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Nguyen DV, Wu D. Recent advances in innovative osmotic membranes for resource enrichment and energy production in wastewater treatment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 927:172153. [PMID: 38580129 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
Abstract
Wastewater is a valuable resource that we can no longer afford to overlook. By recovering the nutrients and metals it contains and generating renewable energy, we can not only meet the rising demands for natural resources but also create a more sustainable and resilient future. Forward osmosis (FO) membranes are one of the most intriguing resource recovery process technologies because of their high organic retention, economical energy usage, and straightforward operation. However, the widespread adoption of FO membranes on a full-scale basis is hindered by several issues with previous membrane products. These include limited selectivity to different types of ions, insufficient water flux, and high susceptibility to membrane fouling during extended periods of operation. Hence, it is essential to either invent new FO membranes or modify the existing ones. The objective of this work is to provide a comprehensive and organized review of up-to-date advancements in the development of innovative osmotic membrane (IOM) materials for resource recovery (RR) and energy production (EP). The paper covers several aspects, including the limitations of current osmotic membrane technologies, a review of new membranes specifically designed for effective RR/EP, their applications in various industrial fields, integrated IOM systems, recent improvements in IOM fabrication processes using artificial intelligence, and a discussion of the challenges and prospects of the potential research. In general, recently developed IOMs have proven to be highly efficient in recovering organics (>99 %), nutrients (>86 %), and precious metals (>90 %). These new membranes have also demonstrated an ability to effectively harvest osmotic energy (with power output ranging from 6 to 38 W/m2) by applied pressure in the range of 8 to 30 bar. These findings suggest that IOMs is promised for efficient resource recovery and renewable energy production.
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- Duc Viet Nguyen
- Center for Green Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology (GREAT), Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5 Songdomunhwa-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea; Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban Resource recovery (CAPTURE), Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Green Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology (GREAT), Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5 Songdomunhwa-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea; Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban Resource recovery (CAPTURE), Ghent, Belgium.
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Farahbakhsh J, Golgoli M, Khiadani M, Najafi M, Suwaileh W, Razmjou A, Zargar M. Recent advances in surface tailoring of thin film forward osmosis membranes: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 346:140493. [PMID: 37890801 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
Abstract
The recent advancements in fabricating forward osmosis (FO) membranes have shown promising results in desalination and water treatment. Different methods have been applied to improve FO performance, such as using mixed or new draw solutions, enhancing the recovery of draw solutions, membrane modification, and developing FO-hybrid systems. However, reliable methods to address the current issues, including reverse salt flux, fouling, and antibacterial activities, are still in progress. In recent decades, surface modification has been applied to different membrane processes, including FO membranes. Introducing nanochannels, bioparticles, new monomers, and hydrophilic-based materials to the surface layer of FO membranes has significantly impacted their performance and efficiency and resulted in better control over fouling and concentration polarization (CP) in these membranes. This review critically investigates the recent developments in FO membrane processes and fabrication techniques for FO surface-layer modification. In addition, this study focuses on the latest materials and structures used for the surface modification of FO membranes. Finally, the current challenges, gaps, and suggestions for future studies in this field have been discussed in detail.
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- Javad Farahbakhsh
- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Education City, Doha, Qatar
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), City Campus, Broadway, NSW, 2007, Australia; Mineral Recovery Research Center (MRRC), School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth, WA, 6027, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia; Mineral Recovery Research Center (MRRC), School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth, WA, 6027, Australia.
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Nagendraprasad G, Adupa V, Anki Reddy K, Das C, Karan S. Semiaromatic Polyamide-Based Membrane in Forward Osmosis: Molecular Insights. J Phys Chem B 2023. [PMID: 37490347 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c01922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
Abstract
Despite the increased interest in forward osmosis (FO) in recent years, the technology's advancement in commercial and industrial applications has been hampered by the absence of suitable FO membranes and ideal draw solutes, which demands the exploration of new membranes and novel draw solutes targeted for some specific applications. In this context, we considered a semiaromatic polyamide (SAPA) for an application where monovalent salt can be permeated but has high selectivity toward divalent salt and excellent water permeability. In this regard, we constructed an atomistic model for the membrane via a heuristic approach using an equilibrated mixture of hydrolyzed trimesoyl chloride and piperazine monomers and performed nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations on the SAPA membrane in the FO process to understand the structural properties and performance of the membrane at the atomistic level. We used pure water as the feed and Na2SO4 as the draw solution. It is observed that the SAPA membrane shows excellent water permeability and no reverse draw solute flux. To further test the dynamics of salt ions inside the membranes, we performed two distinct equilibrium simulations on systems consisting of either monovalent salt, such as NaCl, or divalent salt, such as Na2SO4. The atomistic details of the interactions between the functional groups of the membrane and salt ions provided in this work can inspire further experiments on SAPA membranes in the context of separation of monovalent and divalent salts, which have applications in the treatment of textile industry wastewater.
