Novel forward osmosis process to effectively remove heavy metal ions

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A Forward Osmosis–Membrane Distillation Hybrid Process for Direct Sewer Mining: System Performance and Limitations

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Relating solution physicochemical properties to internal concentration polarization in forward osmosis

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Flux patterns and membrane fouling propensity during desalination of seawater by forward osmosis

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Combined fouling of forward osmosis membranes: Synergistic foulant interaction and direct observation of fouling layer formation

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Effects of feed and draw solution temperature and transmembrane temperature difference on the rejection of trace organic contaminants by forward osmosis

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Substrate modifications and alcohol treatment on thin film composite membranes for osmotic power

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Influence of operating variables on the removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions by nanofiltration

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Enhanced osmotic energy generation from salinity gradients by modifying thin film composite membranes

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Removal of Heavy Metals from Electroplating Wastewater by Thin-Film Composite Nanofiltration Hollow-Fiber Membranes

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Novel hydrophilic nylon 6,6 microfiltration membrane supported thin film composite membranes for engineered osmosis

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Development of Thin-Film Composite forward Osmosis Hollow Fiber Membranes Using Direct Sulfonated Polyphenylenesulfone (sPPSU) as Membrane Substrates

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Temperature as a factor affecting transmembrane water flux in forward osmosis: Steady-state modeling and experimental validation

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Modeling double-skinned FO membranes

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Hydroacid complexes: a new class of draw solutes to promote forward osmosis (FO) processes

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Novel charged and hydrophilized polybenzimidazole (PBI) membranes for forward osmosis

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Experimental studies and modeling on concentration polarization in forward osmosis

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Investigation of amphoteric polybenzimidazole (PBI) nanofiltration hollow fiber membrane for both cation and anions removal

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Micro-morphology and formation of layer-by-layer membranes and their performance in osmotically driven processes

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Characteristics of water and salt transport, free volume and their relationship with the functional groups of novel cellulose esters

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Comparative study of the removal of heavy metals by two nanofiltration membranes

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Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater: a comprehensive and critical review

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Antifouling membranes for sustainable water purification: strategies and mechanisms

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Recent trends of heavy metal removal from water/wastewater by membrane technologies

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Recent advancements in forward osmosis desalination: A review

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Metal organic framework (MOF)-based micro/nanoscaled materials for heavy metal ions removal: The cutting-edge study on designs, synthesis, and applications

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What is next for forward osmosis (FO) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO)

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Polydopamine coating on a thin film composite forward osmosis membrane for enhanced mass transport and antifouling performance

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Water reclamation from emulsified oily wastewater via effective forward osmosis hollow fiber membranes under the PRO mode

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Removal of organic micro-pollutants (phenol, aniline and nitrobenzene) via forward osmosis (FO) process: Evaluation of FO as an alternative method to reverse osmosis (RO)

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Use of Surfactant-Modified Zeolites and Clays for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Water

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Recent Advances in Detection and Removal of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Water

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An approach towards different techniques for detection of heavy metal ions and their removal from waste water

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Graphene oxide (GO) laminar membranes for concentrating pharmaceuticals and food additives in organic solvents

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A Critical Review on the Sustainable Approaches for the Removal of Toxic Heavy Metals from Water Systems

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Investigation on the removal performances of heavy metal ions with the layer-by-layer assembled forward osmosis membranes

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Al-Ti2O6 a mixed metal oxide based composite membrane: A unique membrane for removal of heavy metals

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Performance enhancement of TFC FO membranes with polyethyleneimine modification and post-treatment

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A novel synthetic thin-film nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane modified by graphene oxide and polyethylene glycol for heavy metals removal from aqueous solutions

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Forward Osmosis Application in Manufacturing Industries: A Short Review

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Nano-scale modification of polysulfone membrane matrix and the surface for the separation of chromium ions from water

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Combination and performance of forward osmosis and membrane distillation (FO-MD) for treatment of high salinity landfill leachate

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Rejection of heavy metals in acidic wastewater by a novel thin-film inorganic forward osmosis membrane

