Abstract
Membranes are ubiquitous tools for modern water treatment technology that critically eliminate hazardous materials such as organic, inorganic, heavy metals, and biomedical pollutants. Nowadays, nano-membranes are of particular interest for myriad applications such as water treatment, desalination, ion exchange, ion concentration control, and several kinds of biomedical applications. However, this state-of-the-art technology suffers from some drawbacks, e.g., toxicity and fouling of contaminants, which makes the synthesis of green and sustainable membranes indeed safety-threatening. Typically, sustainability, non-toxicity, performance optimization, and commercialization are concerns centered on manufacturing green synthesized membranes. Thus, critical issues related to toxicity, biosafety, and mechanistic aspects of green-synthesized nano-membranes have to be systematically and comprehensively reviewed and discussed. Herein we evaluate various aspects of green nano-membranes in terms of their synthesis, characterization, recycling, and commercialization aspects. Nanomaterials intended for nano-membrane development are classified in view of their chemistry/synthesis, advantages, and limitations. Indeed, attaining prominent adsorption capacity and selectivity in green-synthesized nano-membranes requires multi-objective optimization of a number of materials and manufacturing parameters. In addition, the efficacy and removal performance of green nano-membranes are analyzed theoretically and experimentally to provide researchers and manufacturers with a comprehensive image of green nano-membrane efficiency under real environmental conditions.
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
no. 231,
ISSN: 0013-9351 - Language:
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- Publication year:
- 2023
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- Rabiee N., Sharma R., Foorginezhad S., Jouyandeh M., Asadnia M., Rabiee M., Akhavan O., Lima E. C., Formela K., Ashrafizadeh M., Fallah Z., Hassanpour M., Mohammadi A., Saeb M.: Green and Sustainable Membranes: A review// ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH -Vol. 231,iss. part 2 (2023), s.116133-
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116133
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