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- Gunolla Nagendraprasad
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517506, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Membrane Science and Separation Technology Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India
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Polyamidoamine and carboxylated cellulose nanocrystal grafted antifouling forward osmosis membranes for efficient leachate treatment via integrated forward osmosis and membrane distillation process. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Armstrong MD, Vickers R, Coronell O. Trends and errors in reverse osmosis membrane performance calculations stemming from test pressure and simplifying assumptions about concentration polarization and solute rejection. J Memb Sci 2022; 660:120856. [PMID: 36186741 PMCID: PMC9521160 DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A primary goal in the design of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes is to improve water-solute selectivity and water permeance. These transport properties are commonly calculated in the literature using the solution-diffusion model with selectivity (A/B, bar-1) defined as the ratio between water permeance (A, L.m-2.h-1.bar-1) and solute permeance (B, L.m-2.h-1). In calculating transport properties, researchers often use simplifying assumptions about concentration polarization (CP; i.e., assuming negligible CP or a certain extent of CP) and solute rejection (i.e., assuming solute rejection is approximately 1 to enable the explicit use of the CP modulus in solute permeance calculations). Although using these assumptions to calculate transport properties is common practice, we could not find a study that evaluated the errors associated with using them. The uncertainty in these errors could impede unequivocally identifying manufacturing approaches that break through the commonly plotted trade-off frontier between selectivity and water permeance (A/B vs. A); however, we did not find in the literature a study that quantified such errors. Accordingly, we aimed to: (1) quantify the error in transport properties (A, B, and A/B) calculated using common simplifying assumptions about CP and rejection; and (2) determine if using simplifying assumptions affects conclusions drawn about membrane performance or trends concerning the trade-off frontier. Results show that compared with the case where no simplifying assumptions were made, simplified calculations were least accurate at low pressures for water permeance (up to 78% overestimation) and high pressures for solute permeance (up to 188% overestimation). Accordingly, the corresponding selectivities were least accurate at low pressure (up to 111% overestimation) and high pressure (up to 66% underestimation), and conclusions drawn about membrane performance and trade-off trends were pressure-dependent. Importantly, even in the absence of simplifying assumptions, selectivity results were pressure-dependent, indicating the importance of standardizing test conditions for the continued use of current performance metrics (i.e., A/B and A). We propose a two-pressure approach-collecting data for A and B at a high and a low pressure, respectively-combined with simplifying assumptions for more accurate simplified estimations of selectivity (< 10% absolute error). Our work contributes to a better understanding of the effects of operating pressure and key simplifying assumptions commonly used in calculating RO membrane performance metrics and interpretation of corresponding results.
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- Mikayla D. Armstrong
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Wang K, Wang S, Gu K, Yan W, Zhou Y, Gao C. Ultra-low pressure PES ultrafiltration membrane with high-flux and enhanced anti-oil-fouling properties prepared via in-situ polycondensation of polyamic acid. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 842:156661. [PMID: 35700784 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156661] [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: 04/24/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Polyamic acid (PAA) is a flexible polymer and has abundant valuable hydrophilic groups. Herein, we developed an ultra-low pressure ultrafiltration (UF) membrane by integrating PAA into the polyethersulfone (PES) matrix via the "in-situ polycondensation" method. PAA was well compatible with PES and distributed uniformly in the membrane. The introduction of PAA improved membrane hydrophilicity. Meanwhile, the membrane pore structures were also refined. The membrane exhibited an excellent permeability under ultra-low pressure due to its improvement of hydrophilicity and pore structures. Under 0.3 bar, compare with the water flux of PES membrane, PES/PAA membrane improved nearly 2 times (571.05 L/(m2·h)), with a high BSA rejection (≥90%). Even under a lower pressure, 0.1 bar, >300 L/(m2·h) still can be achieved. Interestingly, the membrane we developed could maintain a high performance after drying, and then is very suitable for dry preservation. PES/PAA membrane showed a high oil removal (≥92%) and could remove oil from water effectively. Besides, the membrane exhibited excellent anti-oil-fouling properties. The flux recovery rate of PES/PAA (70.0%) far exceeds that of PES (37.9%) after three filtration and cleaning cycles. The membrane we developed is very valuable in oily wastewater treatment.