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Forward Osmosis Membrane: Review of Fabrication, Modification, Challenges and Potential

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A novel monolith ZnS-ZIF-8 adsorption material for ultraeffective Hg (II) capture from wastewater

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Super rapid removal of copper, cadmium and lead ions from water by NTA-silica gel

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Structural alteration within fly ash-based geopolymers governing the adsorption of Cu2+ from aqueous environment: Effect of alkali activation

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Arsenic contamination, effects and remediation techniques: A special look onto membrane separation processes

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Adsorption behavior of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution onto composite dextran-chitosan macromolecule resin adsorbent

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A review of membrane crystallization, forward osmosis and membrane capacitive deionization for liquid mining

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Hybrid nanobubble-forward osmosis system for aquaculture wastewater treatment and reuse

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Treatment of medical radioactive liquid waste using Forward Osmosis (FO) membrane process

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Hierarchical polydopamine coated cellulose nanocrystal microstructures as efficient nanoadsorbents for removal of Cr(VI) ions

Dong, L., Deng, R., Xiao, H., Chen, F., Zhou, Y., Li, J., Chen, S., & Yan, B. (2019) · Cellulose · doi:10.1007/s10570-019-02529-3 · Cited by 73 · see citing works

Supported liquid membrane based removal of lead(II) and cadmium(II) from mixed feed: Conversion to solid waste by precipitation

Bhatluri, K. K., Manna, M. S., Ghoshal, A. K., & Saha, P. (2015) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.07.030 · Cited by 75 · see citing works

Rejection of antimony in dyeing and printing wastewater by forward osmosis

Meng, L., Wu, M., Chen, H., Yu, X., Huang, M., & Luo, X. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141015 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

Tuning the interlayer spacing of forward osmosis membranes based on ultrathin graphene oxide to achieve desired performance

Hung, W., Chiao, Y., Sengupta, A., Lin, Y., Wickramasinghe, S. R., Hu, C., Tsai, H., Lee, K., & Lai, J. (2018) · Carbon · doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2018.10.058 · Cited by 70 · see citing works

The sorption of single- and multi-heavy metals in aqueous solution using enhanced nano-hydroxyapatite assisted with ultrasonic

Zhou, C., Wang, X., Wang, Y., Song, X., Fang, D., & Ge, S. (2021) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2021.105240 · Cited by 69 · see citing works

Challenges and potentials of forward osmosis process in the treatment of wastewater

Ibrar, I., Altaee, A., Zhou, J. L., Naji, O., & Khanafer, D. (2019) · Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology · doi:10.1080/10643389.2019.1657762 · Cited by 69 · see citing works

Preparation of L-arginine modified magnetic adsorbent by one-step method for removal of Zn(Ⅱ) and Cd(Ⅱ) from aqueous solution

Guo, S., Jiao, P., Dan, Z., Duan, N., Chen, G., & Zhang, J. (2017) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2017.02.136 · Cited by 67 · see citing works

Fermented food intake is associated with a reduced likelihood of atopic dermatitis in an adult population (Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2012-2013)

Park, S., & Bae, J.-H. (2015) · Nutrition Research · doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2015.11.011 · Cited by 67 · see citing works

Advances in forward osmosis (FO) technology for enhanced efficiency and output: A critical review

Rufuss, D. D. W., Kapoor, V., Arulvel, S., & Davies, P. A. (2022) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131769 · Cited by 65 · see citing works

Novel Multicharge Hydroacid Complexes That Effectively Remove Heavy Metal Ions from Water in Forward Osmosis Processes

Chen, Q., Xu, W., & Ge, Q. (2018) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b06701 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Potentially Toxic Elements in Pharmaceutical Industrial Effluents: A Review on Risk Assessment, Treatment, and Management for Human Health

Okoro, H. K., Orosun, M. M., Oriade, F. A., Momoh-Salami, T. M., Ogunkunle, C. O., Adeniyi, A. G., Zvinowanda, C. M., & Ngila, J. C. (2023) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su15086974 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Evaluation of Renewable Gluconate Salts as Draw Solutes in Forward Osmosis Process

