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Ultralong hydroxyapatite-based forward osmosis membrane for freshwater generation
Increasing global water shortages are accelerating the pace of membrane manufacturing, which generates many environmentally harmful solvents. Such...
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Desalination by vacuum membrane distillation: a numerical study on the effect of heat transfer correlations and slip flow
This paper deals with a numerical study of heat and mass transfer in a vacuum membrane distillation unit used for desalination. The governing...
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Superhydrophobic silk fibroin-silica melamine sponge for efficient oil–water separation
This study developed a facile and environmentally-friendly method to prepare SiO 2 /silk fibroin (SF) composite melamine sponges modified using SF and...
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A robust and antibacterial superhydrophobic cotton fabric with sunlight-driven self-cleaning performance for oil/water separation
In this work, a durable and sunlight-driven self-cleaning superhydrophobic cotton fabric was developed as a multifunctional oil/water separation...
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Easy preparation of wood-base membrane with fouling resistance in complex environments for efficient oil–water emulsion separation
Oily wastewater causes a serious threat to the ecological environment and human health, how to effectively treat oily wastewater is a big concern. In...
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Durably Strength and Highly Breathable Bi-layered Membrane with Tunable Wettability via One-Step Electrospinning Constructing
With the growing demand of multifunction membranes with water vapor transmission and breathable performances in many fields, design of multifunction...
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Development and characterization of silane crosslinked cellulose/graphene oxide conductive hydrophobic membrane
The development of environmentally friendly, multifunctional conductive membranes is an ideal candidate for future new electronic components. Some...
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Multifunctional Polyacrylonitrile-based Pearl Nanofibrous Membrane Prepared by Electrospinning
Pearl is a pure natural material, which has multifunctional properties such as anti-ultraviolet, anti-static and far-infrared physiotherapy. In this...
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Controllable fabrication of ZnO nanorods@cellulose membrane with self-cleaning and passive radiative cooling properties for building energy-saving applications
The energy consumption for building cooling occupies non-ignorable part of global energy consumption, causing the increasing aggravation of energy...
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Membrane Purification of Depleted Emulsions by Polymer Membranes (Brief Literature Review)
AbstractLiterature sources regarding membrane purification of emulsified wastewaters containing hydrocarbons have been reviewed. A traditional means...
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Enhancing membrane wetting resistance through superhydrophobic modification by polydimethylsilane-grafted-SiO2 nanoparticles
Membrane gas-liquid separation technology has been widely employed in membrane filtration, distillation, and gas absorption, attributed to its high...
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Characterization and application of superhydrophobic and superoleophilic OTS-LDH/melamine sponge
The n -octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) had been coated onto the layered double hydroxides (LDH), and the resultant composite of OTS-LDH was further...
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Biofouling in Membrane Bioreactors: Mechanism, Interactions and Possible Mitigation Using Biosurfactants
Biofouling roots damage to membrane bioreactors (MBRs), such as physical, functional and organisational changes and even therefore clogging of the...
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Incorporation of 3-dimensional lycopodium with hydrophobic nature and interconnected nano-channels into polyvinylidene fluoride membranes for desalination applications by vacuum membrane distillation
In the present research, for the first time, lycopodium as a novel nanofiller was incorporated into a polyvinylidene fluoride matrix to fabricate...
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Effect of spinning parameter on the properties and performance of hollow fiber supported liquid membrane for levulinic acid extraction
A hollow fiber-supported liquid membrane (HFSLM) configuration with a large membrane surface area per volume is becoming more viable and feasible to...
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Mechanism of ethanol/water reverse separation through a functional graphene membrane: a molecular simulation investigation
Reverse-selective membranes have attracted considerable interest for bioethanol production. However, to date, the reverse-separation performance of...
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Feasibility of hydrophobized PES membrane in hybrid MD/FO process using magnetic draw solution
The feasibility of PES membrane with hydrophobic property, high glass transition temperature, excellent thermal and chemical stability, with good...
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One-pot preparation of robust, ultraviolet-proof superhydrophobic cotton fabrics for self-cleaning and oil/water separation
AbstractRobust superhydrophobic cotton fabrics with ultraviolet (UV)-proof performance were prepared via a simple one-pot method with composite...
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Fouling and Membrane Degradation in Electromembrane and Baromembrane Processes
AbstractThis work provides an overview of the processes of fouling, the deposition of substances on the surface or in the pores of membranes, leading...
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A review on membrane distillation in process engineering: design and exergy equations, materials and wetting problems
One of the problems that most afflicts humanity is the lack of clean water. Water stress, which is the pressure on the quantity and quality of water...
