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Sun Y, Yan M, Li Z, Wang L, Chen X, Luo S. Diffusion-Regulated Interfacial Polymerization of Hierarchically Microporous Polyamide Membranes for Permselective Gas Separations. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 39263915 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c10941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2024]
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Interfacial polymerization has emerged as a robust method for fabricating task-specific polyamide (PA) membranes. However, the limited microporosity of highly cross-linked PA membranes constrains their effectiveness in gas separation applications. Herein, we introduce an ionic liquid (IL)-regulated interfacial polymerization process to fabricate polyamide nanofilms incorporating kinked tetrakis (4-aminophenyl) methane monomers. In situ ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy demonstrates that the diffusion of 1,3,5-benzenetricarbonyl trichloride (TMC) toward the interface increases with the IL/H2O ratio, leading to the formation of a more compact membrane with a higher cross-linking degree. The PA-TAM7/3-60 min membrane exhibits a CO2 permeance of 29.8 GPU and a CO2/CH4 selectivity of 109, exceeding the 2008 Robeson upper bond. Additionally, the highly cross-linked structure imparts the membranes with notable plasticization resistance. Mixed-gas tests (CO2/CH4 = 50/50, v/v) reveal that the PA-TAM7/3-60 min membrane experiences only a 2% reduction in CO2 permeance and a 10% decrease in CO2/CH4 selectivity at a CO2 partial pressure of 300 PSIG, compared to its performance at 30 PSIG. The ease of tuning membrane structure and gas separation performance, along with its excellent plasticization resistance, underscores the potential of these PA membranes for task-specific gas separations.
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- Ying Sun
- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, PR China
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Xin JH, Fan HY, Guo BB, Yang HC, Zhu CY, Zhang C, Xu ZK. Interfacial polymerization at unconventional interfaces: an emerging strategy to tailor thin-film composite membranes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:13258-13271. [PMID: 37869905 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04171a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Interfacial polymerization is a well-known process to synthesize separation layers for thin film composite membranes at an immiscible organic liquid-aqueous liquid interface. The organic-aqueous interface determines the diffusion dynamics of monomers and the chemical environment for polymerization, exerting a critical influence on the formation of polymer thin films. This review summarizes recent advances in tailoring interfacial polymerization using interfaces beyond the conventional alkane-water interface to achieve high-performance separation films with designed structures. Diverse liquid-liquid interfaces are introduced for synthesizing separation films by adding co-solvents into the organic phase and/or the aqueous phase, respectively, or by replacing one of the liquid phases with other solvents. Innovative liquid-gel and liquid-gas interfaces are then summarized for the synthesis of polymer thin films for separation. Novel strategies to form reaction interfaces, such as spray-coating, are also presented and discussed. In addition, we discuss the details of how a physically or chemically patterned substrate affects interfacial polymerization. Finally, the potential of unconventional interfaces in interfacial polymerization is forecast with both challenges and opportunities.
