{"title":"A comprehensive review of the forward osmosis membrane modification strategies for membrane fouling mitigation in wastewater treatment","authors":"Duo Xu, Xinyang Sun, Simiao Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.jece.2025.116992","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Forward osmosis (FO) technology is considered to be the most environmental-friendly and promising membrane technology due to its natural osmotic pressure-driven mode. In recent years, the FO membrane has been employed extensively in the field of wastewater treatment. The advancement of this technology is hindered by the occurrence of membrane fouling. This challenge can be addressed through the implementation of various modifications to FO membranes. This paper presents a comprehensive introduction to the materials and methods used in FO membrane modification. The utilization of multiple materials for FO membranes modification has emerged as a novel approach. The relevant literature accounted for 48.28 %, 68.42 % and 41.67 % of the modification of the active layer, intermediate layer and support layer, respectively. Furthermore, the review presents an overview of the membrane modification strategies of FO membranes subjected to various forms of fouling, including organic, typical inorganic, heavy metal, biological, colloidal, combined organic-inorganic and typical organic-MPs fouling are summarized. This review aims to provide a comprehensive description of the current development status of modified FO membranes for wastewater treatment, with a view to establishing a foundation for future developments in FO technology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15759,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering","volume":"13 3","pages":"Article 116992"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213343725016884","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Forward osmosis (FO) technology is considered to be the most environmental-friendly and promising membrane technology due to its natural osmotic pressure-driven mode. In recent years, the FO membrane has been employed extensively in the field of wastewater treatment. The advancement of this technology is hindered by the occurrence of membrane fouling. This challenge can be addressed through the implementation of various modifications to FO membranes. This paper presents a comprehensive introduction to the materials and methods used in FO membrane modification. The utilization of multiple materials for FO membranes modification has emerged as a novel approach. The relevant literature accounted for 48.28 %, 68.42 % and 41.67 % of the modification of the active layer, intermediate layer and support layer, respectively. Furthermore, the review presents an overview of the membrane modification strategies of FO membranes subjected to various forms of fouling, including organic, typical inorganic, heavy metal, biological, colloidal, combined organic-inorganic and typical organic-MPs fouling are summarized. This review aims to provide a comprehensive description of the current development status of modified FO membranes for wastewater treatment, with a view to establishing a foundation for future developments in FO technology.
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The Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (JECE) serves as a platform for the dissemination of original and innovative research focusing on the advancement of environmentally-friendly, sustainable technologies. JECE emphasizes the transition towards a carbon-neutral circular economy and a self-sufficient bio-based economy. Topics covered include soil, water, wastewater, and air decontamination; pollution monitoring, prevention, and control; advanced analytics, sensors, impact and risk assessment methodologies in environmental chemical engineering; resource recovery (water, nutrients, materials, energy); industrial ecology; valorization of waste streams; waste management (including e-waste); climate-water-energy-food nexus; novel materials for environmental, chemical, and energy applications; sustainability and environmental safety; water digitalization, water data science, and machine learning; process integration and intensification; recent developments in green chemistry for synthesis, catalysis, and energy; and original research on contaminants of emerging concern, persistent chemicals, and priority substances, including microplastics, nanoplastics, nanomaterials, micropollutants, antimicrobial resistance genes, and emerging pathogens (viruses, bacteria, parasites) of environmental significance.