Recent progress in one- and two-dimensional nanomaterial-based electro-responsive membranes: versatile and smart applications from fouling mitigation to tuning mass transport

Membrane technologies are playing an ever-important role in the field of water treatment since water reuse and desalination were put in place as alternative water resources to alleviate the global water crisis. Recently, membranes are becoming more versatile and powerful with upgraded electroconduct...

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Main Authors: Alayande, Abayomi Babatunde, Goh, Kunli, Son, Moon, Kim, Chang-Min, Chae, Kyu-Jung, Kang, Yesol, Jang, Jaewon, Kim, In S., Yang, Euntae
Other Authors: Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145994
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Membrane technologies are playing an ever-important role in the field of water treatment since water reuse and desalination were put in place as alternative water resources to alleviate the global water crisis. Recently, membranes are becoming more versatile and powerful with upgraded electroconductive capabilities, owing to the development of novel materials (e.g., carbon nanotubes and graphene) with dual properties for assembling into membranes and exerting electrochemical activities. Novel nanomaterial-based electrically responsive membranes have been employed with promising results for mitigating membrane fouling, enhancing membrane separation performance and self-cleaning ability, controlling membrane wettability, etc. In this article, recent progress in novel-nanomaterial-based electrically responsive membranes for application in the field of water purification are provided. Thereafter, several critical drawbacks and future outlooks are discussed.