Growing wastewater volumes and intensifying water scarcity are driving the need for affordable, sustainable solutions that enable safe urban water reuse and strengthen climate resilience. Policy frameworks such as SDG6 and EU water reuse requirements...
Rare earth elements (REEs) are increasingly critical for advanced technologies like high-tech electronic devices, electric vehicles, catalysts, and supercapacitors. However, separating and purifying the REEs is challenging due to their similar physic...
A hybrid membrane bioreactor (HMBR) enhances treatment performance by simultaneously utilizing organisms on both suspended and attached sludge, yet the microbial mechanisms underpinning their efficiency remain poorly understood. In this study, we inv...
Anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) is promising for low-cost hydrogen production, but its progress is limited by the weak mechanical strength and structural instability of polymer membranes. Here, a PPS-PBP/PVA composite membrane was...
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To tailor surface chemistry and wettability for advanced membrane applications, this study investigates PES-, PES–PVP-, and PES–GO-based nanofiber membranes modified through oxygen plasma treatment. The plasma process introduced reactive...
The present review summarizes a vast body of literature on the subject of Membrane Distillation (MD), with a special emphasis on the existing results and correlations for the transmembrane transport of heat and mass. The issue of saltwater physical p...
Important advancements in the development of novel materials and designs have led to the creation of advanced mineral membranes with high packing densities and enhanced competitiveness in relation to polymeric and classic mineral membranes. Olive jui...
This work provides a systematic experimental study for the electrochemical desalination of saline water using an electrospun permselective polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membrane. Several nano additives were initially screened during membrane devel...
Nanofiltration is an important part of pressure-driven membrane separation processes. A comprehensive understanding of the interplay between module hydrodynamics, concentration polarization, and solute rejection is essential for predicting NF perform...
Clean water remains a pressing global challenge and developing membranes that are both efficient and durable is critical. This study combined two polymers, polyethersulfone (PES) and sulfone-modified polysulfone (SPSf), with NiFe-layered double hydro...
This article reports on how the length of the alkyl chain influences the morphological properties of thiol-stabilized silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) and their subsequent effects on the performance and durability of proton exchange membrane fuel cells...
It is promising to in situ retrofit the activated sludge process with a membrane bioreactor (MBR) to increase treatment capacity and improve effluent quality in a textile dyeing wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Membrane selection among commercial p...
Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN), also known as solvent-resistant nanofiltration (SRNF), is an emerging membrane-based separation technique capable of efficiently separating molecules in the 200–1000 Da range within organic media. It holds...
Organic dyes are critical components in industries ranging from textiles, plastics, and paper to food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. However, their widespread use leads to significant environmental pollution. Consequently, developing efficient meth...
A novel membrane was synthesized in this work by grafting 1-vinyl-3-ethylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([C2VIm][BF4]) onto a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) backbone, followed by the introduction of a sulfonated graphene oxide (SGO) dispersion into th...
The trade-off between the ionic conductivity and the stability of the proton exchange membrane (PEM) is a major concern in the development of PEM water electrolysis (PEMWE). This review focuses on the design and fabrication of homogeneous and composi...
Phenomena associated with an ion-exchange membrane (IEM) in contact with an ionic solution, such as its selectivity and ionic transport, commonly occur when an ion approaches the membrane surface. Because of this, if a change occurs in the IEM/Soluti...
In composite membranes, non-woven substrates are often included to offer higher mechanical strength. The use of non-wovens is currently limited in electrochemical applications, apart from lab-made electrospun non-woven membranes. In this manuscript,...
This study investigates the influence of sintering temperature (850–950 °C) and almond shell content (2–10 wt.%) on the structural, mechanical, and functional properties of natural-clay-based ceramic membranes. Several membranes were...
Membrane fouling reduces permeate flux and treatment efficiency, yet most diagnostic methods are destructive and require offline analysis. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) enables in situ, real-time visualization; however, quantitative image extrac...
The combination of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) with the Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) has been proven to be a powerful tool to simultaneously monitor mass and viscoelastic changes related to membrane binding-even...
This study evaluates the partial dealcoholization of red wine using reverse osmosis (ACM3) and nanofiltration (TS80) membranes at 25 and 35 bar, targeting 2% and 4% ethanol reductions. Membrane performance was assessed through fouling analysis and et...
Fabricating polyimide (PI) membranes with outstanding anti-plasticization ability and gas separation performance remains a challenge. In this study, two novel diamine monomers, DAMBO (methyl 3,5-diamino-4-methylbenzoate) and DAPGBO (3-hydroxypropyl 3...
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Conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to methanol in a traditional reactor (TR) with catalytic packed bed faces the challenge of lower reactant conversion due to thermodynamic limitations. On the contrary, membrane reactors selectively remove reaction p...
