2025
Dialysis opens a new pathway for high-salinity organic wastewater treatment
Chen Y, Wang L, del Cerro M, Wang L, Zhang X, Elimelech M, Wang Z. Dialysis opens a new pathway for high-salinity organic wastewater treatment. Nature Water 2025, 3: 49-58. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-024-00368-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-salinity organic wastewaterOrganic wastewaterConventional wastewater treatment processesOrganic wastewater treatmentExcellent fouling resistanceWastewater treatment processesWastewater treatment schemesApplication of hydraulic pressurePassage of saltCountercurrent flow modeBench-scale experimentsFouling resistanceMembrane foulingWastewater treatmentWastewater streamsFlow modeHydraulic pressureTreatment processWastewaterOrganic substancesWater transportFoulingUltrafiltrationFractional saltingInnovative solutions
2024
The solution-diffusion model for water transport in reverse osmosis: What went wrong?
Fan H, Heiranian M, Elimelech M. The solution-diffusion model for water transport in reverse osmosis: What went wrong? Desalination 2024, 580: 117575. DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.117575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSolution-diffusion modelRO membranesReverse osmosisWater transport mechanismPore flow modelDesalination membranesDesalination technologiesFrictional interactionTransport mechanismWater transportConcentration gradient of waterFree volumeMembrane poresEnergy efficiencyOsmosisLow costPressure gradientState-of-the-artTheoretical findingsWater flowState-of-the-art desalination technologiesConcentration gradientPore
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