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 pores
2024
Polyamide reverse osmosis membrane compaction and relaxation: Mechanisms and implications for desalination performance
Wu J, He J, Quezada-Renteria J, Le J, Au K, Guo K, Xiao M, Wang X, Dlamini D, Fan H, Pataroque K, Suleiman Y, Shahbazmohamadi S, Elimelech M, Li Y, Hoek E. Polyamide reverse osmosis membrane compaction and relaxation: Mechanisms and implications for desalination performance. Journal Of Membrane Science 2024, 706: 122893. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPA layerCrosslinking degreeNEMD simulationsComposite RO membranePA RO membranesComposite reverse osmosisRelaxation behaviorMechanism of compactionFree volume changesViscous flow of waterDesalination performanceRO membranesReverse osmosisSelective layerInterfacial polymerizationMembrane compactionViscoelastic propertiesViscous flowWater permeationPA filmInitial permeabilityMonomer ratioFlow of waterPermeation experimentsSimulation
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