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Nanocomposite membranes for water separation and purification: Fabrication, modification, and applications
Milad Rabbani Esfahani,Sadegh Aghapour Aktij,Zoheir Dabaghian,Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei,Ahmad Rahimpour,Joyner Eke,Isabel C. Escobar,Mojtaba Abolhassani,Lauren F. Greenlee,Amirsalar R. Esfahani,A.H.M. Anwar Sadmani,Negin Koutahzadeh +11 more
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In this article, different nanocomposite membrane fabrication and modification techniques for mixed matrix membranes and thin film membranes for both pressure driven and non-pressure driven membranes using different types of nanoparticles, carbon-based materials, and polymers are discussed.About:
This article is published in Separation and Purification Technology.The article was published on 2019-04-15. It has received 321 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Membrane & Nanocomposite.read more
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Role of Nanomaterials in the Treatment of Wastewater: A Review
TL;DR: In this paper, a review article describes various applications of nanomaterials in removing different types of impurities from polluted water, which carried huge potential to treat polluted water (containing metal toxin substance, different organic and inorganic impurities) very effectively due to their unique properties like greater surface area, able to work at low concentration, etc.
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A Critical Review on Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes with Interlayered Structure: Mechanisms, Recent Developments, and Environmental Applications
Zhiqing Yang,Peng Fei Sun,Peng Fei Sun,Xianhui Li,Bowen Gan,Bowen Gan,Li Wang,Xiaoxiao Song,Hee Deung Park,Chuyang Y. Tang +9 more
TL;DR: The use of nanostructured interlayers not only improves the formation of polyamide rejection layers but also provides an optimized water transport path, which enables TFNi membranes to potentially overcome the longstanding trade-off between membrane permeability and selectivity.
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Highly efficient adsorption of strontium ions by carbonated mesoporous TiO2
TL;DR: In this article, mesoporous carbonated nanoparticles were synthesized by sol-gel route using a complex [Ti(OH2)6]3+·3Cl− and a modifying agent Na2CO3 and used as an adsorbents for Sr(II) removal from aqueous medium.
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Nanoparticles in reverse osmosis membranes for desalination: A state of the art review
Haleema Saleem,Syed Javaid Zaidi +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of thin-film nanocomposite (TFNC) membranes for reverse osmosis (RO) desalination by focusing on different issues existing in the RO process is presented.
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Recent advances in functionalized polymer membranes for biofouling control and mitigation in forward osmosis
Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei,S. Fatemeh Seyedpour,Sadegh Aghapour Aktij,Mattia Giagnorio,Nasim Bazrafshan,Arash Mollahosseini,Farhikhteh Samadi,Shahin Ahmadalipour,Fatemeh Dadashi Firouzjaei,Milad Rabbani Esfahani,Alberto Tiraferri,Mark Elliott,Marco Sangermano,Amira Abdelrasoul,Jeffrey R. McCutcheon,Mohtada Sadrzadeh,Amirsalar R. Esfahani,Ahmad Rahimpour,Ahmad Rahimpour +18 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of surface modification of thin-film composite and asymmetric membranes using surface coating, surface functionalization, and incorporation of tailored materials for biofouling control in forward osmosis (FO) is presented.
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