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- Jia-Hui Xin
- MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment, and Key Lab of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
- The "Belt and Road" Sino-Portugal Joint Lab on Advanced Materials, International Research Center for X Polymers, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment, and Key Lab of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
- The "Belt and Road" Sino-Portugal Joint Lab on Advanced Materials, International Research Center for X Polymers, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment, and Key Lab of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
- The "Belt and Road" Sino-Portugal Joint Lab on Advanced Materials, International Research Center for X Polymers, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment, and Key Lab of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
- The "Belt and Road" Sino-Portugal Joint Lab on Advanced Materials, International Research Center for X Polymers, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment, and Key Lab of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
- The "Belt and Road" Sino-Portugal Joint Lab on Advanced Materials, International Research Center for X Polymers, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment, and Key Lab of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
- The "Belt and Road" Sino-Portugal Joint Lab on Advanced Materials, International Research Center for X Polymers, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment, and Key Lab of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
- The "Belt and Road" Sino-Portugal Joint Lab on Advanced Materials, International Research Center for X Polymers, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Wu YG, Li XZ, Zhao J, Yang X, Cai YJ, Jiang H, Sun YX, Wei NJ, Liu Y, Li YB, Yang ZH, Jiang MY, Gai JG. Biomimetic redox-responsive smart coatings with resistance-release functions for reverse osmosis membranes. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:7950-7960. [PMID: 37491975 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb00904a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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Membrane fouling induces catastrophic loss of separation performance and seriously restricts the applications of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. Inspired by the mussel structure, polydopamine (PDA) and cystamine molecules (CA) with excellent anti-fouling properties were used to prepare accessible, biocompatible, and redox-responsive coatings for RO membranes. The PDA/CA-coated RO membranes exhibit a superior water flux of 65 L m-2 h-1 with a favourable NaCl rejection exceeding 99%. The water permeability through the PDA/CA-coated membrane is much higher than that of most membranes with similar rejection rates. Due to the formed protective hydration layers by PDA/CA coatings, anti-fouling properties against proteins, polysaccharides and surfactants were evaluated separately, and ultralow fouling properties were demonstrated. Moreover, the disulfide linkages in CA molecules can cleave in a reducing environment, yielding the degradation of PDA/CA coatings, thereby removing the foulants deposited on the coatings. The degradation endows the coated membranes with satisfying longtime anti-fouling properties, where the flux recovery reaches up to 90%. The construction of redox-responsive smart coatings not only provided a promising route to alleviate membrane fouling but can also be upscaled for use in numerous practical applications like sensors, medical devices, and drug delivery.
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- Ya-Ge Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.
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- Nuclear Power Institute of China, 328, Section 1, Changshun Avenue, Huayang, Shuangliu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 610200, China
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- PetroChina Liaoyang Petrochemical Company, No. 7 Torch Street, Hongwei District, Liaoyang, Liaoning 111000, China
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- PetroChina Liaoyang Petrochemical Company, No. 7 Torch Street, Hongwei District, Liaoyang, Liaoning 111000, China
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- Sichuan Guojian Inspection Co., Ltd, No. 17, Section 1, Kangcheng Road, Jiangyang District, Luzhou 646099, Sichuan, China
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- Nuclear Power Institute of China, 328, Section 1, Changshun Avenue, Huayang, Shuangliu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 610200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.
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Restrepo MA, Mohammadifakhr M, Kamp J, Trzaskus K, Kemperman AJB, de Grooth J, Roesink HDW, Roth H, Wessling M. Incorporation of an Intermediate Polyelectrolyte Layer for Improved Interfacial Polymerization on PAI Hollow Fiber Membranes. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:741. [PMID: 37623802 PMCID: PMC10456695 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13080741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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In a single-step spinning process, we create a thin-walled, robust hollow fiber support made of Torlon® polyamide-imide featuring an intermediate polyethyleneimine (PEI) lumen layer to facilitate the integration and covalent attachment of a dense selective layer. Subsequently, interfacial polymerization of m-phenylenediamine and trimesoyl chloride forms a dense selective polyamide (PA) layer on the inside of the hollow fiber. The resulting thin-film composite hollow fiber membranes show high NaCl rejections of around 96% with a pure water permeability of 1.2 LMH/bar. The high success rate of fabricating the thin-film composite hollow fiber membrane proves our hypothesis of a supporting effect of the intermediate PEI layer on separation layer formation. This work marks a step towards the development of a robust method for the large-scale manufacturing of thin-film composite hollow fiber membranes for reverse osmosis and nanofiltration.
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- Maria A. Restrepo
- Chemical Process Engineering AVT.CVT, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstraße 51, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- MST-Membrane Science and Technology Cluster, Department of Science and Technology, Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands (J.d.G.)
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- Chemical Process Engineering AVT.CVT, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstraße 51, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Research and Development, Aquaporin A/S, Nymøllevej 78, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- MST-Membrane Science and Technology Cluster, Department of Science and Technology, Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands (J.d.G.)
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- MST-Membrane Science and Technology Cluster, Department of Science and Technology, Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands (J.d.G.)