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- Kaizhen Wang
- Center for Membrane and Water Science & Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science & Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science & Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science & Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science & Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Zhang X, Tian J, Xu R, Cheng X, Zhu X, Loh CY, Fu K, Zhang R, Wu D, Ren H, Xie M. In Situ Chemical Modification with Zwitterionic Copolymers of Nanofiltration Membranes: Cure for the Trade-Off between Filtration and Antifouling Performance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:28842-28853. [PMID: 35709360 PMCID: PMC9247986 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c05311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Breaking the trade-off between filtration performance and antifouling property is critical to enabling a thin-film nanocomposite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) membrane for a wide range of feed streams. We proposed a novel design route for TFC NF membranes by grafting well-defined zwitterionic copolymers of [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide (SBMA) and 2-aminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloride (AEMA) on the polyamide surfaces via an in situ surface chemical modification process. The successful grafting of a zwitterionic copolymer imparted the modified NF membranes with better surface hydrophilicity, a larger actual surface area (i.e., nodular structures), and a thinner polyamide layer. As a result, the water permeability of the modified membrane (i.e., TFC-10) was triple that of the pristine TFC membrane while maintaining high Na2SO4 rejection. We further demonstrated that the TFC-10 membrane possessed exceptional antifouling properties in both static adsorption tests and three cycles of dynamic protein and humic acid fouling tests. To recap, this work provides valuable insights and strategies for the fabrication of TFC NF membranes with simultaneously enhanced filtration performance and antifouling property.
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- Xinyu Zhang
- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, PR China
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- School
of Civil Engineering and Transportation, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, PR China
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- International
Education School, Shandong Polytechnic College
(SDPC), Jining 272100, PR China
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, PR China
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, PR China
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA27AY, U.K.
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, PR China
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, PR China
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, PR China
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Phone: +44(0)1225 383246
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, PR China
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA27AY, U.K.
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Wang Y, Li D, Li J, Li J, Fan M, Han M, Liu Z, Li Z, Kong F. Metal organic framework UiO-66 incorporated ultrafiltration membranes for simultaneous natural organic matter and heavy metal ions removal. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 208:112651. [PMID: 35007541 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this work, a new type of UiO-66 incorporated polysulfone (PSf) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes was fabricated to enhance antifouling properties and heavy metal ions removal efficiency. The UF membranes incorporating different loadings of the UiO-66 filler were prepared via the classical phase inversion process. These membranes unveiled enhanced hydrophilicity, porosity, water uptake, zeta potential, mechanical strength, permeability, and HA removal ratios due to the incorporation of hydrophilic UiO-66 fillers. Particularly, HA rejection ratios were observed to be approximately 93% for all the modified membranes, which was attributed to electrostatic repulsion interactions between the hydrophilic groups of HA and UiO-66. Moreover, the antifouling abilities of the modified membranes were evaluated and found to be much better with a high flux recovery ratio (FRR) of about 88% when compared to the blank PSf membrane (only around 34%). Moreover, the UiO-66 incorporated membranes were highly-effective in the removal of contaminants like heavy metal ions (Sr2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, and Cr6+) and HA at the same time. Overall, the PSf UF membranes incorporating UiO-66 opened up a new avenue to enhance the membrane hydrophilicity, permeability, antifouling properties as well as heavy metal ions removal abilities.
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- Yi Wang
- State Key Lab of NBC for Civilian Protection, Beijing, 102205, China; Water Industry and Environment Engineering Technology Research Centre, Chongqing, 401311, China
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- State Key Lab of NBC for Civilian Protection, Beijing, 102205, China; Water Industry and Environment Engineering Technology Research Centre, Chongqing, 401311, China
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- State Key Lab of NBC for Civilian Protection, Beijing, 102205, China
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- State Key Lab of NBC for Civilian Protection, Beijing, 102205, China.
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- State Key Lab of NBC for Civilian Protection, Beijing, 102205, China
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- State Key Lab of NBC for Civilian Protection, Beijing, 102205, China
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- Water Industry and Environment Engineering Technology Research Centre, Chongqing, 401311, China
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- State Key Lab of NBC for Civilian Protection, Beijing, 102205, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Pollution Control, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China.
