TL;DR: In this article, the physicochemical properties of reserve osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) polyamide (PA) membranes are largely determined by their PA chemistry and coatings, if any.

TL;DR: In this paper, a novel osmotic membrane bioreactor (OsMBR) is presented, which utilizes a submerged forward osmosis (FO) membrane module inside a bioreactors.

TL;DR: In this paper, a general review on different membrane processes and membrane reactors was done and the main aim of this paper is to review the application of membrane processes in petrochemical industry, processes such as olefin/paraffin separation, light solvent separation, solvent dewaxing, phenol and aromatic recovery, dehydrogenation, oxidative coupling of methane and steam reforming of methane were discussed in detail.

TL;DR: In this article, a continuous adsorption study in a fixed-bed column was carried out by using phoenix tree leaf powder as an adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution.

TL;DR: In this article, the surface properties (roughness, hydrophilicity, and surface charge) and bulk properties (permeability and rejection) of 17 widely used commercial RO and NF polyamide (PA) membranes were fully characterized by atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and contact angle measurement, streaming potential analysis, and flux and rejection performance tests.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a review on membrane processes associated with renewable energies for seawater and brackish water desalination, including reverse osmosis, membrane distillation and electrodialysis.

TL;DR: The experiments showed that nutrient recycling is not a luxury reserved for rural areas with litlle space limitation; instead, the additionally occupied surface generates income by producing marketable goods by treating wastewater could become a profitable business.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the application of polymeric nanofiltration membranes (NF) in the specific waste stream in the textile industry, which typically generates large volumes of wastewater containing complex contaminants from its daily operation is presented.

TL;DR: Spent coffee grounds (SCG), a residue from the soluble coffee industry, was evaluated as an adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a technology where surface runoff is effectively collected during yielding rain periods as mentioned in this paper, which can then be used for rainfed agriculture or water supply for households.

TL;DR: In this article, the feasibility of membrane processes for treating simulated mixture by varying the feed pressures (100-400psi) and feed concentrations was studied to assess the separation performance of both nanofiltration and reverse osmosis (RO) membranes.

TL;DR: In this paper, a biodegradable starch/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) blend film for coating the soluble granular fertilizer has been prepared, and the influence of the blending ratio of starch/PVA and the content of formaldehyde on the properties of the film has been investigated.

TL;DR: A good quality pre-treatment process is instrumental to the successful operation of a seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant as discussed by the authors, which is the most crucial question about the design and operating parameters of SWRO and its pretreatment process.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of temperature and concentration of five scale inhibitors (three polyphosphates, one polyphonate and one polycarboxylate) on calcium carbonate (CaCO3) precipitation from hard water are reported.

TL;DR: In this paper, different types of absorbing materials were used to examine their effect on the yield of solar stills and the results showed that the uncoated sponge has the highest water collection during day time, followed by the black rocks and then coated metallic wiry sponges.

TL;DR: In this paper, the adsorption of strontium(II) from aqueous solutions onto activated carbon has been investigated using the Langmuir model and the energy of activation calculated using the Arrehenius equation was found to be 3.042 kJ/mol.

TL;DR: In this article, the green algae Scenedesmus quadricauda was immobilized in alginate gel beads and was used for the removal of Remazol Brilliant Blue R (CI 61200, Reactive Blue 19, RBBR) from aqueous solutions in the concentration range 25-200mg L−1.

TL;DR: The formation and speciation of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in desalination systems is affected by the elevated concentrations of bromide and iodide in seawater and desalinated product water.

TL;DR: In this paper, a response surface methodology was employed for the removal of methyl orange (MO) from aqueous solution using activated carbon commercial grade (ACC) as an adsorbent.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the treatment of textile wastewater by various combinations of physicochemical and membrane processes, which consists in coagulation/flocculation (CF) with different coagulant and flocculant concentrations.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented the parametric study of passive and active solar stills integrated with a flat plate collector based on the computer-based thermal models and compared the hourly yield values for the two assumptions.

TL;DR: In this article, the photo-oxidation of Rhodamime B was carried out in the presence of H2O2 using UV light, and the effects of dye concentration, pH, H 2O2 dose and irradiation time were studied.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed over 100 papers to elucidate factors influencing large-scale seawater desalination plants with reverse osmosis networks (SWRO) and the future direction of SWRO technology.

TL;DR: In this article, a model that considers changes only to solute and solvent properties was proposed to evaluate separation performance and humic acid fouling for two RO membranes treating brackish water at temperatures of 15, 25, and 35°C.

TL;DR: In this article, the adsorption behavior of Cu 2+ and Cd 2+ onto bentonite was studied as a function of temperature under optimized conditions of amount of adsorbent, particle size, pH, concentration of metals, and shaking time.

TL;DR: In this article, a pilot-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) system in combination with a reverse osmosis (RO) unit was evaluated for primary municipal wastewater, which demonstrated excellent solids separation achieved by the UF membrane.

TL;DR: In this paper, an attempt is made to enhance the productivity of the solar stills by connecting a mini solar pond, stepped solar still and a single basin solar still in series.

TL;DR: In this paper, a low-cost waste biomass derived from canned food plant, was tested for its ability to remove reactive textile dye from aqueous solutions, and the batch biosorption experiments were carried out at various pH, biosorbent dosage, contact time and temperature.

TL;DR: In this paper, the results of scatter and reactive dyes wastewater treatment processes aiming at the destruction of the wastewater's color and chemical oxygen demand (COD) reduction by means of coagulation/flocculation (CF) followed by sequential batch reactor (SBR) process are summarized.