Membrane proteins remain the most challenging targets for structural characterization, yet their elucidation provides valuable insights into protein function, disease mechanisms, and drug specificity. Structural biology platforms have advanced rapidl...
High regeneration energy demand remains a critical barrier to the large-scale deployment of ethanolamine-based (MEA-based) CO2 capture. This study adopts an Al2O3 ceramic-membrane heat exchanger (CMHE) to recover both sensible and latent heat from th...
This study introduces a novel hybrid model for an electromembrane stack, unifying an equivalent electrical circuit model incorporating specific resistance (
To enhance desalination efficiency and reduce experimental costs, the development of advanced mathematical models for EMS is essential. In this study, we propose a novel hybrid approach that integrates neural networks with high-accuracy numerical sim...
This study presents the techno-economic optimization of a hybrid distillation-membrane process for the complete fractionation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), targeting high-purity propane, n-butane, and isobutane recovery. The process employs an in...
The present study examined the safety of 86 veterinary antiparasitic drugs in mammals based on their mobility in the soil–water compartment, bioconcentration factor in fish, and blood–brain barrier permeability. An in silico analysis was...
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of three lipopolysaccharides (LPS), obtained from Hafnia alvei PCM 1200, Proteus penneri 12, and Proteus vulgaris 9/57, on the fluidity of liposomal lipid membranes. The experiments were performed...
A new DCMD module design that introduces an insulation barrier of negligible thickness to divide the open duct of the hot-saline feed into two subchannels for dual-flow operation was investigated. This configuration enables one subchannel to operate...
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Polysulfone (PSU) membranes are widely recognized for their thermal stability, mechanical strength, and chemical resistance, making them suitable for diverse separation applications. This review highlights recent advances in PSU membrane development,...
The biogas dry reforming reaction offers a promising route for syngas production while simultaneously mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Membrane reactors have proven to be an excellent option for hydrogen production and separation in a single unit...
The permeation of different chemical substances across the membrane is of utmost importance to the life and health of a living cell. Depending on the nature of the permeant, the process is mediated by either the protein (e.g., membrane channels) or l...
Silicalite nanosheet (SN) laminated membranes are promising for pervaporation (PV) desalination of concentrated brines for water purification and critical material concentration and recovery. However, scaling up the SN-based membranes is limited by i...
Polymeric membranes based on chitosan (Cs) were extracted from shrimp shells and evaluated. These membranes were modified using polyethylene glycol (PEG), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and glycerol (Gly) and crosslinked with glutaraldehyde (GA) to exam...
As a critical component of high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (HT-PEMFCs), the catalytic layer (CL) significantly influences the overall performance of these systems. In this study, a pore-scale lattice Boltzmann (LB) model was esta...
Reverse osmosis (RO) is the key process for textile dyeing wastewater reuse applications. Membrane fouling reduces both permeability and rejection capability, negatively affecting the technological economy of RO process. Membrane cleaning is critical...
The recycling of a planar composite Pd membrane over a porous stainless-steel support modified with a CeO2 interlayer (Pd/CeO2/PSS) was investigated using a leaching-based recycling strategy to recover palladium while maintaining the support’s...
Reverse electrodialysis (RED) enables the efficient conversion of the chemical potential difference between seawater and freshwater into electricity while simultaneously facilitating hydrogen production for integrated energy utilization. Nevertheless...
The ongoing expansion of industrial operations has resulted in the generation of a large amount of high-salinity wastewater with complex compositions. The direct discharge of this wastewater poses significant threats to ecosystems and leads to the lo...
Building on our previous study on batch pervaporation membrane reactors for isoamyl acetate synthesis, this work evaluates a two-step continuous process integrating a slurry reactor and a commercial pervaporator module based on a hybrid silica membra...
The study investigates the performance of polyethersulfone (PES) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes modified with a coating of polymerizable bicontinuous microemulsion (PBM) for membrane bioreactor (MBR) applications. Two types of PBM-modified PES membra...
Seawater has attracted increasing attention as a promising resource for hydrogen production via electrolysis. However, multivalent ions present in seawater can reduce the efficiency of direct seawater electrolysis (DSWE) by forming inorganic precipit...
Solvent differences in perfluorinated sulfonic acid ionomer (PFSI) dispersions confound comparisons of catalyst-layer (CL) binders for PEM water electrolysis. We use a propylene-glycol (PG) single-solvent platform to isolate effects of ionomer struct...
Fouling is a major challenge in membrane-based filtration processes, leading to higher operating and capital costs. Developing new membranes with better fouling resistance has always been a research focus in the membrane field. In particular, designi...
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