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- MST-Membrane Science and Technology Cluster, Department of Science and Technology, Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands (J.d.G.)
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- Chemical Process Engineering AVT.CVT, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstraße 51, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Chemical Process Engineering AVT.CVT, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstraße 51, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Shen Q, Song Q, Mai Z, Lee KR, Yoshioka T, Guan K, Gonzales RR, Matsuyama H. When self-assembly meets interfacial polymerization. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadf6122. [PMID: 37134177 PMCID: PMC10156122 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf6122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Interfacial polymerization (IP) and self-assembly are two thermodynamically different processes involving an interface in their systems. When the two systems are incorporated, the interface will exhibit extraordinary characteristics and generate structural and morphological transformation. In this work, an ultrapermeable polyamide (PA) reverse osmosis (RO) membrane with crumpled surface morphology and enlarged free volume was fabricated via IP reaction with the introduction of self-assembled surfactant micellar system. The mechanisms of the formation of crumpled nanostructures were elucidated via multiscale simulations. The electrostatic interactions among m-phenylenediamine (MPD) molecules, surfactant monolayer and micelles, lead to disruption of the monolayer at the interface, which in turn shapes the initial pattern formation of the PA layer. The interfacial instability brought about by these molecular interactions promotes the formation of crumpled PA layer with larger effective surface area, facilitating the enhanced water transport. This work provides valuable insights into the mechanisms of the IP process and is fundamental for exploring high-performance desalination membranes.
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- Qin Shen
- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung Li 32023, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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Wang Y, Chang H, Jiang S, Chen J, Wang J, Liang H, Li G, Tang X. An efficient co-solvent tailoring interfacial polymerization for nanofiltration: Enhanced selectivity and mechanism. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Mokarinezhad N, Hosseini SS, Nxumalo EN. Development of polyamide/
polyacrylonitrile
thin film composite
RO
membranes by interfacial polymerization assisted with an aromatic/aliphatic organic solvent mixture. J Appl Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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- Nikan Mokarinezhad
- Membrane Science and Technology Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering Tarbiat Modares University Tehran Iran
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- Membrane Science and Technology Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering Tarbiat Modares University Tehran Iran
- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology University of South Africa Johannesburg South Africa
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology University of South Africa Johannesburg South Africa
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A novel single-scan printing approach for polyamide membranes by electrospray technique on polydopamine pre-coated substrate. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Kadhom M. A Review on the Polyamide Thin Film Composite (TFC) Membrane Used for Desalination: Improvement Methods, Current Alternatives, and Challenges. Chem Eng Res Des 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2023.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Xu GR, An ZH, Min-Wang, Ke-Xu, Zhao HL, Liu Q. Polyamide Layer Modulation for PA-TFC Membranes Optimization: Developments, Mechanisms, and Implications. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Zhang Y, Xu P, Chen X, Qiu M, Fan Y. Preparation of high permeance thin-film composite nanofiltration membrane on macroporous ceramic support. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Rigid twisted structured PA membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration via co-solvent assisted interfacial polymerization. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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3, 3′-diaminodiphenyl sulfone engagement in polysulfonamide-based acid-resistant nanofiltration membrane fabrication for efficient separation performance and heavy metal ions removal from wastewater. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Nulens I, Peters R, Verbeke R, Davenport DM, Van Goethem C, De Ketelaere B, Goos P, Agrawal KV, Vankelecom IF. MPD and TMC supply as parameters to describe the synthesis-morphology-performance relationship of polyamide thin film composite membranes. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Zuo HR, Pang SY, Duan M, Su W, Shu H, Xu XF. Quantitatively relating the structural performance of polyamide layer with skin layer modified via in-situ precipitation. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Hu D, Ren X, Fu H, Wang Y, Feng X, Li H. Constructing highly rough skin layer of thin film (nano)composite polyamide membranes to enhance separation performance: A review. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.52692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Dan Hu
- Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Integrated Resource Utilization of China National Light Industry and Key Laboratory of Brewing Molecular Engineering of China Light Industry School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Integrated Resource Utilization of China National Light Industry and Key Laboratory of Brewing Molecular Engineering of China Light Industry School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Integrated Resource Utilization of China National Light Industry and Key Laboratory of Brewing Molecular Engineering of China Light Industry School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Integrated Resource Utilization of China National Light Industry and Key Laboratory of Brewing Molecular Engineering of China Light Industry School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Integrated Resource Utilization of China National Light Industry and Key Laboratory of Brewing Molecular Engineering of China Light Industry School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Integrated Resource Utilization of China National Light Industry and Key Laboratory of Brewing Molecular Engineering of China Light Industry School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing P. R. China
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Gan Q, Peng LE, Guo H, Yang Z, Tang CY. Cosolvent-Assisted Interfacial Polymerization toward Regulating the Morphology and Performance of Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membranes: Increased m-Phenylenediamine Solubility or Enhanced Interfacial Vaporization? ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:10308-10316. [PMID: 35767677 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c01140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cosolvent-assisted interfacial polymerization (IP) can effectively enhance the separation performance of thin film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. However, the underlying mechanisms regulating the formation of their polyamide (PA) rejection films remain controversial. The current study reveals two essential roles of cosolvents in the IP reaction: (1) directly promoting interfacial vaporization with their lower boiling points and (2) increasing the solubility of m-phenylenediamine (MPD) in the organic phase, thereby indirectly promoting the IP reaction. Using a series of systematically chosen cosolvents (i.e., diethyl ether, acetone, methanol, and toluene) with different boiling points and MPD solubilities, we show that the surface morphologies of TFC RO membranes were regulated by the combined direct and indirect effects. A cosolvent favoring interfacial vaporization (e.g., lower boiling point, greater MPD solubility, and/or higher concentration) tends to create greater apparent thickness of the rejection layer, larger nanovoids within the layer, and more extensive exterior PA layers, leading to significantly improved membrane water permeance. We further demonstrate the potential to achieve better antifouling performance for the cosolvent-assisted TFC membranes. The current study provides mechanistic insights into the critical roles of cosolvents in IP reactions, providing new tools for tailoring membrane morphology and separation properties toward more efficient desalination and water reuse.
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- Qimao Gan
- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR 999077, P. R. China
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Han X, Wang Z, Wang J. Preparation of highly selective reverse osmosis membranes by introducing a nonionic surfactant in the organic phase. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhu QY, Wu LK, Li LQ, Zhuang LW, Xue SM, Xu ZL, Tang YJ. Novel Insight on the Effect of the Monomer Concentration on the Polypiperazine-Amide Nanofiltration Membrane. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Qiu-Yu Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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Wei X, Xu X, Huang J, Wang Z, Li H, Shao F, Guo Z, Zhou Q, Chen J, Pan B. Optimizing the surface properties of nanofiltration membrane by tailoring the diffusion coefficient of amine monomer. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhang M, Hu X, Peng L, Zhou S, Zhou Y, Xie S, Song X, Gao C. The Intrinsic Parameters of the Polyamide Nanofilm in Thin-Film Composite Reverse Osmosis (TFC-RO) Membranes: The Impact of Monomer Concentration. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12040417. [PMID: 35448387 PMCID: PMC9032585 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12040417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The realistic resistance zone of water and salt molecules to transport across a TFC-RO membrane is the topmost polyamide nanofilm. The existence of hollow voids in the fully aromatic polyamide (PA) film gives its surface ridge-and-valley morphologies, which confuses the comprehensions of the definition of the PA thickness. The hollow voids, however, neither participate in salt–water separation nor hinder water penetrating. In this paper, the influence of intrinsic thickness (single wall thickness) of the PA layer on water permeability was studied by adjusting the concentration of reacting monomers. It confirms that the true permeation resistance of water molecules originates from the intrinsic thickness portion of the membrane. The experimental results show that the water permeability constant decreases from 3.15 ± 0.02 to 2.74 ± 0.10 L·m−2·h−1·bar−1 when the intrinsic thickness of the membrane increases by 9 nm. The defects on the film surface generate when the higher concentration of MPD is matched with the relatively low concentration of TMC. In addition, the role of MPD and TMC in the micro-structure of the PA membrane was discussed, which may provide a new way for the preparation of high permeability and high selectivity composite reverse osmosis membranes.
