Hydrophobic, chemically resistant nanofiltration (NF) polymeric membranes could provide major improvements to a wide range of processes, from pharmaceutical manufacturing hazardous waste treatment. Here, we report the fabrication first poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) NF retaining their hydrophobicity and surface chemistry. This was achieved by incorporating in polymer 2D siloxene, which induc...

Solvent separations present one of the largest opportunities for membrane technologies. Currently, industries use millions tons solvents manufacture drugs, oils and chemicals. Multiple purifications must be conducted in order to purify products from solvents. However, existing separation processes are energy-intensive. Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) or solvent-resistant has emerged as an ...

The development of organometallic catalysts with high activity and selectivity has transformed the way both bulk and fine chemicals are produced. When such catalysts are applied in fine chemicals production, the presence of toxic heavy metals in these catalysts (Pd, Pt, Ru, Rh, etc.) can pose significant separation challenges. Regulatory bodies (such as the FDA and EMA) require that many popula...

an aquaculture system can be a potentially significant source of antibacterial compounds and ammonia in an aquatic environment. in this study, the removal of total ammonia nitrogen and florfenicol antibiotic from synthetic aqueous wastewater was assessed by applying a commercial tfc (thin film composite) polyamide nanofilter. the effects of ph (6.5-8.5), pressure (4-10 bar), concentration of to...

the aim to achieve in this study is to recover the cr(iii) and process waters used in thewastewaters of chrome tanning operation by membrane process during leather production. in the treatmentalternative contains, cartridge filter, nanofiltration (nf(np10)), nanofiltration nf(xn45) and reverse osmosisro(acm2) membranes. the raw chrome wastewater from the cartridge filter was given to nf(np10)me...

ceramic ultrafiltration membranes are considered as an alternative for the treatment of both stable water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions proved to be more effective in comparison with other conventional techniques. in this study, symmetric macro-porous ceramic membranes are prepared through dry pressing of α-alumina powder and the addition of various binders including poly (vinyl alcohol). t...

Phenolic compounds are important inhibitors of the microorganisms used in the Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) fermentation. The degradation of phenolic compounds in a wood pre-hydrolysate, a potential substrate for the production of ABE, was studied in this article. First, physicochemical methods for detoxification such as nanofiltration and flocculation were applied and the best combination was ...