Long, Q., Qi, G., & Wang, Y. (2015) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00784 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Study on the competitive adsorption and correlational mechanism for heavy metal ions using the carboxylated magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MNPs-COOH) as efficient adsorbents

Xu, H., Yuan, H., Yu, J., & Lin, S. (2018) · Applied Surface Science · doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.12.006 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Preparation of magnetic nanocomposite based on polyaniline/Fe3O4 towards removal of lead (II) ions from real samples

Sadeghi, M. M., Rad, A. S., Ardjmand, M., & Mirabi, A. (2018) · Synthetic Metals · doi:10.1016/j.synthmet.2018.08.001 · Cited by 60 · see citing works

Microbial strategies for copper pollution remediation: Mechanistic insights and recent advances

Alkhanjaf, A. A. M., Sharma, S., Sharma, M., Kumar, R., Arora, N. K., Kumar, B., Umar, A., Baskoutas, S., & Mukherjee, T. K. (2024) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123588 · Cited by 59 · see citing works

Metallic ions recovery from membrane separation processes concentrate: A special look onto ion exchange resins

Lebron, Y. A. R., Moreira, V. R., & Amaral, M. C. S. (2021) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2021.131812 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Thermo-responsive oligomeric poly(tetrabutylphosphonium styrenesulfonate)s as draw solutes for forward osmosis (FO) applications

Kim, J., Kang, H., Choi, Y., Yu, Y. A., & Lee, J. (2015) · Desalination · doi:10.1016/j.desal.2015.11.013 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Assessing the removal of organic micropollutants by a novel baffled osmotic membrane bioreactor-microfiltration hybrid system

Pathak, N., Li, S., Kim, Y., Chekli, L., Phuntsho, S., Jang, A., Ghaffour, N., Leiknes, T., & Shon, H. K. (2018) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2018.04.044 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Fabrication and performance of PET mesh enhanced cellulose acetate membranes for forward osmosis

Li, G., Wang, J., Hou, D., Bai, Y., & Liu, H. (2016) · Journal of Environmental Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.jes.2015.11.025 · Cited by 57 · see citing works

Removal of trace-amount mercury from wastewater by forward osmosis

Wu, C.-Y., Mouri, H., Chen, S., Zhang, D., Koga, M., & Kobayashi, J. (2016) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2016.10.010 · Cited by 57 · see citing works

Heavy metals removal by osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR) and their effect on sludge properties

Aftab, B., Khan, S. J., Maqbool, T., & Hankins, N. P. (2016) · Desalination · doi:10.1016/j.desal.2016.07.003 · Cited by 56 · see citing works

Removal of Cu(II) ions from contaminated waters using a conducting microfiltration membrane

Wang, X., Wang, Z., Chen, H., & Wu, Z. (2017) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.06.038 · Cited by 56 · see citing works

Ion-exchangeable and sorptive reinforced membranes for efficient electrochemical removal of heavy metal ions in wastewater

Kim, J. G., Ku, J., Jung, J., Park, Y. S., Choi, G. H., Hwang, S. S., Lee, J., & Lee, A. S. (2024) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.140779 · Cited by 55 · see citing works

Adsorption of heavy metals using activated carbon produced from municipal organic solid waste

Al‐Malack, M. H., & Basaleh, A. A. (2016) · Desalination and Water Treatment · doi:10.1080/19443994.2016.1144536 · Cited by 55 · see citing works

Molecular Design of Nanofiltration Membranes for the Recovery of Phosphorus from Sewage Sludge

Thong, Z., Cui, Y., Ong, Y. K., & Chung, T. (2016) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01299 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Dopamine crosslinked graphene oxide membrane for simultaneous removal of organic pollutants and trace heavy metals from aqueous solution

Wang, J., Huang, T., Zhang, L., Yu, Q., & Hou, L. (2017) · Environmental Technology · doi:10.1080/09593330.2017.1371797 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Removal of contaminants of emerging concern by FO, RO, and UF membranes in water and wastewater