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- Mengling Zhang
- Center for Membrane Separation and Water Science & Technology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; (M.Z.); (X.H.); (L.P.); (S.Z.); (C.G.)
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- Center for Membrane Separation and Water Science & Technology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; (M.Z.); (X.H.); (L.P.); (S.Z.); (C.G.)
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- Center for Membrane Separation and Water Science & Technology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; (M.Z.); (X.H.); (L.P.); (S.Z.); (C.G.)
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- Center for Membrane Separation and Water Science & Technology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; (M.Z.); (X.H.); (L.P.); (S.Z.); (C.G.)
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- Center for Membrane Separation and Water Science & Technology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; (M.Z.); (X.H.); (L.P.); (S.Z.); (C.G.)
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (S.X.); (X.S.)
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- Center for Membrane Separation and Water Science & Technology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; (M.Z.); (X.H.); (L.P.); (S.Z.); (C.G.)
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (S.X.); (X.S.)
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- Bruker Shanghai Office 9F, Building NO.1, Lane 2570 Hechuan Rd, Minhang District, Shanghai 200233, China
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (S.X.); (X.S.)
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- Center for Membrane Separation and Water Science & Technology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; (M.Z.); (X.H.); (L.P.); (S.Z.); (C.G.)
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Investigation of aqueous and organic co-solvents roles in fabricating seawater reverse osmosis membrane. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Yang Y, Song C, Wang P, Fan X, Xu Y, Dong G, Liu Z, Pan Z, Song Y, Song C. Insights into the impact of polydopamine modification on permeability and anti-fouling performance of forward osmosis membrane. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 291:132744. [PMID: 34743795 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Forward osmosis (FO) has drawn wide attention as a promising method to address world-wide water crisis due to the advantages of low-energy consumption and easy separation operation. Unfortunately, the trade-off between permeability and selectivity as well as membrane fouling hindered the application of forward osmosis. Surface modification is a feasible method to address these issues. However, there is a lack of systematic evaluation about the effect of modification position on FO performance due to the asymmetric structure of thin film composite (TFC) FO membrane. To provide new insights into the design of FO membrane with satisfied permeability and fouling resistance, novel TFC FO membranes were fabricated by introducing polydopamine (PDA) on the support layer (TFC-I) or active layer (TFC-S), respectively. The surface morphology, chemical composition and wettability of the fabricated membrane were studied. It was found that the surface wettability of the modified membrane was improved greatly compared to pristine TFC membrane (TFC-C). Moreover, TFC-S membrane displayed a rougher surface than that of TFC-I membrane. As a result, a superior TFC-S membrane with a water flux of 60.95 ± 3.15 L m-2h-1 in AL-DS mode was obtained, which was 72.61% and 17.87% higher than that of TFC-C and TFC-I membrane, respectively. In addition, the TFC-S membrane also presented an excellent fouling resistance and membrane regeneration performance during the three organic fouling cycle experiments. The results indicated that the introduction of PDA as a surface coating for TFC membranes modification guaranteed the high-performance and fouling resistance. Especially, the PDA coating on the support layer surface resulted in an enhancement in permeability, while both the permeability and anti-fouling performance were significantly improved with the PDA coating on the polyamide active layer surface. This study provides new insights into the development of modification TFC-FO membranes for practical applications in water treatment.
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- Yi Yang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, 1 Linghai Road, Dalian, 116026, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, 1 Linghai Road, Dalian, 116026, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, 1 Linghai Road, Dalian, 116026, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, 1 Linghai Road, Dalian, 116026, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, 1 Linghai Road, Dalian, 116026, China
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- Department of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, 1 Linghai Road, Dalian, 116026, China
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- Department of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, 1 Linghai Road, Dalian, 116026, China.
