A comprehensive review on electrospun nanohybrid membranes for wastewater treatment

• Senuri Kumarage,
• Imalka Munaweera and
• Nilwala Kottegoda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 137–159, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.10

• discussed. Finally, an outlook on the future research pathways to fill the gaps existing in water remediation have been suggested. Keywords: electrospinning; environmental remediation; membrane technologies; nanohybrids; water purification; Review 1 Introduction Nanotechnology is a technique that exploits

• utilization in different membrane technologies for water treatment are then elaborated. Finally, the future potentials of the ENH membranes are discussed. 2 Electrospinning technology Due to its simple operating technique and the superior properties of the produced nanofiber mats, electrospinning has become

• efficiency for both anionic (MB) and cationic (CR) dyes had a high value of 99%. The membrane also demonstrated excellent reusability and stability and was operational even in alkaline, acidic salty, and hot water environments [83]. 5.2 Water purification membrane technologies 5.2.1 Adsorption membranes

Toward the use of CVD-grown MoS₂ nanosheets as field-emission source

• Geetanjali Deokar,
• Nitul S. Rajput,
• Junjie Li,
• Francis Leonard Deepak,
• Wei Ou-Yang,
• Nicolas Reckinger,
• Carla Bittencourt,
• Jean-Francois Colomer and
• Mustapha Jouiad

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1686–1694, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.160

• TEM since some layers could be viewed via the bended NSs. Figure 3d is a filtered HRTEM image showing evidence of MoS2 NS stacking defects highlighted by the arrows. These defects are inherent to the fabrication process. This NSs stacking configuration could exhibit interesting properties in membrane

• technologies such as filtration membranes to remove fouling, heavy metals and chemicals from water by membrane separation as reported elsewhere for graphene nanosheets [26]. To investigate further the NSs growth, cross-section TEM measurements were performed. The general morphologies of the vertically standing

Preparation and morphology-dependent wettability of porous alumina membranes

• Dmitry L. Shimanovich,
• Alla I. Vorobjova,
• Daria I. Tishkevich,
• Alex V. Trukhanov,
• Maxim V. Zdorovets and
• Artem L. Kozlovskiy

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1423–1436, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.135

• . Measurements of the interfacial contact angle were made on the as-fabricated amorphous membrane and after pore widening with a range of pore diameters from 25 to 100 nm. The possible applications of PAMs for various membrane technologies is shown. Keywords: interfacial contact angle; membranes; porous anodic

• it is possible to develop a template that is suitable for various membrane technologies. Experimental In this study, various membranes were fabricated based on porous anodic alumina, prepared via a two-step anodization of Al foil using three distinct sets of conditions: type I – in an aqueous

• reproducible surface morphology and regular porosity can be fabricated using an inexpensive and handy technological process. Their remarkable and useful properties make PAMs promising substrates for various membrane technologies. SEM images (after barrier layer etching) of a porous alumina membrane (PAM

Noble metal-modified titania with visible-light activity for the decomposition of microorganisms

• Maya Endo,
• Zhishun Wei,
• Kunlei Wang,
• Baris Karabiyik,
• Kenta Yoshiiri,
• Paulina Rokicka,
• Bunsho Ohtani,
• Agata Markowska-Szczupak and
• Ewa Kowalska

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 829–841, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.77

• have already been used for various antimicrobial applications, such as (i) ionization techniques, (ii) membrane technologies to reduce biofouling of sanitation devices, (iii) development of sensors with high sensitivity and selectivity for pathogen detection, (iv) everyday products (cosmetics, shoes