As many chemists know, the membrane distillation (MD) process has gained increasing popularity and attention for saline treatment, especially because of its extremely high salt rejection (the ...

San Jose, Calif. – April 18, 2003 – Moving beyond early applications such as the clarification of wine, membrane separation's strong presence and successful application in the chemical and other ...

In a recent article published in Nature Communications, researchers presented a novel approach to fabricating an omniphobic membrane inspired by the unique surface structures of springtails, known for ...

Korean scientists claim a new desalination technique makes sea water fit to drink in minutes. The researchers used a membrane distillation process that resulted in 99.9 percent salt rejection for one ...

That ancient mariner was onto something when he said “water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink” – the vast majority of water on Earth is undrinkable. Desalination could be a vital technology to ...

Filtration and chemical separation have played a crucial role throughout history, from purifying water with gravel and sand to sieving curds from whey and distilling spirits. Today, these processes ...

A common process in industrial plants is separation. It can be separating gas from liquid, solids from liquids, or even liquids from liquids. Centrifugation has been a popular separation technology.