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<i>50th Anniversary Perspective</i>: Polymers and Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation: A Review and Prospective Opportunities Open
Membrane gas separation is a mature and expanding technology. However, the availability of better membrane materials would promote faster growth. In this Perspective we analyze the state of the art of membrane materials, including polymers…
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A Review on Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes for Water Purification Open
Sustainable and affordable supply of clean, safe, and adequate water is one of the most challenging issues facing the world. Membrane separation technology is one of the most cost-effective and widely applied technologies for water purific…
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Removal of heavy metals and pollutants by membrane adsorption techniques Open
Application of polymeric membranes for the adsorption of hazardous pollutants may lead to the development of next-generation reusable and portable water purification appliances. Membranes for membrane adsorption (MA) have the dual function…
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A Review of Post-combustion CO2 Capture Technologies from Coal-fired Power Plants Open
Reducing CO2 emissions has become a worldwide research topic. Of all the sources of CO2 emissions, power plants burning fossil fuels, especially coals, account for a very large portion. For CO2 capture from existing coal-fired power plants…
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Electrodialysis Applications in Wastewater Treatment for Environmental Protection and Resources Recovery: A Systematic Review on Progress and Perspectives Open
This paper presents a comprehensive review of studies on electrodialysis (ED) applications in wastewater treatment, outlining the current status and the future prospect. ED is a membrane process of separation under the action of an electri…
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Perspective on 3D printing of separation membranes and comparison to related unconventional fabrication techniques Open
Additive manufacturing, likewise known as 3-dimensional (3D) printing and rapid prototyping, has the ability to create almost any geometrically complex shape or feature in a range of materials across different scales. It has found its appl…
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Produced water treatment by membranes: A review from a colloidal perspective Open
While the world faces an increased scarcity in fresh water supply, it is of great importance that water from industry and waste streams can be treated for re-use. One of the largest waste streams in the oil and gas industry is produced wat…
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Sharpening Nanofiltration: Strategies for Enhanced Membrane Selectivity Open
Nanofiltration plays an increasingly large role in many industrial applications, such as water treatment (e.g., desalination, water softening, and fluoride removal) and resource recovery (e.g., alkaline earth metals). Energy consumption an…
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Nanofiltration systems and applications in wastewater treatment: Review article Open
Nanofiltration membrane (NF) is one of the most important activities employed in wastewater treatment field. It is a relatively recent development in membrane technology and it can be aqueous or non-aqueous. Characteristics of NF fall betw…
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Inorganic Membranes: Preparation and Application for Water Treatment and Desalination Open
Inorganic membrane science and technology is an attractive field of membrane separation technology, which has been dominated by polymer membranes. Recently, the inorganic membrane has been undergoing rapid development and innovation. Inorg…
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A Comprehensive Review on Membrane Fouling: Mathematical Modelling, Prediction, Diagnosis, and Mitigation Open
Membrane-based separation has gained increased popularity over the past few decades, particularly reverse osmosis (RO). A major impediment to the improved performance of membrane separation processes, in general, is membrane fouling. Fouli…
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Fouling and Chemical Cleaning of Microfiltration Membranes: A Mini-Review Open
Membrane fouling is one of the main drawbacks encountered during the practical application of membrane separation processes. Cleaning of a membrane is important to reduce fouling and improve membrane performance. Accordingly, an effective …
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Fabrication and Water Treatment Application of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs)-Based Composite Membranes: A Review Open
Membrane separation technology is widely explored for various applications, such as water desalination and wastewater treatment, which can alleviate the global issue of fresh water scarcity. Specifically, carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-based comp…
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Nanofiltration and Tight Ultrafiltration Membranes for the Recovery of Polyphenols from Agro-Food By-Products Open
Pressure-driven membrane-based technologies represent a valid approach to reduce the environmental pollution of several agro-food by-products. Recently, in relation to the major interest for natural compounds with biological activities, th…
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Application of metal organic framework in wastewater treatment Open