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Effect of halides on polyamide-based membrane flux and monomer degradation during chloramination. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sarkar P, Ray S, Sutariya B, Chaudhari JC, Karan S. Precise separation of small neutral solutes with mixed-diamine-based nanofiltration membranes and the impact of solvent activation. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mokarizadeh H, Moayedfard S, Maleh MS, Mohamed SIGP, Nejati S, Esfahani MR. The role of support layer properties on the fabrication and performance of thin-film composite membranes: The significance of selective layer-support layer connectivity. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Li X, Wang Z, Han X, Liu Y, Wang C, Yan F, Wang J. Regulating the interfacial polymerization process toward high-performance polyamide thin-film composite reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes: A review. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Qin Y, Kang G, Cao Y. Finely tuned polyamide structure with green plasticizers to construct ultrafast water channels for effective desalination. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 784:147089. [PMID: 33901955 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Highly permeable reverse osmosis (RO) membranes are desirable for alleviating the energy burden and ensuring future water sustainability. Herein, the effectiveness of green plasticizer-assisted interfacial polymerization (GPAIP) for preparing polyamide thin-film composite (TFC) RO membranes with significantly enhanced water permeability was demonstrated. The presence of green citrate plasticizers, namely tributyl citrate (TBC) or acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC), led to the formation of new hydrogen bonds and inhibited the formation of the initial interchain amide-amide bonding, thus markedly reducing chain rigidity as demonstrated by the decreased elasticity modulus. More flexible polyamide chains resulted in the creation of more ultrafast water channels during filtration. Furthermore, TBC-modified membranes exhibited more elastic polyamide layers and higher water flux than that of ATBC-modified membranes on account of the presence of both hydrogen bond acceptors (OH) and hydrogen bond donors (C=O) in TBC molecules. Specifically, water flux of 0.6 wt% TBC-modified and 0.6 wt% ATBC-modified membranes was 83.6 L m-2 h-1 and 49.7 L m-2 h-1 respectively, more than 5 times and 3 times that of the pristine membrane. The excellent performance of TFC RO membranes fabricated via GPAIP together with the facile membrane manufacturing process offered the possibility of breaking the predicament in desalination field, which could eventually help ease the current freshwater crisis.
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- Yitian Qin
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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Electrospray interface-less polymerization to fabricate high-performance thin film composite polyamide membranes with controllable skin layer growth. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zhu CY, Liu C, Yang J, Guo BB, Li HN, Xu ZK. Polyamide nanofilms with linearly-tunable thickness for high performance nanofiltration. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Does interfacial vaporization of organic solvent affect the structure and separation properties of polyamide RO membranes? J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ang MBMY, Marquez JAD, Huang SH, Lee KR. A recent review of developmental trends in fabricating pervaporation membranes through interfacial polymerization and future prospects. J IND ENG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Shin MG, Seo JY, Park H, Park YI, Lee JH. Overcoming the permeability-selectivity trade-off of desalination membranes via controlled solvent activation. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Highly improved organic solvent reverse osmosis (OSRO) membrane for organic liquid mixture separation by simple heat treatment. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Jung KH, Kim HJ, Kim MH, Seo H, Lee JC. Superamphiphilic zwitterionic block copolymer surfactant-assisted fabrication of polyamide thin-film composite membrane with highly enhanced desalination performance. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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De Guzman MR, Ang MBMY, Yeh YL, Yang HL, Huang SH, Lee KR. Improved pervaporation efficiency of thin-film composite polyamide membranes fabricated through acetone-assisted interfacial polymerization. Chem Eng Res Des 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2020.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Son M, Cho KH, Jeong K, Park J. Membrane and Electrochemical Processes for Water Desalination: A Short Perspective and the Role of Nanotechnology. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:E280. [PMID: 33053773 PMCID: PMC7600412 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10100280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In the past few decades, membrane-based processes have become mainstream in water desalination because of their relatively high water flux, salt rejection, and reasonable operating cost over thermal-based desalination processes. The energy consumption of the membrane process has been continuously lowered (from >10 kWh m-3 to ~3 kWh m-3) over the past decades but remains higher than the theoretical minimum value (~0.8 kWh m-3) for seawater desalination. Thus, the high energy consumption of membrane processes has led to the development of alternative processes, such as the electrochemical, that use relatively less energy. Decades of research have revealed that the low energy consumption of the electrochemical process is closely coupled with a relatively low extent of desalination. Recent studies indicate that electrochemical process must overcome efficiency rather than energy consumption hurdles. This short perspective aims to provide platforms to compare the energy efficiency of the representative membrane and electrochemical processes based on the working principle of each process. Future water desalination methods and the potential role of nanotechnology as an efficient tool to overcome current limitations are also discussed.
