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Membranes, Volume 14, Issue 8

August 2024 - 19 articles

Cover Story: Microplastics (MPs) cannot be treated completely in wastewater treatment plants and discharged to a water body. MPs can have adverse effects on human beings and water ecosystems. The effects of MPs (polyethylene) and organic matter (humic acid) were researched in a hybrid process of ceramic microfiltration (MF) and photocatalyst (TiO2)-mounted PES spheres with air backwashing. The roles of the MF, photo-oxidation, and adsorption of PES spheres were confirmed in an MF process, an MF process with UV irradiation (MF + UV), MF and PES sphere adsorption without UV irradiation (MF + PES), and a hybrid process incorporating MF and PES spheres with UV irradiation (MF + PES + UV). The impact of the air backwashing cycle on the filtration characteristics and treatment efficiencies in the hybrid process was studied. View this paper
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Articles (19)

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
10,665 Views
46 Pages

22 August 2024

A bibliometric study to analyze the scientific documents released until 2024 in the database Scopus related to the use of pressure-driven membrane technologies (microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis) for heavy metal rem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,201 Views
12 Pages

22 August 2024

A general theory explaining how electromagnetic waves affect cells and biological systems has not been completely accepted yet; nevertheless, extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) can interfere with and modify several molecular ce...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,773 Views
18 Pages

Performance and Enhanced Efficiency Induced by Cold Plasma on SAPO-34 Membranes for CO2 and CH4 Mixtures

  • Fnu Gorky,
  • Vashanti Storr,
  • Grace Jones,
  • Apolo Nambo,
  • Jacek B. Jasinski and
  • Maria L. Carreon

20 August 2024

In this study, we investigate the influence of cold-plasma-induced enhanced performance and efficiency of SAPO-34 membranes in the separation of CO2 and CH4 mixtures. Placing the herein presented research in a broader context, we aim to address the q...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,713 Views
15 Pages

Stability and Performance of Commercial Membranes in High-Temperature Organic Flow Batteries

  • Chiari J. Van Cauter,
  • Yun Li,
  • Sander Van Herck and
  • Ivo F. J. Vankelecom

15 August 2024

Redox flow batteries (RFB) often operate at extreme pH conditions and may require cooling to prevent high temperatures. The stability of the battery membranes at these extreme pH-values at high temperatures is still largely unknown. In this paper, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,178 Views
17 Pages

Optimized Sulfonated Poly(Ether Ether Ketone) Membranes for In-House Produced Small-Sized Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Set-Up

  • Antonino Rizzuti,
  • Elena Dilonardo,
  • Gennaro Cozzolino,
  • Fabio Matera,
  • Alessandra Carbone,
  • Biagia Musio and
  • Piero Mastrorilli

14 August 2024

The ionic exchange membranes represent a core component of redox flow batteries. Their features strongly affect the performance, durability, cost, and efficiency of these energy systems. Herein, the operating conditions of a lab-scale single-cell van...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,120 Views
19 Pages

10 August 2024

Electrically conductive membranes (ECMs) were prepared by coating porous ethylenediamine-modified polyacrylonitrile (PAN-EDA) UF membranes with an ultrathin layer of platinum (Pt) nanoparticles through magnetron sputtering. These ECMs were used in el...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,881 Views
20 Pages

The persistent presence of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in aquatic environments, particularly via effluents from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), poses significant ecological risks. This study investigated the removal efficiency of polystyrene...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,526 Views
12 Pages

To improve the stability of high-temperature water electrolysis, I prepared membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) using a decal method and investigated their water electrolysis properties. Nafion 115 and crosslinked sulfonated polyphenylsulfone (CSPPS...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,641 Views
15 Pages

The reverse osmosis water treatment process is prone to fouling issues, prompting the exploration of various membrane modification techniques to address this challenge. The primary objective of this study was to develop a precise method for modifying...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,745 Views
22 Pages

Hydrodynamic Evaluation of a Filtering Hydrocyclone for Solid Particle/Water Separation

  • Daniel C. M. Cavalcante,
  • Hortência L. F. Magalhães,
  • Severino R. Farias Neto,
  • Ricardo S. Gomez,
  • João M. P. Q. Delgado,
  • Antonio G. B. Lima,
  • Danielle B. T. Vasconcelos,
  • Márcio J. V. Silva,
  • Daniel O. Farias and
  • Suelyn F. A. M. Queiroz
  • + 3 authors

A conventional hydrocyclones is a versatile equipment with a high processing capacity and low maintenance cost. Currently, several studies aim to alter the typical structure of the conventional hydrocyclone in order to modify its performance and purp...

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