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ArticleACS omega2024

Comprehensive Characterization of Commercial Reverse Osmosis Membranes through High-Temperature Cross-Flow Filtration.

Pooria Karami, Sadegh Aghapour Aktij, Kazem Moradi, Masoud Rastgar, Behnam Khorshidi, Farshad Mohammadtabar, John Peichel, Michael McGregor, Ahmad Rahimpour, Joao B P Soares and 1 more

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Article in ACS omega, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pooria KaramiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, 10-367 Donadeo Innovation Center for Engineering, Advanced Water Research Lab (AWRL), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5532-6882
Sadegh Aghapour AktijDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, 10-367 Donadeo Innovation Center for Engineering, Advanced Water Research Lab (AWRL), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7802-2686
Kazem MoradiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, 10-367 Donadeo Innovation Center for Engineering, Advanced Water Research Lab (AWRL), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.
Masoud RastgarDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, 10-367 Donadeo Innovation Center for Engineering, Advanced Water Research Lab (AWRL), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.
Behnam KhorshidiDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada.
Farshad MohammadtabarDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, 10-367 Donadeo Innovation Center for Engineering, Advanced Water Research Lab (AWRL), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.
John PeichelVeolia Water Technologies & Solutions, 5951 Clearwater Drive, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343, United States.
Michael McGregorSuncor Energy Inc., P.O. Box 2844, 150-Sixth Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 3E3, Canada.
Ahmad RahimpourDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, 10-367 Donadeo Innovation Center for Engineering, Advanced Water Research Lab (AWRL), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6658-9809
Joao B P SoaresDepartment of Chemical & Materials Engineering, 12-263 Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering, Group of Applied Macromolecular Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8017-143X
Mohtada SadrzadehDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, 10-367 Donadeo Innovation Center for Engineering, Advanced Water Research Lab (AWRL), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0403-8351
University of Alberta · CASuncor Energy (Canada) · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Developing thermally stable reverse osmosis membranes is a potential game-changer in high-temperature water treatment. In this work, the performance of three commercial reverse osmosis membranes was evaluated with a series of high-temperature filtrations. The membranes were tested with different filtration methodologies: long-term operation, cyclic tests, controlled stepwise temperature increment, and permeability tests. The morphological and physiochemical characterizations were performed to study the impact of high-temperature filtration on the membranes' chemical composition and morphological characteristics. An increase in the temperature deteriorated the membrane performance in terms of water flux and salt rejection. Flux decline at high temperatures was recognized as the primary concern for high-temperature filtrations, restricting the applications of commercial membranes for long-term operations. This research provides valuable insights for researchers aiming to thoroughly characterize reverse osmosis membranes at high temperatures.

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PMID38222588
PMCPMC10785276
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