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- Moon Son
- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, UNIST-gil 50, Ulsan 44919, Korea; (M.S.); (K.H.C.)
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- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, UNIST-gil 50, Ulsan 44919, Korea; (M.S.); (K.H.C.)
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- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, UNIST-gil 50, Ulsan 44919, Korea; (M.S.); (K.H.C.)
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Changwon National University, Changwon, Gyeongsangnamdo 51140, Korea
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Ang MBMY, Huang SH, Li YC, Cahatol ATC, Tayo LL, Hung WS, Tsai HA, Hu CC, Lee KR, Lai JY. High-performance thin-film composite polyetheramide membranes for the dehydration of tetrahydrofuran. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Preparation and properties of hollow fibre nanofiltration membrane with continuous coffee-ring structure. Front Chem Sci Eng 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-020-1943-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ali Z, Ghanem BS, Wang Y, Pacheco F, Ogieglo W, Vovusha H, Genduso G, Schwingenschlögl U, Han Y, Pinnau I. Finely Tuned Submicroporous Thin-Film Molecular Sieve Membranes for Highly Efficient Fluid Separations. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2001132. [PMID: 32319134 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202001132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Polymeric membranes with increasingly high permselective performances are gaining a significant role in lowering the energy burden and improving the environmental sustainability of complex chemical separations. However, the commercial deployment of newly designed materials with promising intrinsic properties for fluid separations has been stalled by challenges associated with fabrication and scale up of low-cost, high-performance, defect-free thin-film composite (TFC) membranes. Here, a facile method to fabricate next-generation TFC membranes using a bridged-bicyclic triptycene tetra-acyl chloride (Trip) building block with a large fraction of finely tuned structural submicroporosity (pore size < 4 Å) is demonstrated. The TFCs exhibit superb potential for removal of small (≈200 g mol-1 ) organic microcontaminants from organic solvent streams by showing both improved rejection and permeance in organic systems compared to current state-of-the-art commercial membranes. The TFCs also display unprecedented properties for desalination applications with performance located far above the current water permeance/sodium chloride rejection trendline. The strategy of using highly contorted triptycene building blocks with well-defined interconnected internal free volume elements establishes a scalable, generalized approach to fabricate highly selective, submicroporous TFC membranes for a wide variety of challenging energy-intensive fluid separations.
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- Zain Ali
- Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Shang W, Sun F, Jia W, Guo J, Yin S, Wong PW, An AK. High-performance nanofiltration membrane structured with enhanced stripe nano-morphology. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.117852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhan ZM, Xu ZL, Zhu KK, Tang YJ. How to understand the effects of heat curing conditions on the morphology and performance of polypiperazine-amide NF membrane. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hailemariam RH, Woo YC, Damtie MM, Kim BC, Park KD, Choi JS. Reverse osmosis membrane fabrication and modification technologies and future trends: A review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 276:102100. [PMID: 31935555 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2019.102100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Reverse osmosis (RO) is the most widely used technology in water treatment and desalination technologies for potable water production. Since its invention, RO has undergone significant developments in terms of material science, process, system optimization, methods of membrane synthesis, and modifications. Among various materials used for the synthesis of an RO membrane, the polyamide thin-film composite (PA-TFC) is by far the most common, owing to its excellent water permeability high salt rejection, and stability. However, a tradeoff between membrane permeability and salt rejection and membrane fouling has been a major hindrance for the effective application of this membrane. Thus, a broad investigation has been carried out to address these problems, and among which co-solvent interfacial polymerization (CAIP) and the surface modification of substrates and active layers of RO membrane have been the most effective approaches for controlling and improving the surface properties of the PA-TFC membrane. In this review paper, the problems associated with the RO membrane processes and strategies has been discussed and addressed in detail. Furthermore, as the focus of this review, the major advancements in the strategies used for enhancement of RO membrane performance through CAIP, and surface modifications were scrutinized and summarized.