Heo, J., Kim, S., Her, N., Park, C. M., Yu, M., & Yoon, Y. (2019) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-813561-7.00005-5 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Removal of Heavy Metal from Wastewater Using Ion Exchange Membranes

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Use of Lignite as a Low-Cost Material for Cadmium and Copper Removal from Aqueous Solutions: Assessment of Adsorption Characteristics and Exploration of Involved Mechanisms

Jellali, S., Azzaz, A. A., Jeguirim, M., Hamdi, H., & Mlayah, A. (2021) · Water · doi:10.3390/w13020164 · Cited by 53 · see citing works

Effective As(III) Removal by A Multi-Charged Hydroacid Complex Draw Solute Facilitated Forward Osmosis-Membrane Distillation (FO-MD) Processes

Ge, Q., Han, G., & Chung, T. (2016) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b05402 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Thermoresponsive Acidic Microgels as Functional Draw Agents for Forward Osmosis Desalination

Hartanto, Y., Zargar, M., Wang, H., Jin, B., & Dai, S. (2016) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b04123 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

The performance of forward osmosis in treating high-salinity wastewater containing heavy metal Ni2+

Zhao, P., Gao, B., Yue, Q., Liu, S., & Shon, H. K. (2015) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2015.12.038 · Cited by 51 · see citing works

Dopamine incorporating forward osmosis membranes with enhanced selectivity and antifouling properties

Wang, Y., Fang, Z., Zhao, S., Ng, D., Zhang, J., & Xie, Z. (2018) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c8ra03166e · Cited by 51 · see citing works

Chitosan modification persimmon tannin bioadsorbent for highly efficient removal of Pb(II) from aqueous environment: the adsorption equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamics

Li, X., Wang, Z., Liang, H., Ning, J., Li, G., & Zhou, Z. (2017) · Environmental Technology · doi:10.1080/09593330.2017.1380712 · Cited by 50 · see citing works

Efficient removal of heavy metal ions based on the optimized dissolution-diffusion-flow forward osmosis process

Zhao, X., & Liu, C. (2017) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2017.11.063 · Cited by 50 · see citing works

Forward osmosis: an alternative sustainable technology and potential applications in water industry

Nasr, P., & Sewilam, H. (2015) · Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy · doi:10.1007/s10098-015-0927-8 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Preparation of Lignin-Based Hydrogel and Its Adsorption on Cu2+ Ions and Co2+ Ions in Wastewaters

Tian, R., Liu, Q., Zhang, W., & Zhang, Y. (2018) · Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials · doi:10.1007/s10904-018-0943-3 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Two-step preparation of amidoxime-functionalized natural zeolites hybrids for the removal of Pb2+ ions in aqueous environment

Puspitasari, T., Kadja, G. T. M., Radiman, C. L., Darwis, D., & Mukti, R. R. (2018) · Materials Chemistry and Physics · doi:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.05.083 · Cited by 47 · see citing works

Synthesis and application of ethylenediamine tetrapropionic salt as a novel draw solute for forward osmosis application

Long, Q., Qi, G., & Wang, Y. (2014) · AIChE Journal · doi:10.1002/aic.14720 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Fabrication of chitosan-based MCS/ZnO@Alg gel microspheres for efficient adsorption of As(V)

Wang, S., Lu, Y., Ouyang, X., Liang, X., Yu, D., Yang, L., & Huang, F. (2019) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.08.070 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Treatment of biologically treated landfill leachate with forward osmosis: Investigating membrane performance and cleaning protocols

Ibrar, I., Yadav, S., Altaee, A., Samal, A. K., Zhou, J. L., Nguyễn, T. V., & Ganbat, N. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140901 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Efficient heavy metal removal by thin film nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane modified with geometrically different bimetallic oxide

Soo, K. W., Wong, K. C., Goh, P. S., Ismail, A. F., & Othman, N. (2020) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101591 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Simultaneous removal of antimony, chromium and aniline by forward osmosis membrane: Preparation, performance and mechanism

