Separation mechanism, selectivity enhancement strategies and advanced materials for mono-/multivalent ion-selective nanofiltration membrane
2022
Mono-/multivalent ion-selective separation has become a common requirement at the water-energy nexus, including energy storage and conversion, water purification, and sustainable industrial processes....
Emerging trends in fouling mitigation for membrane distillation and pervaporation: Implications for desalination and wastewater treatment
March 2026
Thermally driven membrane separation processes, such as membrane distillation (MD) and pervaporation (PV), are emerging technologies for desalination and water treatment applications. While both processes...
Cellulose-based separation membranes: A sustainable evolution or fleeting trend?
2025
Cellulose-based separation membranes are promising for sustainable membrane technology due to their renewable raw materials and biodegradability. Their excellent resistance to fouling, minimal protein...
Poly (ether block amide) membranes with hyper-crosslinked polymer fillers for enhanced pervaporation of phenol aqueous solutions
March 2026
Pervaporation (PV) is considered one of the most industrially potential phenol wastewater treatment technologies because of its advantages such as high efficiency and without regeneration. PV membrane...
Research progress and challenges in polyimide and polyimide-derived gas separation membranes: A review
2025
Polyimide (PI) has been widely regarded as an ideal material for high-performance gas separation membranes due to its exceptional mechanical strength, thermal and chemical stability, excellent film-forming...
Advances in MOF membrane strategies for selective lithium extraction from salt lake brine
2025
Metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes have emerged as a promising solution for lithium extraction from salt lake brines due to their tunable pore structures and high specific surface areas. Their...
Poly(arylpiperidine) anion-exchange membranes utilizing varied side-chain cross-linking for enhanced electrodialytic ion separation in alkaline waste treatment
March 2026
Electrodialysis with anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) is effective for reclaiming alkaline substances from industrial effluents, but conventional AEMs suffer from active group degradation under harsh...
Gas separation performance of soluble PMDA-polyimides controlled by diamine isomerism and copolymerization
March 2026
Two series of soluble polyimides based on pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) were synthesized and investigated for gas separation applications. The first series was prepared by reacting PMDA with 5(6)-1-(4-aminophenyl)-1,3,3′-trimethylindane...
Robust positively charged polyurea nanofiltration membranes with acid resistance for efficient lithium extraction and recovery
2025
Given the growing demand for lithium in energy storage and electric vehicle industries, the development of acid-resistant membranes for efficient lithium extraction from brine and recycling of spent...
Polymer membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration: Recent progress, challenges and perspectives
2023
The development of polymer materials and polymer membrane fabrication techniques in recent years greatly elevates the importance and feasibility of organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) technology, while...
Recent advances of thin film composite nanofiltration membranes for Mg2+/Li+ separation
2024
The prevalent adoption of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has sparked a surge in interest regarding lithium extraction, particularly from lithium-rich brines. As some brine sources contain a higher ratio...
Enhanced stability of pyridine-containing poly(arylene ether) membranes for vanadium redox flow battery: influence of backbone structure
March 2026
Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) are emerging as large-scale energy storage devices to solve volatility in the utilization of renewable energy. As key components of VRFBs, membranes still suffer...
Intrinsic chiral microporous polymer membranes by interfacial polymerization for precise enantioseparation
March 2026
Enantiomers of chiral drugs frequently exhibit distinct pharmacological activities, metabolic pathways, rates of metabolism, and toxicological profiles. Consequently, the large-scale production of single...
Membrane technology for sterilization and virus elimination of biopharmaceuticals: Fouling matters
2025
Membrane-based sterilization and virus removal have become an essential approach for Quality Control and Quality Assurance in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, offering significant advantages over traditional...
Osmotic energy harvesting from produced water and boiler blowdown water by sulfonated Poly(ether ether ketone)-based mixed matrix membranes
March 2026
The salinity gradient between produced water and boiler blowdown water – both significant waste streams in the petroleum industry – represents an emerging, clean, and sustainable energy source. This...
Development and emerging application of membrane degassing technology
2023
With the development of membrane separation technology, some traditional separation and purification methods have been replaced by membrane technology. Compared to traditional method, the membrane method...
Flux melting of UiO-67 family metal-organic frameworks: the thin film processing and nanofiltration property
March 2026
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have been demonstrated to be the perfect candidates of function materials for special specie separation. Although numerous MOFs, nearly 100,000 unique ones, have been...
Hybrid CO2 capture processes consisting of membranes: A technical and techno-economic review
2023
Because of the greenhouse effect, there is a pressing need to restrict and reduce CO2 emissions. Post-combustion capture technology is a type of widely used technologies for CO2 capture. Compared to...
Synergizing peroxymonosulfate-activated advanced oxidation processes with underwater superoleophobicity in composite membranes for enhanced anti-fouling in oily wastewater purification
March 2026
Underwater superoleophobic characteristics of the membranes have been developed to defeat fouling caused by organic solvents and oils with low viscosity and high volatility in oily wastewater treatment....
Hydrazone-linked covalent organic frameworks for membrane separation
March 2026
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), which are porous crystalline materials built using reticular and dynamic covalent chemistry, are attracting significant interest in advanced membrane separations....
Fouling during hemodialysis – Influence of module design and membrane surface chemistry
2024
Hemodialysis acts as an artificial kidney that selectively removes specific toxins, bio-compounds, or fluid from the main blood stream in a patient with kidney failure. The current process uses ultrafiltration-based...
Advanced bipolar membranes with earth-abundant water dissociation catalysts for durable ampere-level water electrolysis
2025
Green hydrogen production via water electrolysis is a crucial pathway for sustainable energy generation. Bipolar membrane water electrolysis (BPMWE) offers several advantages, including kinetically...
Machine learning toward improving the performance of membrane-based wastewater treatment: A review
2023
Machine learning (ML) is a data-driven approach that can be applied to design, analyze, predict, and optimize a process based on existing data. Recently, ML has found its application in improving membrane...
Facilitated transport membranes for CO2/CH4 separation - State of the art
2022
Membrane separation is a promising alternative for gas purification. Facilitated transport (FT) membranes, with reversible reactions to promote CO2 transport, can simultaneously obtain high CO2 permeability...
Electrospun nanofiber membrane of Piper beetle loaded PVDF/PAN for medical mask applications: psychochemical characteristics, antibacterial and air filter test
2025
Face masks are designed to protect the wearer from environmental hazards, such as volatile organic contaminants and suspended particulate matter (PM), which can cause asthma and anemia and affect the...