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- Ruth Habte Hailemariam
- Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of Science and Technology, (UST), 217, Gajeong-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Land, Water and Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, 283 Goyang-Daero, Ilsanseo-Gu, Goyang-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, 10223, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of Science and Technology, (UST), 217, Gajeong-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Water Environment Center, Environmental Technology Division, Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL), 87, Digital-Ro 26-Gil, Guro-Gu, Seoul 08389, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Land, Water and Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, 283 Goyang-Daero, Ilsanseo-Gu, Goyang-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, 10223, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of Science and Technology, (UST), 217, Gajeong-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea; Department of Land, Water and Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, 283 Goyang-Daero, Ilsanseo-Gu, Goyang-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, 10223, Republic of Korea.
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Shi M, Yan W, Zhou Y, Wang Z, Liu L, Zhao S, Ji Y, Wang J, Gao C, Zhang P, Cao X. Combining tannic acid-modified support and a green co-solvent for high performance reverse osmosis membranes. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Yang Z, Guo H, Tang CY. The upper bound of thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide membranes for desalination. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Peng LE, Yao Z, Liu X, Deng B, Guo H, Tang CY. Tailoring Polyamide Rejection Layer with Aqueous Carbonate Chemistry for Enhanced Membrane Separation: Mechanistic Insights, Chemistry-Structure-Property Relationship, and Environmental Implications. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:9764-9770. [PMID: 31355642 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b03210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
Surface roughness and the associated nanosized voids inside the roughness structures have great influence on the separation performance of thin film composite polyamide reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. Inspired by the recent findings that these voids are formed due to the degassing of CO2 nanobubbles during interfacial polymerization, we systematically investigated the role of carbonate chemistry, particularly the solubility of CO2, in the aqueous m-phenylenediamine (MPD) solution for the first time. "Ridge-and-valley" roughness features were obtained when the pH of the MPD solution was between the two acidity constants of the carbonate system (i.e., 6.3 ≤ pH ≤ 10.3), under which condition HCO3- dominates over the other carbonate species. Increasing pH over this range led to both increased water permeability and better rejection of various solutes, thanks to the simultaneously enhanced effective filtration area and cross-linking degree of the polyamide layer. Further increase of pH to 12.5 resulted in more disparate rejection results due to membrane hydrolysis: rejection of neural solutes (B and As(III)) was compromised whereas that of charged solutes (NaCl and As(V)) was maintained. The mechanistic insights gained in the current study reveal the critical need to design RO membranes directly for end applications based on first principles.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lu Elfa Peng
- Department of Civil Engineering , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR , China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , 310027 , China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , 518005 , China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , 518005 , China
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering , University of Missouri , Columbia , Missouri 65211 , United States
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- Department of Civil Engineering , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR , China
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- Department of Civil Engineering , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR , China
- UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering , University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
- UNSW Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering , University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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Kwon SJ, Park SH, Shin MG, Park MS, Park K, Hong S, Park H, Park YI, Lee JH. Fabrication of high performance and durable forward osmosis membranes using mussel-inspired polydopamine-modified polyethylene supports. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.04.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Shah AA, Cho YH, Choi HG, Nam SE, Kim JF, Kim Y, Park YI, Park H. Facile integration of halloysite nanotubes with bioadhesive as highly permeable interlayer in forward osmosis membranes. J IND ENG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2019.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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