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A review on electrospinning for membrane fabrication: Challenges and applications
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In this paper, the authors present a review on the preparation and application of electrospun nanofiber membranes as the barrier layer for water treatment, with emphasis on the reinforcement and post-treatment of electro-spun polymer membranes.About:
This article is published in Desalination.The article was published on 2015-01-15. It has received 742 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Electrospinning & Nanofiber.read more
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Electrospinning and Electrospun Nanofibers: Methods, Materials, and Applications
TL;DR: This work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of electrospun nanofibers, including the principle, methods, materials, and applications, and highlights the most relevant and recent advances related to the applications by focusing on the most representative examples.
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Remediation of wastewater using various nano-materials
TL;DR: In this article, the potential developments in nanotechnology with respect to wastewater treatment are reviewed and discussed utilization of various classes of nano-materials for wastewater treatment processes, including activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, grapheme, manganese oxide, zinc oxide, titanium oxide, magnesium oxide and ferric oxides.
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MXene/Polymer Membranes: Synthesis, Properties, and Emerging Applications
Lingfeng Gao,Chao Li,Weichun Huang,Shan Mei,Han Lin,Qi Ou,Ye Zhang,Jia Guo,Feng Zhang,Shixiang Xu,Han Zhang +10 more
TL;DR: The 2D transition metal carbides or nitrides, known as MXenes, are a new family of 2D materials with close to 30 members experimentally synthesized and dozens more theoretically investigated.
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Chemistry and fabrication of polymeric nanofiltration membranes: A review
Mou Paul,Steven D. Jons +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review article describes research on different methods for manufacturing polymeric NF membranes, including the composite structure, monomeric and polymeric reactants employed to endow specific characteristics, and additives used to influence the reaction.
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Electrospun nanofibers as a platform for advanced secondary batteries: a comprehensive review
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive review of the forefront in the development of electrospun 1D nanofibers as advanced materials of next generation lithium-ion batteries, NIBs, lithium-sulfur batteries and lithium-air batteries with particular emphasis on synthesis and improved energy and power density.
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A review on polymer nanofibers by electrospinning and their applications in nanocomposites
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review is presented on the researches and developments related to electrospun polymer nanofibers including processing, structure and property characterization, applications, and modeling and simulations.
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Nanometre diameter fibres of polymer, produced by electrospinning
Darrell H. Reneker,Iksoo Chun +1 more
TL;DR: More than 20 polymers, including polyethylene oxide, nylon, polyimide, DNA, polyaramid, and polyaniline, have been electrospun in this paper.
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Forward osmosis: Principles, applications, and recent developments
TL;DR: In this paper, the state-of-the-art of the physical principles and applications of forward osmosis as well as their strengths and limitations are presented, along with a review of the current state of the art.
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Membrane distillation: A comprehensive review
TL;DR: In this article, a review of membrane characteristics, membrane-related heat and mass transfer concepts, fouling and the effects of operating condition is presented, as well as state-of-the-art research results in these different areas are discussed.
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An introduction to electrospinning and nanofibers
TL;DR: An introduction to electrospinning and nanofibers is given in this article, where the authors introduce the concept of electrospindling and introduce the nanofiber nanostructure.