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Membrane Separation Technologies

This cluster of papers explores advancements in water purification technologies, focusing on membrane technology, desalination, nanofiltration, forward osmosis, graphene-based membranes, membrane fouling, sustainable water treatment, polymer membranes, membrane distillation, and antifouling strategies.

100,468 works

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Most cited

  1. Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades

    Mark A. Shannon, Paul W. Bohn, Menachem Elimelech, John G. Georgiadis · 2008 · Nature · 8,462 citations

  2. The Future of Seawater Desalination: Energy, Technology, and the Environment

    Menachem Elimelech, William A. Phillip · 2011 · Science · 6,705 citations

  3. The solution-diffusion model: a review

    J.G. Wijmans, Richard W. Baker · 1995 · Journal of Membrane Science · 3,464 citations

  4. Reverse osmosis desalination: Water sources, technology, and today's challenges

    Lauren F. Greenlee, Desmond F. Lawler, Benny D. Freeman, B. Marrot · 2009 · Water Research · 3,403 citations

  5. Materials for next-generation desalination and water purification membranes

    Jay R. Werber, Chinedum O. Osuji, Menachem Elimelech · 2016 · Nature Reviews Materials · 2,893 citations

  6. Membrane distillation: A comprehensive review

    Abdullah Alkhudhiri, Naif A. Darwish, Nidal Hilal · 2011 · Desalination · 2,623 citations

Most recent

  1. Developing hydrophobic patterned composite membranes for synchronous water and heat recovery to reduce CO2 capture energy demand

    Te Tu, Zuozhuo Cao, Wei Gao, Fengyi Li · 2026 · Discover Sustainability · 0 citations

  2. APPLICATION OF HIGH-FREQUENCY CAPACITIVE PLASMA OF LOW PRESSURE TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF SEPARATION OF OIL-WATER EMULSIONS BY POLYMER MEMBRANES

    V.O. Dryakhlov · 2026 · НАУЧНО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЙ ЖУРНАЛ «ПРОБЛЕМЫ СБОРА, ПОДГОТОВКИ И ТРАНСПОРТА НЕФТИ И НЕФТЕПРОДУКТОВ» · 0 citations

  3. Dual upcycling of waste PET into both the porous support and the Al-MOF filler of thin film nanocomposite nanofiltration membranes

    Aroosa Nehal, Aamir Razaq, Asim Laeeq Khan, Muhammad Yasin · 2026 · Journal of Water Process Engineering · 0 citations

  4. Fabrication of Janus PTFE nanofibrous membrane with superhydrophilic hydrogel coating for robust membrane distillation

    Shuang Zhao, Tingting Deng, Dapeng Liu, Ganwei Zhang · 2026 · Journal of Water Process Engineering · 0 citations

  5. Multidisciplinary design optimization for wave-driven desalination systems

    Nate DeGoede, Maha N. Haji · 2026 · Renewable Energy · 0 citations

  6. Composite hot-melt/epoxy potting architecture for high-pressure sorp-vection hollow fiber modules

    Jinyoung Kim, Chanwoo Lee, Ghufran Bhatti, Shomali Zahra · 2026 · Journal of Membrane Science Letters · 0 citations

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