scholarly journals Optimal Performance of Thin-Film Composite Nanofiltration-Like Forward Osmosis Membranes Set Off by Changing the Chemical Structure of Diamine Reacted with Trimesoyl Chloride through Interfacial Polymerization

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 544
Author(s):  
Manuel Reyes De Guzman ◽  
Micah Belle Marie Yap Ang ◽  
Shu-Hsien Huang ◽  
Qing-Yi Huang ◽  
Yu-Hsuan Chiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Interfacial Polymerization ◽  
Forward Osmosis ◽  
Optimal Performance ◽  
Salt Flux ◽  
Polymerization Reaction ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Trimesoyl Chloride

Thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide membranes formed through interfacial polymerization can function more efficiently by tuning the chemical structure of participating monomers. Accordingly, three kinds of diamine monomers were considered to take part in interfacial polymerization. Each diamine was reacted with trimesoyl chloride (TMC) to manufacture TFC polyamide nanofiltration (NF)-like forward osmosis (FO) membranes. The diamines differed in chemical structure; the functional group present between the terminal amines was classified as follows: aliphatic group of 1,3-diaminopropane (DAPE); cyclohexane in 1,3-cyclohexanediamine (CHDA); and aromatic or benzene ring in m-phenylenediamine (MPD). For FO tests, deionized water and 1 M aqueous sodium sulfate solution were used as feed and draw solution, respectively. Interfacial polymerization conditions were also varied: concentrations of water and oil phases, time of contact between the water-phase solution and the membrane substrate, and polymerization reaction time. The resultant membranes were characterized using attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and surface contact angle measurement to identify the chemical structure, morphology, roughness, and hydrophilicity of the polyamide layer, respectively. The results of FO experiments revealed that among the three diamine monomers, CHDA turned out to be the most effective, as it led to the production of TFC NF-like FO membrane with optimal performance. Then, the following optimum conditions were established for the CHDA-based membrane: contact between 2.5 wt.% aqueous CHDA solution and polysulfone (PSf) substrate for 2 min, and polymerization reaction between 1 wt.% TMC solution and 2.5 wt.% CHDA solution for 30 s. The composite CHDA-TMC/PSf membrane delivered a water flux (Jw) of 18.24 ± 1.33 LMH and a reverse salt flux (Js) of 5.75 ± 1.12 gMH; therefore, Js/Jw was evaluated to be 0.32 ± 0.07 (g/L).

Synthesis of thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes for removing organic micro-pollutants from aqueous solutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1160-1166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Saeedi-Jurkuyeh ◽  
Ahmad Jonidi Jafari
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Forward Osmosis ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Salt Flux ◽  
Polymerization Reaction ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Layer ◽  
Micro Pollutants

Abstract In this study, a thin-film composite (TFC) forward osmosis membrane was synthesized and characterized with various concentrations (15%, 16%, 17% and 18%) of polysulfone for the removal of two organic micro-pollutants, namely phenol and benzene from the aqueous solutions. Synthesis of a thin-film composite membrane with a support layer carried out by dissolving an amount of polysulfone polymer and polyvinyl pyrrolidone in N-methyl,2-pyrrolidone via phase inversion process and a thin-film layer of the polyamide M-phenylenediamine (MPD) and 1,3,5-benzene trichloride by interfacial polymerization reaction for the fabrication of the TFC were examined. Water flux and reverse salt flux decreased with increasing the concentration of polysulfone polymer. The composite membranes with polysulfone at 16% and 17% had even higher efficiencies. Also, by increasing the concentration of the draw solution, further phenol and benzene could be removed. The highest rejection rates of phenol (polar) and benzene (nonpolar) were found to be 79% and 90%, respectively. The results showed the capability of the thin-film composite forward osmosis (TFC-FO) membranes for removing organic micro-pollutants from the aqueous solutions under different operating conditions, with the efficiency of removing nonpolar compounds being higher.

scholarly journals Alleviation of Reverse Salt Leakage across Nanofiber Supported Thin-Film Composite Forward Osmosis Membrane via Heat-Curing in Hot Water

Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Xiao-Xue Ke ◽  
Ting-Yu Wang ◽  
Xiao-Qiong Wu ◽  
Jiang-Ping Chen ◽  
Quan-Bao Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Interfacial Polymerization ◽  
Forward Osmosis ◽  
Phase Interface ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Salt Flux ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Heat Curing

Electrospun nanofiber with interconnected porous structure has been studied as a promising support layer of polyamide (PA) thin-film composite (TFC) forward osmosis (FO) membrane. However, its rough surface with irregular pores is prone to the formation of a defective PA active layer after interfacial polymerization, which shows high reverse salt leakage in FO desalination. Heat-curing is beneficial for crosslinking and stabilization of the PA layer. In this work, a nanofiber-supported PA TFC membrane was conceived to be cured on a hot water surface with preserved phase interface for potential “defect repair”, which could be realized by supplementary interfacial polymerization of residual monomers during heat-curing. The resultant hot-water-curing FO membrane with a more uniform superhydrophilic and highly crosslinked PA layer exhibited much lower reverse salt flux (FO: 0.3 gMH, PRO: 0.8 gMH) than that of oven-curing FO membrane (FO: 2.3 gMH, PRO: 2.2 gMH) and achieved ∼4 times higher separation efficiency. It showed superior stability owing to mitigated reverse salt leakage and osmotic pressure loss, with its water flux decline lower than a quarter that of the oven-curing membrane. This study could provide new insight into the fine-tuning of nanofiber-supported TFC FO membrane for high-quality desalination via a proper selection of heat-curing methods.

scholarly journals Fabrication of a novel cyanoethyl cellulose substrate for thin-film composite forward osmosis membrane

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Zheng ◽  
Shaoqi Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Forward Osmosis ◽  
Feed Solution ◽  
Salt Flux ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Reverse Salt Flux ◽  
Cyanoethyl Cellulose

Abstract In this study, cyanoethyl cellulose (CEC) was used as a membrane material, and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was used as pore-forming agent to prepare the substrates for the thin-film composite (TFC) forward osmosis (FO) membrane for the first time. The experimental results demonstrate that the properties of the substrates were significantly improved after PVP was added. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) images show that a two-sublayer structure, a fringe-like top sublayer and macrovoids with sponge-like wall bottom sublayer, were formed after the addition of PVP. These improvements contributed to improved membrane performance during FO tests. Meanwhile, after adding PVP, the TFC membranes exhibited good water flux, and excellent specific reverse salt flux. For instance, the TFC-M2 exhibited 9.10/20.67 LMH water flux, 1.35/2.24 gMH reverse salt flux, and 0.15/0.11 g/L specific reverse salt flux in FO/pressure-retarded osmosis mode while using 1 M NaCl as the draw solution and deionized (DI) water as the feed solution.

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.

Fabrication and characterization of a novel nanofiltration membrane by the interfacial polymerization of 1,4-diaminocyclohexane (DCH) and trimesoyl chloride (TMC)

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (51) ◽  
pp. 40742-40752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gui-E. Chen ◽  
Yan-Jun Liu ◽  
Zhen-Liang Xu ◽  
Yong-Jian Tang ◽  
Hui-Hong Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Interfacial Polymerization ◽  
Nanofiltration Membrane ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Fabrication And Characterization ◽  
Polyamide Membrane ◽  
Trimesoyl Chloride

A novel thin-film composite polyamide membrane for nanofiltration is prepared, and the addition of sodium N-cyclohexylsulfamate is found to have a significant influence on its performance.

scholarly journals Thin film composite polyamide membranes: parametric study on the influence of synthesis conditions

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (68) ◽  
pp. 54985-54997 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Khorshidi ◽  
T. Thundat ◽  
B. A. Fleck ◽  
M. Sadrzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Strong Interaction ◽  
Parametric Study ◽  
Interfacial Polymerization ◽  
Polymerization Reaction ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Synthesis Conditions ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Polyamide Membranes

Analysis of strong interaction between monomers concentrations in interfacial polymerization reaction provides valuable guidelines for making a wide range of salt rejecting membranes.

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