Environmental chemistry

Mathematics

Filtration (mathematics)

Membrane technology

Hazardous waste

Engineering

Chemical engineering

Waste management

Environmental science

Environmental engineering

Biochemistry

Adsorption

Organic chemistry

Membrane

Pollutant

Water treatment

Heavy metals

Statistics

Chemistry

Applied Water Science

Application of polymeric membranes for the adsorption of hazardous pollutants may lead to the development of next-generation reusable and portable water purification appliances. Membranes for membrane adsorption (MA) have the dual function of membrane filtration and adsorption to be very effective to remove trace amounts of pollutants such as cationic heavy metals, anionic phosphates and nitrates. In this review article, recent progresses in the development of MA membranes are surveyed. In addition, recent progresses in the development of advanced adsorbents such as nanoparticles are summarized, since they are potentially useful as fillers in the host membrane to enhance its performance. The future directions of R&D in this field are also shown in the conclusion section.

Removal of heavy metals and pollutants by membrane adsorption techniques