Development of a novel graphene/Co3O4 composite for hybrid capacitive deionization system

10.1016/j.desal.2018.03.023

2018-04-04

Recently, hybrid capacitive deionization devices have gathered much attention due to high ion removal capacity, rapid ion capture and excellent stability. In this study, sodium ion battery material-reduced graphene oxide/cobalt oxide (rGO/Co3O4) has been succ...

Effects of oscillating pressure on desalination performance of transverse flow CNT membrane

10.1016/j.desal.2018.03.029

2018-04-03

In parallel with recent developments in carbon nanomaterials, there is growing interest in using these nanomaterials for desalination. To date, many studies have affirmed the potential of using such nanomaterials for constant pressure desalination operation. ...

Performance of ceramic membrane in vacuum membrane distillation and in vacuum membrane crystallization

10.1016/j.desal.2018.03.011

2018-03-30

Membrane crystallization (MCr) is emerging as an interesting candidate to extract additional freshwater and raw materials from high-concentrated solutions. Traditionally, MCr has been carried out by using polymeric membranes that have limited chemical and mec...

Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)/imidized graphene oxide composite cation exchange membrane with improved conductivity and stability for electrodialytic water desalination

10.1016/j.desal.2018.03.018

2018-03-26

Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPK)/imidized graphene oxide (IGO) composite cation exchange membrane (CEM) with varied composition was prepared and assessed as a promising candidate for water desalination by electrodialysis (ED). Incorporation of multi-...

Support based novel single layer nanoporous graphene membrane for efficacious water desalination

10.1016/j.desal.2018.03.003

2018-03-19

Among promising novel membrane materials for enhancing desalination performance, graphene has been realized as a high potential candidate due to its unique properties. However, large area graphene membrane, dominantly available through wet transfer and assist...

Produced water impact on membrane integrity during extended pilot testing of forward osmosis – reverse osmosis treatment

10.1016/j.desal.2018.02.029

2018-03-15

Forward osmosis (FO) has proven to be a robust, low-pressure membrane separation process capable of rejecting a broad range of contaminants; thus, providing a high quality diluted brine suitable for further desalination by reverse osmosis (RO). In this study,...

Investigation of off-grid photovoltaic systems for a reverse osmosis desalination system: A case study

10.1016/j.desal.2018.03.007

2018-03-15

There has been a great concern about shortage of potable water in many countries as well as Iran, because of the dramatic low rainfall during past few decades almost in all over the Iran. There is a great concern for implementing renewable desalination system...

Overcoming temperature polarization in membrane distillation by thermoplasmonic effects activated by Ag nanofillers in polymeric membranes

10.1016/j.desal.2018.03.006

2018-03-14

In recent years, Membrane Distillation (MD) has emerged either as a promising alternative or as a complement to Reverse Osmosis (RO) in seawater desalination. However, the performance of MD is significantly offset by temperature polarization, a phenomenon int...

Integrated UF–NF–RO route for gold mining effluent treatment: From bench-scale to pilot-scale

10.1016/j.desal.2018.02.030

2018-03-07

This study focused on the performance of an UF–NF–RO integrated system treating a gold mining effluent from the pressure-oxidation stage in order to concentrate metals, and recover acid and water. Aspects such as the most suitable cross-flow velocity, cleanin...

A direct comparison of flow-by and flow-through capacitive deionization

10.1016/j.desal.2018.01.018

2018-02-27

Capacitive deionization (CDI) is an electrochemical ion removal technique that could offer a lower energy or more selective alternative to reverse osmosis for water treatment applications. Over a dozen CDI cell architectures have been developed, but few studi...