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Li M, Hu J, Li B, Deng S, Zhang X. Graphene oxide nanofiltration membrane with trimethylamine-N-oxide zwitterions for robust biofouling resistance. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and polyethyleneimine (PEI) layer-by-layer (LBL) self-assembly PEK-C-based membranes with high forward osmosis performance. Chem Eng Res Des 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Wang JJ, Liang YQ, Fan BH, Zheng YZ, Zhang TL. Superhydrophilic modification of
APA‐TFC
membrane surface by grafting
QACs
and salicylaldehyde units with
PEG
chains as the spacers. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.202100040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jia Jia Wang
- Department of Chemistry Changzhi University Changzhi People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry Changzhi University Changzhi People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu Ocean University Lianyungang People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu Ocean University Lianyungang People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu Ocean University Lianyungang People's Republic of China
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Bao X, She Q, Long W, Wu Q. Ammonium ultra-selective membranes for wastewater treatment and nutrient enrichment: Interplay of surface charge and hydrophilicity on fouling propensity and ammonium rejection. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 190:116678. [PMID: 33279747 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Membrane fouling and ammonium transmembrane diffusion simultaneously pose great challenges in membrane-based pre-concentration of domestic wastewater for efficient subsequent resources recovery (i.e., energy and nutrients). Herein, amine-functionalized osmotic membranes were fabricated by optimizing the grafting pathway of polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer to mitigate fouling and ammonium transmembrane diffusion. Compared to the control membrane, the PAMAM-grafted membranes with abundant primary amine groups possessed substantially increased hydrophilicity and positive charges (i.e., protonated primary amines) and thus exhibited superior anti-fouling capability and ammonium selectivity. With further increasing the PAMAM grafting ratio, the membrane exhibited a steady enhancement in ammonium selectivity and eventually achieved an ultra-high ammonium rejection of 99.4%. Nevertheless, the anti-fouling capability of such ammonium ultra-selective membrane was weakened due to the suppression of the adverse impact of excessive positive charges over the beneficial effect of increased surface hydrophilicity. This in turn leads to a drop of ammonium rejection below 90% during domestic wastewater concentration. This study demonstrates that the membrane with a moderate primary amine loading could achieve the highest anti-fouling capability with only less than 10% flux decline and meanwhile maintain an excellent ammonium rejection above 94% during raw domestic wastewater concentration. This work provides theoretical guidance for fabricating simultaneously enhanced anti-fouling and ammonia-rejecting membranes.
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- Xian Bao
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798; Singapore Membrane Technology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798; Singapore Membrane Technology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141.
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798; Singapore Membrane Technology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, PR China.
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Jaramillo H, Boo C, Hashmi SM, Elimelech M. Zwitterionic coating on thin-film composite membranes to delay gypsum scaling in reverse osmosis. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Hu J, Li M, Wang L, Zhang X. Polymer brush-modified graphene oxide membrane with excellent structural stability for effective fractionation of textile wastewater. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Guo D, Xiao Y, Li T, Zhou Q, Shen L, Li R, Xu Y, Lin H. Fabrication of high-performance composite nanofiltration membranes for dye wastewater treatment: mussel-inspired layer-by-layer self-assembly. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 560:273-283. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.10.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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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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A novel method for the fabrication of silver nanowires-based highly electro-conductive membrane with antifouling property for efficient microalgae harvesting. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Xia Y, Dai X, Gai J. Preparation of high‐performance reverse osmosis membrane by zwitterionic polymer coating in a facile one‐step way. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.48355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Yu Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringPolymer Research Institute of Sichuan University Chengdu Sichuan 610065 China
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- Institute of Chemical MaterialsChina Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringPolymer Research Institute of Sichuan University Chengdu Sichuan 610065 China
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Ndiaye I, Vaudreuil S, Bounahmidi T. Forward Osmosis Process: State-Of-The-Art of Membranes. SEPARATION & PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2019.1622133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Issa Ndiaye
- Euro-Med Research Institute, Euro-Med University of Fes (UEMF), Fes, Morocco
- Laboratoires d’Analyse et Synthèse des Procédés industriels, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Université Mohamed V-Rabat, Agdal Rabat, Morocco
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- Euro-Med Research Institute, Euro-Med University of Fes (UEMF), Fes, Morocco
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- Euro-Med Research Institute, Euro-Med University of Fes (UEMF), Fes, Morocco
- Laboratoires d’Analyse et Synthèse des Procédés industriels, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Université Mohamed V-Rabat, Agdal Rabat, Morocco
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Yang Q, Lau CH, Ge Q. Novel Ionic Grafts That Enhance Arsenic Removal via Forward Osmosis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:17828-17835. [PMID: 31002227 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b03991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Current forward osmosis (FO) membranes are unsuitable for arsenic removal from water because of their poor arsenic selectivity. In this study, we designed and synthesized a series of novel imidazolium-based ionic liquids via one-step quaternization reactions and grafted these novel compounds on to conventional thin-film composite FO membranes for treatment of arsenic-containing water. The newly developed ionic membranes contained a functionalized selective polyamide layer grafted with either carboxylic acid/carboxylate or sulfonate groups that drastically enhanced membrane hydrophilicity and thus FO water permeation. Ionic membranes modified with sodium 1-ethanesulfonate-3-(3-aminopropyl) imidazolium bromide (NH2-IM-(CH2)2-SO3Na) outperformed pristine membranes with higher water recovery efficiency. Exceptional performance was achieved with this ionic membrane in FO arsenic removal with a water flux of 11.0 LMH and a rejection higher than 99.5% when 1000 ppm arsenic (HAsO42-) as the feed with a dilute NaCl solution (0.5 M) as the draw solution under the FO mode. Ionic membranes developed in this work facilitated FO for the treatment of arsenic-containing water while demonstrating its superiority over incumbent technologies with more efficient arsenic removal.
