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Pioneering silicotungstic Acid-GO nanofillers for Anti-fouling PES UF membranes toward car wash wastewater treatment

Car wash wastewater (CWW), a complex mixture of organic and inorganic pollutants, remains a pressing environmental concern due to its insufficient treatment. While ultrafiltration (UF) membranes offer...

Charge-enhanced porous graphene oxide nanosheets-embedded membrane with improved ion conduction and capacity retention for aqueous organic flow battery

Aqueous organic flow battery (AOFB), a promising energy storage technology, owned low self-discharge rate, cost-effective merit and non-dependence on metal resources. However, membranes with high ion-selective...

Integrated MEAs with radical-scavenging PANI/CeOx layer for durable PEMFCs

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are a promising clean energy technology due to their high efficiency and environmentally friendly energy conversion. However, their widespread deployment...

Corona poling-engineered filler-free piezoelectric PVDF membrane with dual functionality for cantilever nanogenerator and emulsion separation

Porous piezoelectric materials have shown great potential in energy and environmental applications, however the incorporation of foreign fillers invariably obscures the intrinsic piezoelectric response...

Piperazine-modulated bis-tris-based polyester-amide nanofilm for high-performance nanofiltration membrane

Polyester-amide (PEA) membranes combine the chemical stability of polyester (PE) with the highly cross-linked structure of polyamide (PA), achieving a synergistic breakthrough in selectivity, permeance,...

Hybrid models, digital twins, and digital shadows for sustainable membrane technologies: A critical review

Membrane separation technologies are essential for water purification, wastewater treatment, gas separation, hydrogen (H2) production, and carbon (CO & CO2) capture. Despite their wide applicability,...

Sulfonated poly(indole ketone)/polyaniline (SPIK/PANI) composite membranes for aqueous organic redox flow batteries (AORFBs)

Redox flow batteries (RFBs) represent a promising solution for large-scale energy storage. These systems offer inherent operational safety, decoupled power and energy scaling and extended cycle lifetimes....

Confined conversion of hydrogen-bonded organic framework into carbon molecular sieve-interlocked-substrate membrane for efficient CO2/CH4 separation

Carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membranes, derived from the crystalline porous and solution-processed hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs), possess narrow pore size distributions for efficient gas...

Solvent desalination nanofiltration (SDNF) membranes with rigid microporous network

Solvent-resistant nanofiltration (SRNF) for desalination from organic solvent/water systems is crucial in electronics manufacturing. However, the development of high-performance membranes is persistently...

Recent progress in microporous membrane reactors for catalytic conversion CO2 into value-added chemicals

Catalytic conversion of CO2 into high value-added chemicals offers an attractive route to address a range of climate issues caused by excessive CO2 emission. However, the chemical inertness of CO2 generally...

Molecular fractionation with poly(ether ether ketone) hollow fibers

Sustainable and efficient separation technologies are essential for minimizing the environmental impact of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Membranes with stability in solvents and precise...

Influence of filler microstructure on propylene/propane separation in calixarene-based mixed matrix membranes

The pure organic nature and solubility of calixarenes in organic solvents position them as prospective fillers for mixed matrix membranes (MMMs). This investigation incorporated two calixarene materials,...

Mono-/monovalent ions separation through an electro-nanofiltration

The separation of mono-/monovalent ions posed a long-standing challenge due to nearly identical physicochemical properties. To address the challenge, an electro-nanofiltration (ENF) strategy was proposed...

Construction of dual-heterogeneous membrane surface via nanosphere-mediated surface segregation for oil-water separation

The rational design of chemical-physical/geometric structures of membrane surface is the key for fabricating antifouling oil-water separation membranes. Herein, we propose a nanosphere-mediated surface...

Laponite nanosheets modified polyethersulfone membranes with enhanced high-pressure resistance for stable separation

Many high-performance ultrafiltration membranes have been developed to address pollutant removal in complex water environments. However, the permeability-selectivity trade-off and inherent instability...

Ligand substitution engineering for modulating the pore microenvironment of MOFs to enhance CO2 gas separation performance in mixed matrix membranes

Defect engineering allows for precise control of the microporous structure and coordination defects in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). This approach offers an innovative pathway to optimize the gas...

Block copolymer-based CO2 separation membranes: synthesis, microstructures and recent progress

Block copolymers (BCPs) have emerged as a fascinating tool within the realm of gas separation membranes, primarily for their remarkable ability to self-assemble into well-defined microstructures. This...

Gradient-driven sandwich-like nanofibrous membrane for high-flux antifouling emulsion separation

Membrane separation for nanoemulsion treatment offers advantages including superior effluent quality and low resource consumption. However, it faces challenges of low flux and membrane fouling. To address...

Engineering biomedical membranes for guided bone regeneration

Guided bone regeneration (GBR) is a widely employed clinical strategy that utilizes biomedical membranes to create a physical barrier between soft tissue and bone defects, thereby facilitating bone...

pH-mediated polyethyleneimine-based thin-film composite membranes for high-performance pervaporation desalination

Pervaporation (PV) desalination has emerged as a promising seawater desalination technology, distinguished by its strong hydrophilicity and capacity to efficiently treat highly saline feeds. Advancing...

A novel transferring strategy to construct outstanding ceramic membranes for high-temperature dust-laden gas filtration

Various industrial processes such as oil refining, metal refining, and chemical industry generate high-temperature dust-laden flue gas. The traditional flue gas treatment technology including wet spray...

Enhanced stability of pyridine-containing poly(arylene ether) membranes for vanadium redox flow battery: influence of backbone structure

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...

Poly(arylpiperidine) anion-exchange membranes utilizing varied side-chain cross-linking for enhanced electrodialytic ion separation in alkaline waste treatment

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...

Synergizing peroxymonosulfate-activated advanced oxidation processes with underwater superoleophobicity in composite membranes for enhanced anti-fouling in oily wastewater purification

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....

Emerging trends in fouling mitigation for membrane distillation and pervaporation: Implications for desalination and wastewater treatment

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...

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