Recent Development in Laminar Transition Metal Dichalcogenides-Based Membranes Towards Water Desalination: A Review

Faisal Rehman; Fida Hussain Memon; Sami Ullah; Mohammad A Jafar Mazumder; Amir Al-Ahmed; Firoz Khan; Khalid Hussain Thebo

doi:10.1002/tcr.202200107

Recent Development in Laminar Transition Metal Dichalcogenides-Based Membranes Towards Water Desalination: A Review

Chem Rec. 2022 Sep;22(9):e202200107. doi: 10.1002/tcr.202200107. Epub 2022 Jun 14.

Authors

Faisal Rehman^{1

2}, Fida Hussain Memon³, Sami Ullah⁴, Mohammad A Jafar Mazumder^{5

6}, Amir Al-Ahmed⁷, Firoz Khan⁷, Khalid Hussain Thebo⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mechatronics, College of EME, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Peshawar Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
² Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, Virginia, USA.
³ Department of Electrical Engineering, Sukkur IBA University, Sindh, Pakistan.
⁴ K.A. CARE Energy Research & Innovation Center (ERIC), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Chemistry Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.
⁶ Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.
⁷ Interdisciplinary Research Center for Renewable Energy and Power Systems (IRC-REPS), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.
⁸ Institute of Metal Research (IMR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenyang, China.

PMID: 35701111
DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200107

Abstract

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs)-based laminar membranes have gained significant interest in energy storage, fuel cell, gas separation, wastewater treatment, and desalination applications due to single layer structure, good functionality, high mechanical strength, and chemical resistivity. Herein, we review the recent efforts and development on TMDCs-based laminar membranes, and focus is given on their fabrication strategies. Further, TMDCs-based laminar membranes for water purification and seawater desalination are discussed in detail. Finally, present their merits, limits and future challenges needed in this area.

Keywords: TMDCs; desalination; fabrication; lamellar; membrane.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Seawater / chemistry
Transition Elements* / chemistry
Water
Water Purification*

Substances

Transition Elements
Water