Synthetic membranes for water purification : status and future

• Main Authors: Fane, Anthony G., Wang, Rong, Hu, Matthew X.
• Other Authors: Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106589; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25008; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201409783
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Membrane technology offers the best options to “drought proof” mankind on an increasingly thirsty planet by purifying seawater or used (waste) water. Although desalination by reverse osmosis (RO) and wastewater treatment by membrane bioreactors are well established the various membrane technologies...