Future Progress in Membrane Engineering

2015 ◽  
pp. 844-865
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Engineering

scholarly journals Electrospun Nanostructured Membrane Engineering Using Reverse Osmosis Recycled Modules: Membrane Distillation Application

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1601
Author(s):  
Jorge Contreras-Martínez ◽  
Carmen García-Payo ◽  
Mohamed Khayet
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Osmosis ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Permeate Flux ◽  
Electrospinning Technique ◽  
Salt Rejection ◽  
Rejection Factor ◽  
Nanofibrous Membranes ◽  
Membrane Engineering ◽  
Desalination Plants

As a consequence of the increase in reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plants, the number of discarded RO modules for 2020 was estimated to be 14.8 million annually. Currently, these discarded modules are disposed of in nearby landfills generating high volumes of waste. In order to extend their useful life, in this research study, we propose recycling and reusing the internal components of the discarded RO modules, membranes and spacers, in membrane engineering for membrane distillation (MD) technology. After passive cleaning with a sodium hypochlorite aqueous solution, these recycled components were reused as support for polyvinylidene fluoride nanofibrous membranes prepared by electrospinning technique. The prepared membranes were characterized by different techniques and, finally, tested in desalination of high saline solutions (brines) by direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD). The effect of the electrospinning time, which is the same as the thickness of the nanofibrous layer, was studied in order to optimize the permeate flux together with the salt rejection factor and to obtain robust membranes with stable DCMD desalination performance. When the recycled RO membrane or the permeate spacer were used as supports with 60 min electrospinning time, good permeate fluxes were achieved, 43.2 and 18.1 kg m−2 h−1, respectively; with very high salt rejection factors, greater than 99.99%. These results are reasonably competitive compared to other supported and unsupported MD nanofibrous membranes. In contrast, when using the feed spacer as support, inhomogeneous structures were observed on the electrospun nanofibrous layer due to the special characteristics of this spacer resulting in low salt rejection factors and mechanical properties of the electrospun nanofibrous membrane.

Animal-free heme production for artificial meat in Corynebacterium glutamicum via systems metabolic and membrane engineering

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Jin Ko ◽  
Minhye Kim ◽  
Seung Kyou You ◽  
Sang Kyu Shin ◽  
Joonhee Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corynebacterium Glutamicum ◽  
Free Heme ◽  
Membrane Engineering

scholarly journals Membrane Engineering for Green Process Engineering

Engineering ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 290-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Macedonio ◽  
Enrico Drioli
Keyword(s):  
Process Engineering ◽  
Green Process ◽  
Membrane Engineering

scholarly journals Stem cell membrane engineering for cell rolling using peptide conjugation and tuning of cell–selectin interaction kinetics

Biomaterials ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (20) ◽  
pp. 5004-5012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Cheng ◽  
Marta Byrska-Bishop ◽  
Cathy T. Zhang ◽  
Christian J. Kastrup ◽  
Nathaniel S. Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Cell Rolling ◽  
Peptide Conjugation ◽  
Interaction Kinetics ◽  
Membrane Engineering

A facile synthesis of bifunctional phospholipids for biomimetic membrane engineering

Tetrahedron ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 60 (51) ◽  
pp. 11765-11770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue-Long Sun ◽  
Wanxing Cui ◽  
Toshistugu Kai ◽  
Elliot L. Chaikof
Keyword(s):  
Facile Synthesis ◽  
Biomimetic Membrane ◽  
Membrane Engineering

Membrane Engineering of Colloidosome Microcompartments Using Partially Hydrophobic Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

Langmuir ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (50) ◽  
pp. 15047-15052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengli Huo ◽  
Mei Li ◽  
Xin Huang ◽  
Huaming Yang ◽  
Stephen Mann
Keyword(s):  
Mesoporous Silica ◽  
Silica Nanoparticles ◽  
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles ◽  
Membrane Engineering

Sortase-A mediated chemoenzymatic lipidation of single-domain antibodies for cell membrane engineering

2020 ◽  
Vol 153 ◽  
pp. 121-129
Author(s):  
Steffen Wöll ◽  
Christopher Bachran ◽  
Stefan Schiller ◽  
Lee Kim Swee ◽  
Regina Scherließ
Keyword(s):  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Single Domain ◽  
Sortase A ◽  
Single Domain Antibodies ◽  
Membrane Engineering
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