Emerging desalination technologies: Current status, challenges and future trends

FE Ahmed, A Khalil, N Hilal - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging technologies present many new possibilities for diversifying the desalination
industry, which is currently dominated by thermal desalination, and reverse osmosis. In this …

Advancements in nanoenabled membrane distillation for a sustainable water‐energy‐environment nexus

MU Farid, JA Kharraz, J Sun, MW Boey… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of nano innovations in membrane distillation (MD) has garnered increasing
scientific interest. This enables the exploration of state‐of‐the‐art nano‐enabled MD …

Design and fabrication of covalent organic frameworks doped membranes and their application advances in desalination and wastewater treatment

Y Li, L Shen, D Zhao, J Teng, C Chen, Q Zeng… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing complexities associated with water pollution and the growing shortage of
freshwater resources pose significant obstacles to the long-term sustainability of human …

Pore wetting in membrane distillation: A comprehensive review

H Chamani, J Woloszyn, T Matsuura, D Rana… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging technology for the desalination of brines. In some
cases, liquid penetrates into the pores of the membrane, causing pore wetting. MD's …

Desalination technologies, membrane distillation, and electrospinning, an overview

MB Abid, RA Wahab, MA Salam, IA Moujdin, L Gzara - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Water is a critical component for humans to survive, especially in arid lands or areas where
fresh water is scarce. Hence, desalination is an excellent way to effectuate the increasing …

A review of recent progress in polymeric electrospun nanofiber membranes in addressing safe water global issues

TM Subrahmanya, AB Arshad, PT Lin, J Widakdo… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
With rapid advancement in water filtration materials, several efforts have been made to
fabricate electrospun nanofiber membranes (ENMs). ENMs play a crucial role in different …

Design and performance a novel hybrid membrane distillation/humidification–dehumidification system

Y Elhenawy, K Fouad, M Bassyouni, T Majozi - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water shortage is a burden on governments with the significant increase in population and
industrial activities. There is an urgent need to devise innovative systems for providing …

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 …

Advanced zwitterionic polymeric membranes for diverse applications beyond antifouling

G Gu, X Yang, Y Li, J Guo, J Huang… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Zwitterionic polymers, characterized by their possession of both cationic and anionic groups,
are overall electrically neutral and capable of forming hydration layers on surfaces through …

Janus membrane with hydrogel-like coating for robust fouling and wetting resistance in membrane distillation

N Zhang, J Zhang, X Yang, C Zhou, X Zhu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising technique for water reclamation from hypersaline
wastewater. However, fouling and wetting of the hydrophobic membranes are two prominent …