR) technology, has received great consideration for the …

Highly antifouling polymer-nanoparticle-nanoparticle/polymer hybrid membranes

V Vatanpour, M Jouyandeh, SSM Khadem… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
We introduce highly antifouling Polymer-Nanoparticle-Nanoparticle/Polymer (PNNP) hybrid
membranes as multi-functional materials for versatile purification of wastewater. Nitrogen …