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Abstract : Water pollution has grown to be a severe concern due to unethical human deeds and improper management of water resources. The malignancy of organic wastes and contaminants in aquatic systems can adversely affect the flora and fauna. Traditional and modern water treatment techniques that require liquid separation have been widely used to address this problem, and membrane separation has emerged as the most potential solution to meet the issue. Membrane separation offers excellent industrial uniformity and a low carbon footprint as its key advantages. Unfortunately, water permeance or selectivity interferes with this membrane separation procedure. The hydrophobic properties of commonly used membrane materials like polysulfone and polypropylene have an unfavorable influence on water permeance and separation efficiency. Numerous studies have discussed the usage of novel membranes incorporated with nanomaterials, such as metal-organic frameworks, graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, and MXenes, in order to solve this issue. MXenes are rising to prominence as a potential material for the purification of water and membrane separation. This chapter throws light on the potentiality of MXene-reinforced polymer composite membranes in the purification of wastewater and desalination.