Fabrication of desalination membranes by interfacial polymerization: history, current efforts, and future directions

X Lu, M Elimelech - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Membrane desalination is a promising technology for addressing the global challenge of
water scarcity by augmenting fresh water supply. Continuous progress in this technology …

The upper bound of thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide membranes for desalination

Z Yang, H Guo, CY Tang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Membrane separation properties are constrained by a tradeoff relationship between
permeability and selectivity. This tradeoff relationship has been well established for gas …

High performance polyester reverse osmosis desalination membrane with chlorine resistance

Y Yao, P Zhang, C Jiang, RM DuChanois… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Chlorination is a common practice to prevent biofouling in municipal water supplies,
wastewater reuse and seawater desalination. However, polyamide thin-film composite …

Nanoparticles in reverse osmosis membranes for desalination: A state of the art review

H Saleem, SJ Zaidi - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of thin-film nanocomposite (TFNC) membranes utilizing nanoparticles
present remarkable opportunity in the desalination industry. This review offers a …

Membrane fouling in desalination and its mitigation strategies

PS Goh, WJ Lau, MHD Othman, AF Ismail - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Water scarcity at global level has called for attentions to establish new and innovative
technologies that can be tapped to provide sustainable solutions to water crisis. Membrane …

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 …

Reverse osmosis membrane fabrication and modification technologies and future trends: A review

RH Hailemariam, YC Woo, MM Damtie, BC Kim… - Advances in colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) is the most widely used technology in water treatment and
desalination technologies for potable water production. Since its invention, RO has …

Chemistry and fabrication of polymeric nanofiltration membranes: A review

M Paul, SD Jons - Polymer, 2016 - Elsevier
The review article describes research on different methods for manufacturing polymeric NF
membranes. The primary focus is on NF composite membranes formed by interfacial …

A review on RO membrane technology: Developments and challenges

SS Shenvi, AM Isloor, AF Ismail - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) based desalination is one of the most important and widely
recognized technologies for production of fresh water from saline water. Since its conception …

Recent advances in polymer and polymer composite membranes for reverse and forward osmosis processes

D Li, Y Yan, H Wang - Progress in polymer science, 2016 - Elsevier
Semipermeable membranes are the core elements for membrane water desalination
technologies such as commercial reverse osmosis (RO) process and emerging forward …