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Challenges and Solutions for Global Water Scarcity

  • Hilla Shemer,
  • Shlomo Wald and
  • Raphael Semiat

Climate change, global population growth, and rising standards of living have put immense strain on natural resources, resulting in the unsecured availability of water as an existential resource. Access to high-quality drinking water is crucial for d...

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Agricultural Residues as Raw Materials for Pulp and Paper Production: Overview and Applications on Membrane Fabrication

  • Limenew Abate Worku,
  • Archana Bachheti,
  • Rakesh Kumar Bachheti,
  • Cristiano E. Rodrigues Reis and
  • Anuj Kumar Chandel

14 February 2023

The need for pulp and paper has risen significantly due to exponential population growth, industrialization, and urbanization. Most paper manufacturing industries use wood fibers to meet pulp and paper requirements. The shortage of fibrous wood resou...

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The Advancement in Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Technology toward Sustainable Industrial Wastewater Management

  • Tanzim Ur Rahman,
  • Hridoy Roy,
  • Md. Reazul Islam,
  • Mohammed Tahmid,
  • Athkia Fariha,
  • Antara Mazumder,
  • Nishat Tasnim,
  • Md. Nahid Pervez,
  • Yingjie Cai and
  • Vincenzo Naddeo
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2 February 2023

The advancement in water treatment technology has revolutionized the progress of membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology in the modern era. The large space requirement, low efficiency, and high cost of the traditional activated sludge process have given...

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58 Citations
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2 December 2023

Carbon dioxide (CO2), which results from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes, accounts for a substantial part of the total anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs). As a result, several carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technolo...

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Microbial Fuel Cell Construction Features and Application for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

  • Hridoy Roy,
  • Tanzim Ur Rahman,
  • Nishat Tasnim,
  • Jannatul Arju,
  • Md. Mustafa Rafid,
  • Md. Reazul Islam,
  • Md. Nahid Pervez,
  • Yingjie Cai,
  • Vincenzo Naddeo and
  • Md. Shahinoor Islam

A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a system that can generate electricity by harnessing microorganisms’ metabolic activity. MFCs can be used in wastewater treatment plants since they can convert the organic matter in wastewater into electricity whi...

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Engineering Metal-Organic-Framework (MOF)-Based Membranes for Gas and Liquid Separation

  • Yutian Duan,
  • Lei Li,
  • Zhiqiang Shen,
  • Jian Cheng and
  • Kewu He

Separation is one of the most energy-intensive processes in the chemical industry, and membrane-based separation technology contributes significantly to energy conservation and emission reduction. Additionally, metal-organic framework (MOF) materials...

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In recent years, anion exchange membranes (AEMs) have aroused widespread interest in hydrogen production via water electrolysis using renewable energy sources. The two current commercial low-temperature water electrolysis technologies used are alkali...

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32 Citations
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Gas Separation Membrane Module Modeling: A Comprehensive Review

  • Marcos Da Conceicao,
  • Leo Nemetz,
  • Joanna Rivero,
  • Katherine Hornbostel and
  • Glenn Lipscomb

Membrane gas separation processes have been developed for diverse gas separation applications that include nitrogen production from air and CO2 capture from point sources. Membrane process design requires the development of stable and robust mathemat...

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15 Citations
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Cellulose Membranes: Synthesis and Applications for Water and Gas Separation and Purification

  • Jinwu Wang,
  • Syed Comail Abbas,
  • Ling Li,
  • Colleen C. Walker,
  • Yonghao Ni and
  • Zhiyong Cai

Membranes are a selective barrier that allows certain species (molecules and ions) to pass through while blocking others. Some rely on size exclusion, where larger molecules get stuck while smaller ones permeate through. Others use differences in cha...

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17 November 2023

The over-exploitation of fossil fuels and their negative environmental impacts have attracted the attention of researchers worldwide, and efforts have been made to propose alternatives for the production of sustainable and clean energy. One proposed...

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