Thin-film composite polyamide membranes are currently used in reverse osmosis (RO) yet they are inherently limited from their poor rejections towards small uncharged pollutants and easily damaged by chemical oxidants used in water treatment. In this work, we show that hydrophobic nanoporous membranes with entrapped nanobubbles layer inside the pore...

The global water crisis demands robust technologies to support reuse of impaired water sources. Direct potable reuse (DPR) has been limited by the poor ability of available technology to completely sequester small, neutral molecules. We hypothesize that emerging contaminants of concern can be better removed with pure carbon molecular sieve (CMS) me...

Overcoming water scarcity and meeting future water demand for rapidly growing populations are some of the biggest challenges facing the water industry, scientific community, and government agencies. To achieve the goal of reducing water scarcity and meeting demand water utilities and agencies have looked to rely on more unconventional and local res...

Closing the nutrient loop by recovering P and N from wastewater is crucial for protecting aquatic environments from pollutants and producing sufficient fertilizer to support growing populations. The high concentrations of phosphate and ammonia in source-separated urine offer propitious opportunities for using membrane technologies to remove P and N...