Shao, M., Li, Y., Meng, L., Guo, J., Gao, Y., Liu, Y., & Huang, M. (2021) · Desalination · doi:10.1016/j.desal.2021.115363 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Cost-based feasibility study and sensitivity analysis of a new draw solution assisted reverse osmosis (DSARO) process for seawater desalination

Park, K., Kim, D. Y., & Yang, D. R. (2017) · Desalination · doi:10.1016/j.desal.2017.08.026 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Innovative Membrane Technologies for the Treatment of Wastewater Polluted with Heavy Metals: Perspective of the Potential of Electrodialysis, Membrane Distillation, and Forward Osmosis from a Bibliometric Analysis

Carmona, B., & Abejón, R. (2023) · Membranes · doi:10.3390/membranes13040385 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Improving U(VI) retention efficiency and cycling stability of GCN-supported calcined-LDH composite: Mechanism insight and real water system applications

Momin, Z. H., Lingamdinne, L. P., Kulkarni, R., Pal, C. A., Choi, Y.-L., Koduru, J. R., & Chang, Y. (2023) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140551 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Forward Osmosis (FO) for Removal of Heavy Metals

Abdullah, N., Tajuddin, M. H., & Yusof, N. B. (2018) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-813902-8.00010-1 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Water Cleaning Adsorptive Membranes for Efficient Removal of Heavy Metals and Metalloids

Buonomenna, M. G., Mousavi, S. M., Hashemi, S. A., & Lai, C. W. (2022) · Water · doi:10.3390/w14172718 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Forward Osmosis–Membrane Distillation Process for Zero Liquid Discharge of Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater

Anderson, W. V., Cheng, C., Butalia, T. S., & Weavers, L. K. (2021) · Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c03415 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Prospects of forward osmosis-based membranes for seawater mining: Economic analysis, limitations and opportunities

Abdul-Hussein, S. T., Al-Furaiji, M. H., Meskher, H., Ghernaout, D., Fal, M., ALotaibi, A. M., & Alsalhy, Q. F. (2024) · Desalination · doi:10.1016/j.desal.2024.117477 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

Exploration of polyepoxysuccinic acid as a novel draw solution in the forward osmosis process

Wang, C., Gao, B., Zhao, P., Li, R., Yue, Q., & Shon, H. K. (2017) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c7ra04036a · Cited by 38 · see citing works

Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metals in Near-Shore Marine Sediments of the Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Region: Enrichment and Associated Risk Indices

Halawani, R. F., Wilson, M. E., Hamilton, K. M., Aloufi, F. A., Taleb, M. A., Al-Zubieri, A. G., & Quicksall, A. N. (2022) · Journal of Marine Science and Engineering · doi:10.3390/jmse10050614 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

High-Performance Thin-Film nanocomposite forward osmosis membranes modified with Poly(dopamine) coated UiO66-(COOH)2

Eghbalazar, T., & Shakeri, A. (2021) · Separation and Purification Technology · doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119438 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

REMOVAL OF LEAD, COPPER AND NICKEL IONS FROM WASTEWATER BY FORWARD OSMOSIS PROCESS

Mohammed, A. A. (2015) · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · Cited by 1 · see citing works

A study of heavy metal rejection by forward osmosis

Han, Y. (2015) · doi:10.5353/th_b5673732

Efficient removal of heavy metal ions based on the optimized dissolution-diffusion-flow forward osmosis process

Zhao, X., & Liu, C. (2017) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2017.11.063 · Cited by 50 · see citing works

Removal of Cobalt Ions from Wastewater by Batch and Flowing Forward Osmosis Processes

Al-Saffar, T. K. H. K. (2019) · Journal of Ecological Engineering · doi:10.12911/22998993/102796 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Advanced hydrophilic macromolecule and trivalent complex-based draw solution for heavy metal removal from groundwater using forward osmosis

Nguyen, H. T., Nguyen, N. C., Ray, S. S., Chen, S., Tran, T. T. T., & Nguyen, M. L. T. (2025) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2025.116275