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167 Citations
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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...

  • Review
  • Open Access
158 Citations
27,771 Views
28 Pages

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
  • + 1 author

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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  • Review
  • Open Access
140 Citations
25,652 Views
29 Pages

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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  • Open Access
85 Citations
11,955 Views
53 Pages

Membrane technology is an essential tool for water treatment and biomedical applications. Despite their extensive use in these fields, polymeric-based membranes still face several challenges, including instability, low mechanical strength, and propen...

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80 Citations
7,497 Views
26 Pages

Nanoparticle-Embedded Polymers and Their Applications: A Review

  • Nezar H. Khdary,
  • Basha T. Almuarqab and
  • Gaber El Enany

There has been increasing interest in the study and development of nanoparticle-embedded polymeric materials and their applications to special membranes. Nanoparticle-embedded polymeric materials have been observed to have a desirable compatibility w...

  • Review
  • Open Access
77 Citations
28,586 Views
17 Pages

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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  • Open Access
76 Citations
8,494 Views
19 Pages

Treatment Trends and Combined Methods in Removing Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products from Wastewater—A Review

  • Paripurnanda Loganathan,
  • Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran,
  • Jaya Kandasamy,
  • Agnieszka Katarzyna Cuprys,
  • Zakhar Maletskyi and
  • Harsha Ratnaweera

27 January 2023

When discharged into wastewater, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) become microorganic contaminants and are among the largest groups of emerging pollutants. Human, animal, and aquatic organisms’ exposures to PPCPs have linked t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
69 Citations
11,544 Views
54 Pages

Forward Osmosis Membrane: Review of Fabrication, Modification, Challenges and Potential

  • Bakr M. Ibraheem,
  • Saif Al Aani,
  • Alanood A. Alsarayreh,
  • Qusay F. Alsalhy and
  • Issam K. Salih

Forward osmosis (FO) is a low-energy treatment process driven by osmosis to induce the separation of water from dissolved solutes/foulants through the membrane in hydraulic pressure absence while retaining all of these materials on the other side. Al...

  • Review
  • Open Access
66 Citations
27,417 Views
27 Pages

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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  • Open Access
65 Citations
9,445 Views
27 Pages

12 September 2023

Water shortages are one of the problems caused by global industrialization, with most wastewater discharged without proper treatment, leading to contamination and limited clean water supply. Therefore, it is important to identify alternative water so...

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