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The recent progress in modification of polymeric membranes using organic macromolecules for water treatment

For decades, the water deficit has been a severe global issue. A reliable supply of water is needed to ensure sustainable economic development in population growth, industrialization and urbanization. To solve this major challenge, membrane-based water treatment technology has attracted a great deal...

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Main Authors: Nagandran, S., Goh, P. S., Ismail, A. F., Wong, T. W., Dagang, W. R. Z. B. W.
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TP Chemical technology
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86625/1/SaraswathiNagandran2020_TheRecentProgressinModificationofPolymeric.pdf
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sym12020239
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spelling my.utm.866252020-09-30T08:58:05Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86625/ The recent progress in modification of polymeric membranes using organic macromolecules for water treatment Nagandran, S. Goh, P. S. Ismail, A. F. Wong, T. W. Dagang, W. R. Z. B. W. TP Chemical technology For decades, the water deficit has been a severe global issue. A reliable supply of water is needed to ensure sustainable economic development in population growth, industrialization and urbanization. To solve this major challenge, membrane-based water treatment technology has attracted a great deal of attention to produce clean drinking water from groundwater, seawater and brackish water. The emergence of nanotechnology in membrane science has opened new frontiers in the development of advanced polymeric membranes to enhance filtration performance. Nevertheless, some obstacles such as fouling and trade-off of membrane selectivity and permeability of water have hindered the development of traditional polymeric membranes for real applications. To overcome these issues, the modification of membranes has been pursued. The use of macromolecules for membrane modification has attracted wide interests in recent years owing to their interesting chemical and structural properties. Membranes modified with macromolecules have exhibited improved anti-fouling properties due to the alteration of their physiochemical properties in terms of the membrane morphology, porosity, surface charge, wettability, and durability. This review provides a comprehensive review of the progress made in the development of macromolecule modified polymeric membranes. The role of macromolecules in polymeric membranes and the advancement of these membrane materials for water solution are presented. The challenges and future directions for this subject are highlighted. MDPI AG 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86625/1/SaraswathiNagandran2020_TheRecentProgressinModificationofPolymeric.pdf Nagandran, S. and Goh, P. S. and Ismail, A. F. and Wong, T. W. and Dagang, W. R. Z. B. W. (2020) The recent progress in modification of polymeric membranes using organic macromolecules for water treatment. Symmetry, 12 (2). ISSN 2073-8994 https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sym12020239 DOI:10.3390/sym12020239
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topic TP Chemical technology
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Nagandran, S.
Goh, P. S.
Ismail, A. F.
Wong, T. W.
Dagang, W. R. Z. B. W.
The recent progress in modification of polymeric membranes using organic macromolecules for water treatment
description For decades, the water deficit has been a severe global issue. A reliable supply of water is needed to ensure sustainable economic development in population growth, industrialization and urbanization. To solve this major challenge, membrane-based water treatment technology has attracted a great deal of attention to produce clean drinking water from groundwater, seawater and brackish water. The emergence of nanotechnology in membrane science has opened new frontiers in the development of advanced polymeric membranes to enhance filtration performance. Nevertheless, some obstacles such as fouling and trade-off of membrane selectivity and permeability of water have hindered the development of traditional polymeric membranes for real applications. To overcome these issues, the modification of membranes has been pursued. The use of macromolecules for membrane modification has attracted wide interests in recent years owing to their interesting chemical and structural properties. Membranes modified with macromolecules have exhibited improved anti-fouling properties due to the alteration of their physiochemical properties in terms of the membrane morphology, porosity, surface charge, wettability, and durability. This review provides a comprehensive review of the progress made in the development of macromolecule modified polymeric membranes. The role of macromolecules in polymeric membranes and the advancement of these membrane materials for water solution are presented. The challenges and future directions for this subject are highlighted.
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author Nagandran, S.
Goh, P. S.
Ismail, A. F.
Wong, T. W.
Dagang, W. R. Z. B. W.
author_facet Nagandran, S.
Goh, P. S.
Ismail, A. F.
Wong, T. W.
Dagang, W. R. Z. B. W.
author_sort Nagandran, S.
title The recent progress in modification of polymeric membranes using organic macromolecules for water treatment
title_short The recent progress in modification of polymeric membranes using organic macromolecules for water treatment
title_full The recent progress in modification of polymeric membranes using organic macromolecules for water treatment
title_fullStr The recent progress in modification of polymeric membranes using organic macromolecules for water treatment
title_full_unstemmed The recent progress in modification of polymeric membranes using organic macromolecules for water treatment
title_sort recent progress in modification of polymeric membranes using organic macromolecules for water treatment
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2020
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86625/1/SaraswathiNagandran2020_TheRecentProgressinModificationofPolymeric.pdf
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