Water pollution is an increasingly serious environmental problem because many pollutants have carcinogenic effects on humans and aquatic organisms. Metal organic framework (MOF), made up of metal ions and multifunctional organic ligands, h…
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A Review on Membrane Technology and Chemical Surface Modification for the Oily Wastewater Treatment Open
Cleaning of wastewater for the environment is an emerging issue for the living organism. The separation of oily wastewater, especially emulsified mixtures, is quite challenged due to a large amount of wastewater produced in daily life. In …
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Recent Developments of Graphene Oxide-Based Membranes: A Review Open
Membrane-based separation technology has attracted great interest in many separation fields due to its advantages of easy-operation, energy-efficiency, easy scale-up, and environmental friendliness. The development of novel membrane materi…
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A Review on the Use of Membrane Technology Systems in Developing Countries Open
Fulfilling the demand of clean potable water to the general public has long been a challenging task in most developing countries due to various reasons. Large-scale membrane water treatment systems have proven to be successful in many adva…
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Ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membrane fouling by natural organic matter: Mechanisms and mitigation by pre-ozonation and pH Open
The fouling of ultrafiltration (UF) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes during the treatment of surface waters continues to be of concern and the particular role of natural organic matter (NOM) requires further investigation. In this study t…
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Membrane‐Based Olefin/Paraffin Separations Open
Efficient olefin/paraffin separation is a grand challenge because of their similar molecular sizes and physical properties, and is also a priority in the modern chemical industry. Membrane separation technology has been demonstrated as a p…
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Rejection Mechanism of Ionic Solute Removal by Nanofiltration Membranes: An Overview Open
The toxicity of heavy metals can cause water pollution and has harmful effects on human health and the environment. Various methods are used to overcome this pressing issue and each method has its own advantages and disadvantages. Membrane…
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Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs): A Potential Nanomaterial for Water Purification Open
Nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been used as an excellent material for catalysis, separation, adsorption and disinfection processes. CNTs have grabbed the attention of the scientific community and they have the potential…
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Nanotechnology for water purification: electrospun nanofibrous membrane in water and wastewater treatment Open
The need for beneficial innovations in filtration expertise has lead to little consideration of cutting-edge materials, such as nanofiber membranes for water distillation. The presence of organic matter and traces of organics accumulation …
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Surface water filtration using granular media and membranes: A review Open
Significant growth of the human population is expected in the future. Hence, the pressure on the already scarce natural water resources is continuously increasing. This work is an overview of membrane and filtration methods for the removal…
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Fouling in reverse osmosis membranes: monitoring, characterization, mitigation strategies and future directions Open
Water scarcity has been a global challenge for many countries over the past decades, and as a result, reverse osmosis (RO) has emerged as a promising and cost-effective tool for water desalination and wastewater remediation. Currently, RO …
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Brine pre-treatment technologies for zero liquid discharge systems Open
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Fouling mitigation strategies for different foulants in membrane distillation Open
Providing clean water to a rapidly growing population is an issue that is currently getting lots of attention to offer a sustainable solution for water scarcity. Membrane distillation (MD) is one of the latest technologies that provides gr…
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Current Advances in Biofouling Mitigation in Membranes for Water Treatment: An Overview Open
Membranes, as the primary tool in membrane separation techniques, tend to suffer external deposition of pollutants and microorganisms depending on the nature of the treating solutions. Such issues are well recognized as biofouling and is i…
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Photocatalysis coupling with membrane technology for sustainable and continuous purification of wastewater Open
Membrane separation and photocatalytic degradation are two important technologies for wastewater purification. However, practical applications are hindered by membrane fouling in membrane separation and the low efficiency of photocatalysis…
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Removal of Dyes Using Graphene Oxide (GO) Mixed Matrix Membranes Open
The application of membrane technology to remove pollutant dyes in industrial wastewater is a significant development today. The modification of membranes to improve their properties has been shown to improve the permeation flux and remova…