Nanofiltration membranes review: Recent advances and future prospects

https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/bitstream/10453/43832/3/MED%2027143286%20am.pdf

Progress in the biological and chemical treatment technologies for emerging contaminant removal from wastewater: A critical review.

Two of the greatest challenges facing the 21st century involve providing sustainable supplies of clean water and energy, two highly interrelated resources, at affordable costs. Membrane technology is expected to continue to dominate the water purifica- tion technologies owing to its energy efficiency. However, there is a need for improved membranes that have higher flux, are more selective, are less prone to various types of fouling, and are more resistant to the chemical environment, especially chlorine, of these processes. This article summarizes the nature of the global water problem and reviews the state of the art of membrane technology. Existing deficiencies of current membranes and the opportunities to resolve them with innovative polymer chemistry and physics are identified. Extensive background is provided to help the reader understand the fundamental issues involved. V C 2010 Wiley Periodi- cals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 1685-1718, 2010

Water Purification by Membranes: The Role of Polymer Science

https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48864/Download/0048864-07032019141310.pdf

Reverse osmosis desalination: A state-of-the-art review

https://dr.ntu.edu.sg/bitstream/10356/82800/2/Figures%20_R20151007.pdf

Membrane fouling in osmotically driven membrane processes: A review

Forward osmosis niches in seawater desalination and wastewater reuse

An overview of oil-water separation using gas flotation systems.

Water desalination by forward (direct) osmosis phenomenon: A comprehensive review

Reverse osmosis (RO) desalination process is an efficient and reliable membrane technology for the production of drinking water from seawater. However, some serious limitations had recently been discovered during the field practice. Boron problem is one of them. According to the WHO regulations, the boron concentration should be lower than 0.5 mg/L in drinking water. It is still difficult to reduce boron level to 0.5 mg/L or lower with the conventional reverse osmosis desalination plants equipped with commercially available RO membranes. Therefore, more efficient separation technologies are needed for boron removal. In this study, the performance of the boron-selective ion exchange resins containing N -methyl glucamine groups, as Diaion CRB 02 and Dowex XUS 43594.00, have been tested for boron removal from model seawater. The kinetic performances of these resins were compared. The kinetic data obtained were evaluated using Lagergren pseudo-first-order and second-order models. Also, the process kinetics were predicted by using diffusion models. In addition, column-mode tests have been carried out for boron removal from model seawater.

Sarper Sarp

Papers

Forward osmosis niches in seawater desalination and wastewater reuse

An overview of oil-water separation using gas flotation systems.

Water desalination by forward (direct) osmosis phenomenon: A comprehensive review

Removal of boron from seawater by selective ion exchange resins

Boron removal from seawater using high rejection SWRO membranes — impact of pH, feed concentration, pressure, and cross-flow velocity