Recent advances in cellulose-and alginate-based hydrogels for water and wastewater treatment: A review

S Radoor, J Karayil, A Jayakumar, DR Kandel… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
From the environmental perspective, it is essential to develop cheap, eco-friendly, and
highly efficient materials for water and wastewater treatment. In this regard, hydrogels and …

Seawater desalination by reverse osmosis: Current development and future challenges in membrane fabrication–A review

YJ Lim, K Goh, M Kurihara, R Wang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) is the key technology driving an energy-efficient and
cost-effective desalination process. At the center of this technology are the thin film …

The coming of age of water channels for separation membranes: from biological to biomimetic to synthetic

YJ Lim, K Goh, R Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Water channels are one of the key pillars driving the development of next-generation
desalination and water treatment membranes. Over the past two decades, the rise of …

Thin film nanocomposite membrane incorporated with 2D-MOF nanosheets for highly efficient reverse osmosis desalination

Y Liu, X Wang, Z Zong, R Lin, X Zhang, F Chen… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have drawn significant attention in the fabrication of thin
film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes. In particular, two-dimensional MOFs (2D-MOFs) are …

Recent advances in membrane-based materials for desalination and gas separation

H Yuan, J Liu, X Zhang, L Chen, Q Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane separation technology has shown great potential as an indispensable
application in the growing energy demand. Desalination and gas separation is challenging …

Fouling control and modeling in reverse osmosis for seawater desalination: A review

N Najid, JN Hakizimana, S Kouzbour, B Gourich… - Computers & Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of the antifouling Reverse Osmosis (RO) membranes requires modeling
and simulation as an essential tool alongside the progress of RO membrane technologies …

Unraveling the role of support membrane chemistry and pore properties on the formation of thin-film composite polyamide membranes

YJ Lim, K Goh, GS Lai, Y Zhao, J Torres… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoscale characteristics of the polyamide layer are key towards the high desalination
performance of thin-film composite reverse osmosis (TFC-RO) membranes. Further …

Incorporating ionic carbon dots in polyamide nanofiltration membranes for high perm-selectivity and antifouling performance

H Zheng, Z Mou, YJ Lim, B Liu, R Wang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent advances in nanotechnology have brought great opportunities to the develo**
next-generation nanofiltration membranes for addressing the concern of global water …

Effect of carbon nanotube nanochannel on the separation performance of thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes

Q Wang, J Sun, W Xue, G Zhao, W Ding, K Zhang… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotube (CNT) has gained considerable attention in improving the performance of
thin-film composite (TFC) membranes due to their remarkable mechanical, thermal and …

Layer-by-layer aided β-cyclodextrin nanofilm for precise organic solvent nanofiltration

X Li, C Li, K Goh, TH Chong, R Wang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Synthetic interlayers with multiple functions and structural stability have a high potential to
construct novel thin film composite (TFC) membranes with demanding permselective …