Novel forward osmosis process to effectively remove heavy metal ions

Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewaters: A review

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Low-cost adsorbents for heavy metals uptake from contaminated water: a review

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New trends in removing heavy metals from industrial wastewater

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Forward osmosis: Principles, applications, and recent developments

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Recent developments in forward osmosis: Opportunities and challenges

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Influence of concentrative and dilutive internal concentration polarization on flux behavior in forward osmosis

McCutcheon, J. R., & Elimelech, M. (2006) · Journal of Membrane Science · doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2006.07.049 · Cited by 1,342

Drawbacks of applying nanofiltration and how to avoid them: A review

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The Theory of Membrane Equilibria.

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Forward osmosis processes: Yesterday, today and tomorrow

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Removal of heavy metals from wastewater by membrane processes: a comparative study

Qdais, H. A., & Moussa, H. (2004) · Desalination · doi:10.1016/s0011-9164(04)00169-9 · Cited by 569

Concurrent boron removal from reverse osmosis concentrate and energy production using a microbial desalination cell-Donnan dialysis hybrid system

Goren, A. Y., & Ökten, H. E. (2024) · Environmental Science Water Research & Technology · doi:10.1039/d4ew00621f · Cited by 2

Efficient Removal of Chromium and Lead from Water Solutions Using Forward Osmosis: A Response Surface Methodology Approach

Hashemi, M., Naghdali, Z., Eslami, A., & Jamali, H. A. (2025) · Water Conservation Science and Engineering · doi:10.1007/s41101-024-00333-0 · Cited by 2

Characterization of Sweetmeat Waste and Its Suitability for Sorption of As(III) in Aqueous Media

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Adsorption of Ni2+ from Aqueous Solution by Functionalized Coal Particles with Dithiocarbamate

Liu, Z., Han, X., Ho, C.-H., & Fan, A. (2018) · Journal of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste · doi:10.1061/(asce)hz.2153-5515.0000421 · Cited by 2

Remediation of Heavy Metal Contamination in Paddy Soils through Soil Leaching Combined with Biosorption

Li, X., Wang, Z., Liang, H., Zhou, Z., & Li, G. (2018) · IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering · doi:10.1088/1757-899x/381/1/012034 · Cited by 2

In-situ enhanced heavy metal ion removal efficiency based on branched amino groups in the forward osmosis process

Cai, C., Lei, X., Zhao, X., Wang, L., Jia, J., & Liu, C. (2020) · Desalination and Water Treatment · doi:10.5004/dwt.2020.25729 · Cited by 1

Unraveling internal concentration polarization of forward osmosis membrane through β-radiation-exfoliated LDH for heavy metal ion removal

Azman, M. ’. N., Goh, P.-S., Taniguchi, T., Selambakkannu, S., Yao, Y., Ismail, A. F., Jamaluddin, K., & Iqbal, R. M. (2026) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2026.110106 · Cited by 1

Preparation of defect free TFC FO membranes using robust and highly porous ceramic substrate

Su, J., Wei, Y., & Li, H. (2018) · Journal of Polymer Science and Engineering · doi:10.24294/jpse.v1i4.413 · Cited by 1

A high performance of thin film composite based on dextran substrate for effective removal of heavy metal ions

Thao, L. X. T., Duong, M. T., Huynh, L. D., Dang, T. T., Do, M. V., Nguyen, D. B., & Pham, T. M. (2024) · Process Safety and Environmental Protection · doi:10.1016/j.cherd.2024.11.036 · Cited by 1

ADSORPTION OF CADMIUM IONS ISOTHERM FROM WATER INTO POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE

Imanova, J., Azizov, A. A., Nabiev, A., Khalilova, F. G., & Alosmanov, R. M. (2018) · Chemical Problems · doi:10.32737/2221-8688-2018-1-73-77 · Cited by 1

Adsorption of lead ion by a polyether sulphone-type chelating membrane bearing aminophosphonic acid functional groups

Song, L., Ji, M., Shi, B., Wang, C., Wang, X., & Liu, P. (2019) · Desalination and Water Treatment · doi:10.5004/dwt.2019.23602 · Cited by 1

ESTUDO DA ADSORÇÃO DOS ÍONS FE2+ PELO ADSORVENTE SUPERGELTM SGC 650H

de Oliveira, S. P., Novais, Í. G. V., KERBER, K. C., Módenes, A. N., Bergamasco, R., & Paraíso, P. R. (2015) · Anais do Congresso Brasileiro de Sistemas Particulados · doi:10.5151/enemp2015-fi-605

Effect of salinity and temperature on treatment of concentrated wastewater from RO by FO-MD

Zhou, Y., Huang, M., & Deng, Q. (2018) · IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science · doi:10.1088/1755-1315/121/3/032001

A performance and energy evaluation of a dye drawn forward osmosis (FO) system for the textile industry

Rahman, M. M. (2020)

The Change of Forward Osmosis Filtration Performance by Trace Organic Compounds in Heavy Metal Removal by Forward Osmosis Filtration

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Energy-Efficient Removal of Heavy Metal and Radioactive Ions by Single-Unit System Integrating Forward Osmosis and Low-Pressure Membrane SeparationPreprint

Kim, S., Park, C. M., Nam, S., Yoon, Y., & Heo, J. (2022) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.4191073

Nanotechnology-Based Adsorption and Membrane Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment

Shukla, D. (2025) · Nanotechnology in the life sciences · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-82794-5_2

Microwave-Assisted Syntheses of 1-Acetyl 2-Methylbenzimidazole Sodium Bisulfate pH-Responsive Ionic Draw Solute for Forward Osmosis Applications

Bhran, A. A., Gadallah, A. G., Ali, H. M., Ali, S. S., Gadallah, H., & Sabry, R. M. (2025) · Membranes · doi:10.3390/membranes15110325

Thin polyimide film with high porosity as an alternative substrate for forward osmosis membranes

Fujioka, T., Chang, Z. H., Sano, H., & Shintani, T. (2025) · Desalination and Water Treatment · doi:10.1016/j.dwt.2025.101586

Synthèse de filtres pour la sorption des polluants organiques et des métaux lourds sur des charbons et produits naturels

Ayach, J. (2023) · theses.fr (ABES) · doi:10.70675/6211423cz3515z4149z8951z99e2ac6f1213

Comparative Time-Dependent Analysis of Heavy Metal Rejection from Mine Water Using Ultrasound-Enhanced Forward Osmosis

Yazdani, M., Ghiassi, R., Akbari, Z., & Nazif, S. (2026) · Journal of Environmental Engineering · doi:10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-8650

Ceramic nanocomposite membranes for sustainable water treatment: a review of nanomaterials, fabrication strategies, and emerging intelligent systems

JMAITO, F., Soudani, A., Moustansiri, H. E., Lagdali, S., & Chiban, M. (2026) · Scientific African · doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2026.e03553

Advanced Membrane Technologies for Heavy Metal Separation and Removal from Environmental Matrices

Mohlala, R. L., Shaku, B., & Mogashane, T. M. (2026) · IntechOpen eBooks · doi:10.5772/intechopen.1016993

Adsorption of Pb2+ on Rare-Earth benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate Metal-Organic Frameworks: Influence of the Crystal Structure and Size of Microcrystals

Markova, E. B., Anistratov, N., Георгиевич, М. А., Михаил, К., Smirnova, S. S., Moiseeva, A. R., Чернов, И. М., Mitrofanova, A. V., & Kholodkova, A. A. (2026) · Surfaces · doi:10.3390/surfaces9040091

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

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

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

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