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Hot gas clean-up with a moving granular bed filter

The efficiency and stability of a moving granular bed filter (MGBF) was tested in a high-temperature environment under various operation conditions.

11 November 2019Research

Cartridge filter selection and replacement

In this study at a full-scale desalination installation seven types of commercially available cartridge filter elements were evaluated.

11 November 2019Research

Paving the way for green organic solvent nanofiltration

The alginate-based membranes investigated in this study demonstrated acceptable performance for OSN with excellent chemical stability.

4 November 2019Research

3D printing for membrane separation, desalination and water treatment

This review focuses on recent advances in 3D-printed materials and methods for water-related applications.

28 October 2019Review

Membrane ageing in water treatment plants

Membrane filtration is increasingly used for drinking water treatment but there's limited data on changes in the membranes' performance as they age.

21 October 2019Research

Gravity-driven membrane filtration for roofing rainwater reuse

Rainwater harvesting coupled with gravity-driven membrane filtration was used to simultaneously treat rainwater and recover energy.

14 October 2019Research

Membranes and separators for redox flow batteries

Key requirements and current development trends for membranes and separators for the vanadium redox flow battery are discussed.

6 October 2019Review article

Life cycle assessment of water supply in Singapore

Singapore has a complex urban water system with multiple water sources, advanced treatment processes, and recycling for potable and non-potable reuse.

30 September 2019Research

Ion transport through laminar graphene membranes

These membranes exhibit excellent Na+ rejection properties with water permeance ∼10 times higher than those reported for graphene oxide membranes.

23 September 2019Research

Clean condensate by BHS candle filters

A German solid-liquid filtration specialist used candle filters to keep condensate clean during precious metal extraction.

13 September 2019

Hybrid forward osmosis-solar powered membrane distillation system

Regeneration of fertilizer draw solutions was conducted using an membrane distillation process capable of being driven by solar power.

13 September 2019Research

Hydrophilic membrane materials for oily wastewater treatment

Challenges for the development of membranes for commercial applications are identified and the future outlook presented.

10 September 2019Review

Membrane-based technologies for lithium recovery from water resources

This paper reviews the advantages and challenges of current membrane-based technologies applied to the recovery of a water lithium resource.

2 September 2019Review

How RO membrane performance affects cost

This paper reviews how membrane performance affects the cost of reverse osmosis processes, especially the specific energy consumption.

28 August 2019Review

Forefronts in structure–performance models of separation membranes

Structure-performance models for porous and composite membranes are discussed.

20 August 2019Research

Hybrid concentrated solar power (CSP) desalination systems

An overview of the status of state-of-the-art hybrid CSP-desalination systems.

12 August 2019Review article

Desalination brine disposal methods and treatment technologies

Viable and cost-effective brine management systems are needed to reduce environmental pollution.

6 August 2019Review article

Green synthesis of polymeric membranes

Although many new polymeric membrane materials and synthesis methods are reported every year, green synthesis only makes up a small proportion.

29 July 2019Review article

Desalination using gas hydrates

Seawater desalination using gas hydrates has potential for water treatment, but the role of crystal nucleation, growth and separation needs further study.

22 July 2019Research