2025
Ceramic-carbon Janus membrane for robust solar-thermal desalination
Dong Y, Violet C, Sun C, Li X, Sun Y, Zheng Q, Tang C, Elimelech M. Ceramic-carbon Janus membrane for robust solar-thermal desalination. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 2659. PMID: 40102428, PMCID: PMC11920389, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57888-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJanus membraneDesalination performanceDistillation membranesStable water fluxMembrane surface temperatureEnhanced desalination performanceSolar-thermal efficiencyAccelerate water evaporationMechanism of Knudsen diffusionWater fluxEnergy efficiencyEnhanced performanceSolar-thermal conversionSalt rejectionTemperature polarizationPermeate sideInterfacial temperatureSimulation resultsViscous flowKnudsen diffusionWater purificationWater vapor moleculesDecreased hydrogen bondingDesalinationMembrane poresRelating Solute–Membrane Electrostatic Interactions to Solute Permeability in Reverse Osmosis Membranes
Cao T, Wang L, Pataroque K, Wang R, Elimelech M. Relating Solute–Membrane Electrostatic Interactions to Solute Permeability in Reverse Osmosis Membranes. Environmental Science And Technology 2025, 59: 5819-5828. PMID: 40070342, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c13212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRO membranesCellulose triacetateSalt rejectionPA membraneReverse osmosisElectrostatic interactionsSolution pHReverse osmosis membranesDonnan potentialSolute transportSolute permeabilityNeutral moleculesOsmosis membranesCellulose triacetate membraneHigher solution pHSalt permeabilityMembrane-solution interfaceWater desalinationCo ionsSolute-membrane interactionsMembrane charge densityAcidic conditionsCharge densityNeutral solute transportDonnan effect
2024
More resilient polyester membranes for high-performance reverse osmosis desalination
Yao Y, Zhang P, Sun F, Zhang W, Li M, Sha G, Teng L, Wang X, Huo M, DuChanois R, Cao T, Boo C, Zhang X, Elimelech M. More resilient polyester membranes for high-performance reverse osmosis desalination. Science 2024, 384: 333-338. PMID: 38669571, DOI: 10.1126/science.adk0632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThin-film composite reverse osmosis membranesComposite reverse osmosis membranesReverse osmosis membranesOsmosis membranesPolyamide membranesPoor chlorine resistanceExcellent water permeabilityReverse osmosis desalinationWater-salt selectivityWater permeabilityPolyester membraneBoron rejectionSalt rejectionFouling propensityTrimesoyl chlorideOsmosis desalinationInterfacial polymerizationHigh rejectionLow-energy surfacesPolyamide filmsChlorine resistancePrevent foulingWater purificationDesalinationFouling
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