Synthesis and characterization of thin film nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane with hydrophilic nanocomposite support to reduce internal concentration polarization

2014 ◽  
Vol 449 ◽  
pp. 74-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Emadzadeh ◽  
W.J. Lau ◽  
T. Matsuura ◽  
A.F. Ismail ◽  
M. Rahbari-Sisakht
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Concentration Polarization ◽  
Forward Osmosis ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Internal Concentration ◽  
Internal Concentration Polarization ◽  
Thin Film Nanocomposite

scholarly journals Thin Film Composite Forward Osmosis Membrane with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Interlayer for Alleviating Internal Concentration Polarization

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Tang ◽  
Shan Li ◽  
Jia Xu ◽  
Congjie Gao
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Concentration Polarization ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Forward Osmosis ◽  
Feed Solution ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Internal Concentration ◽  
Tfc Membrane ◽  
Internal Concentration Polarization

This study reported a series of thin film composite (TFC) membranes with single-walled nanotubes (SWCNTs) interlayers for the forward osmosis (FO) application. Pure SWCNTs with ultrahigh length-to-diameter ratio and without any functional group were applied to form an interconnect network interlayer via strong π-π interactions. Compared to the TFC membrane without SWCNTs interlayer, our TFC membrane with optimal SWCNTs interlayer exhibited more than three times the water permeability (A) of 3.3 L m−2h−1bar−1 in RO mode with 500 mg L−1 NaCl as feed solution and nearly three-fold higher FO water flux of 62.8 L m−2 h−1 in FO mode with the deionized water as feed solution and 1 M NaCl as draw solution. Meanwhile, the TFC membrane with SWCNTs interlayer exhibited significantly reduced membrane structure parameters (S) to immensely mitigate the effect of internal concentration polarization (ICP) in support layer with micro-sized pores in favor of higher water flux. It showed that the pure SWCNTs interlayer could be an effective strategy to apply in FO membranes.

Synthesis and characterization of a polyamide thin film composite membrane based on a polydopamine coated support layer for forward osmosis

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (128) ◽  
pp. 106113-106121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangbo Huang ◽  
Haiyang Jin ◽  
Hao Li ◽  
Ping Yu ◽  
Yunbai Luo
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Composite Membrane ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Interfacial Polymerization ◽  
Forward Osmosis ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite Membrane ◽  
Thin Film Composite

In this study, a facile method has been developed to prepare high performance thin film composite forward osmosis membranes, which was conducted by coating the surface of a polysulfone substrate with polydopamine prior to the interfacial polymerization.

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