Membranes, Volume 15, Issue 4

The feasibility of an analogous reverse electrodialysis (RED) process for power generation and acid recovery from acidic waste streams in the steel industry is investigated in this study. A comprehensive model was established to simulate the transpor...

Integrated systems for water recovery from laundry wastewater were investigated to close the water cycle loop. The grey water from the washing cycle of cotton fabrics with a softening detergent was prefiltered, purified in a low-pressure membrane pro...

Bioenergetic membranes of mitochondria, thylakoids, and chromatophores are primary sites of ATP production in living cells. These membranes contain an electron transport chain (ETC) in which electrons are shuttled between a series of redox proteins d...

This study presents a comprehensive electrochemical characterization and simulation of anion exchange membranes (AEMs) for water treatment applications, focusing on ion transport behavior. Experimental techniques, including chronopotentiometry, curre...

In this work, the utilization of calcium and strontium by the (Ca²⁺ + Mg²⁺)ATPase of the basolateral plasma membrane of renal proximal convoluted tubules were compared. [⁹⁰Sr]Sr²⁺ and [⁴⁵Ca]Ca²⁺ uptake by vesicles derived from this membrane were stri...

Vibrio natriegens is widely used as a production host for biotechnological processes due to its superior maximum glucose consumption rate, high growth rate, and abundant ribosomes. Most bioprocesses also need a scalable biomass separation step. This...

In seeking alternatives for reducing environmental damage, fabricating filtration membranes using biopolymers derived from agro-industrial residues, such as cellulose acetate (CA), partially dissolved with green solvents, represents an economical and...

Ultrafiltration (UF) is increasingly used in the food industry and for wastewater treatment and water reuse. Knowledge of the membrane properties that stabilise during the initial period of module operation in an industrial plant is essential for des...

This study aims to optimize the application of electrospun nanofibrous substrates in thin-film composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) membranes for enhanced liquid separation efficiency by employing a method of effective welding between fibers using lat...

Most parts of the earth are covered with water, but only 0.3% of it is available to living beings. Industrial growth, fast urbanization, and poor water management have badly affected the water quality. In recent years, a transition has been seen from...

A membrane system was applied for ultrapure water production from the treatment of saline effluent from the canned food industry. The industrial effluent presented a high saline concentration, including sodium chloride, calcium carbonate, calcium sul...

Sputtering onto liquids is rapidly gaining attention for the green and controlled dry synthesis of ultrapure catalysts nanomaterials. In this study, we present a clean and single-step method for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles directly in polyeth...

The removal of chlorinated organic pollutants from wastewater is a critical environmental challenge, as traditional methods for treating toxic pollutants like phenol and chlorophenols often suffer from high energy consumption and long treatment times...

The growing demand for sustainable water management solutions has prompted the development of membrane brine concentration (MBC) technologies, particularly in the context of desalination and minimum liquid discharge (MLD) applications. This study pre...

Mining discharge, namely acid mine drainage (AMD), is a significant environmental issue due to mining activities and site-specific factors. These pose challenges in choosing and executing suitable treatment procedures that are both sustainable and ef...

This study proposes a novel methodology to assess fouling that complements the flux-step test (FST) by integrating aeration-step tests (ASTs) to optimise the specific aeration demand (SADm) for ultrafiltration hollow-fibre (UF-HF) submerged membranes...

This study examines the effects of natural organic matter (NOM) and dissolved solids on fluoride (F⁻) retention in polyelectrolyte multilayer-based hollow-fiber nanofiltration membranes (dNF40). Lab-scale filtration experiments were conducted u...

This study investigated the interrelationships between sperm plasma membrane integrity, motility, and DNA fragmentation (SDF) to provide a more holistic understanding of male fertility. A total of 1159 ejaculates were analyzed for sperm membrane inte...

This study focuses on optimizing the Reverse Water Gas Shift (RWGS) reaction system using a membrane reactor to improve CO₂ conversion efficiency. A one-dimensional simulation model was developed using FlexPDE Professional Version 8.01/W64 software t...

Alginate-ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO_nano) composite wound dressing membranes were prepared with two different ZnO_nano concentrations (0.03 and 0.20 g ZnO/g sodium alginate) and cross-linked with two different calcium treatments (low and high Ca⁺⁺concentra...

During clathrin-mediated endocytosis in yeast cells, a small patch of flat membrane is deformed into a tubular shape. It is generally believed that the tubulation is powered by actin polymerization. However, studies based on quantitative measurement...

3D-printing enables the fabrication of membranes with desired shapes and geometrical parameters. In this study, a membrane for pressure-driven processes was manufactured in a single step using the fused deposition modeling (FDM) technique. The membra...

Vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) is a promising process for water desalination. However, it suffers some obstacles, such as fouling and wetting, due to the inadequate hydrophobicity of the membrane and high vacuum pressure on the permeate side. The...

DNA metabolism consists of crucial processes occurring in all living cells. These processes include various transactions, such as DNA replication, genetic recombination, transposition, mutagenesis, and DNA repair. While it was initially assumed that...

Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) are gaining attention as viable alternatives to traditional aqueous electrolytes in zinc–air batteries (ZABs), owing to their enhanced performance and stability. In this study, anion-exchange solid polymer elec...

Helix-membrane interactions are key to membrane deformation and play significant biological roles. However, systematic studies on the mechanisms behind these interactions are limited. This study uses a continuum membrane model to investigate how shal...

The presence of dissolved sulfides in feed seawater causes severe elemental sulfur fouling in the reverse osmosis (RO) process. However, current pretreatment methods suffer from large footprint, high energy consumption, and limitations in effluent qu...

This study addresses the pervasive challenge of membrane filtration clogging across various industries. Eight new empirical fractional models are proposed based on the volume accumulation change curve. The effectiveness of these models in predicting...

Sustainable development is linked to the achievement of several different objectives, as outlined by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined by the United Nations. Among them are the production of clean water and the combat of climate cha...

Recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries is important due to the increasing demand for electric vehicles and efforts to realize a circular economy. There is a need to develop environmentally friendly processes for the refining of nickel, cobalt, and...

This article describes the results of research to develop a new technology to treat storm and drainage water generated on a territory of industrial enterprises and reuse it as a feed water for boiler feed and steam generation. To develop such a syste...