Mechanisms and models for water transport in reverse osmosis membranes: history, critical assessment, and recent developments

Heiranian, Mohammad; Fan, Hanqing; Wang, Li; Lu, Xinglin; Elimelech, Menachem

doi:10.1039/D3CS00395G

Mechanisms and models for water transport in reverse osmosis membranes: history, critical assessment, and recent developments

Journal Article · Mon Dec 11 00:00:00 EST 2023 · Chemical Society Reviews

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CS00395G· OSTI ID:2203971

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Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, USA, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7910, USA
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, USA
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, USA, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

Water scarcity is one of the greatest societal challenges facing humanity.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

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