The physical basis for solvent flow in organic solvent nanofiltration
Fan H, He J, Heiranian M, Pan W, Li Y, Elimelech M. The physical basis for solvent flow in organic solvent nanofiltration. Science Advances 2024, 10: eado4332. PMID: 38875330, PMCID: PMC11177934, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado4332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrganic solvent nanofiltrationOrganic solvent nanofiltration membranesMembrane pore structureSolvent nanofiltrationNonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulationsMolecular dynamics simulationsPore structureSolvent transport mechanismsSolvent moleculesSolvent flowSolvent permeanceSolvent affinityOSN membranesFlory-Rehner theoryDynamics simulationsSolvent transportMembrane technologyChemical separationNanofiltrationPressure gradientPermeanceStructureTransport mechanismMoleculesPressure-driven membrane desalination
Liu W, Livingston J, Wang L, Wang Z, del Cerro M, Younssi S, Epsztein R, Elimelech M, Lin S. Pressure-driven membrane desalination. Nature Reviews Methods Primers 2024, 4: 10. DOI: 10.1038/s43586-023-00287-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMembrane fabricationReverse osmosisThin-film composite polyamide membranesProcess configurationsEvaluate membrane performanceMembrane desalinationMembrane performanceNanofiltration membranesInterfacial polymerizationPolyamide membranesInterfacial propertiesNanofiltrationOsmosisSystem modelFabricationPerformance evaluationExperimental procedurePerformanceConfigurationDesalinationApplicationsSaline waterProcess