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- Qiaoli Yang
- College of Environment and Resources , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350116 , China
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- School of Engineering , The University of Edinburgh , Robert Stevenson Road, The King's Buildings , Edinburgh , EH9 3FB Scotland , U.K
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- College of Environment and Resources , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350116 , China
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Sun J, Hu X, Huang Y, Peng R, Luo Y, Yu P. 1,3‐Diamino‐2‐propanol or 2‐aminoethanethiol modified active layer of thin‐film composite forward osmosis membrane. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Jiajin Sun
- Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds and Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular SciencesWuhan University Wuhan 430072 Hubei People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds and Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular SciencesWuhan University Wuhan 430072 Hubei People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds and Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular SciencesWuhan University Wuhan 430072 Hubei People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds and Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular SciencesWuhan University Wuhan 430072 Hubei People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds and Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular SciencesWuhan University Wuhan 430072 Hubei People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds and Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular SciencesWuhan University Wuhan 430072 Hubei People's Republic of China
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Efficient preparation of a novel PVDF antifouling membrane based on the solvent-responsive cleaning properties. Sep Purif Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.07.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Johnson D, Hilal N. Polymer membranes – Fractal characteristics and determination of roughness scaling exponents. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chen LY, Zhang P, Gai JG. Dendritic molecules give excellent long-lasting desalination fouling resistance to reverse osmosis membrane by generating an amine-rich layer. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Li-Ye Chen
- 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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Boo C, Hong S, Elimelech M. Relating Organic Fouling in Membrane Distillation to Intermolecular Adhesion Forces and Interfacial Surface Energies. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:14198-14207. [PMID: 30481005 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study investigates the fouling mechanisms in membrane distillation, focusing on the impact of foulant type and membrane surface chemistry. Interaction forces between a surface-functionalized particle probe simulating a range of organic foulants and model surfaces, modified with different surface energy materials, were measured by atomic force microscopy. The measured interaction forces were compared to those calculated based on the experimentally determined surface energy components of the particle probe, model surface, and medium (i.e., water). Surfaces with low interfacial energy exhibited high attractive interaction forces with organic foulants, implying a higher fouling potential. In contrast, hydrophilic surfaces (i.e., surfaces with high interfacial energy) showed the lowest attractive forces with all types of foulants. We further performed fouling experiments with alginate, humic acid, and mineral oil in direct contact membrane distillation using polyvinylidene fluoride membranes modified with various materials to control membrane surface energy. The observed fouling behavior was compared to the interaction force data to better understand the underlying fouling mechanisms. A remarkable correlation was obtained between the evaluated interaction force data and the fouling behavior of the membranes with different surface energy. Membranes with low surface energy were fouled by hydrophobic, low surface tension foulants via "attractive" and subsequent "adsorptive" interaction mechanisms. Furthermore, such membranes have a higher fouling potential than membranes with high or ultralow surface energy.
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- Chanhee Boo
- Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027-6623 , United States
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering , Yale University , New Haven , Connecticut 06520-8286 , United States
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering , Korea University , 145 Anam-ro , Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering , Yale University , New Haven , Connecticut 06520-8286 , United States
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Ma Y, Su Y, He M, Shi B, Zhang R, Shen J, Jiang Z. Graphene Oxide Membranes with Conical Nanochannels for Ultrafast Water Transport. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:37489-37497. [PMID: 30277389 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b12868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Membrane-based separations have been increasingly utilized to address global energy crisis and water scarcity. However, the separation efficiency often suffers from the trade-off between membrane permeability and selectivity. Although great efforts have been devoted, a membrane with both high permeability and high selectivity remains a distant prospect. Inspired by the hourglass structure and ultrafast water transport in aquaporins, we propose a novel approach to fabricating membranes with conical nanochannels to reduce the mass transfer resistance and to introduce Laplace pressure as the internal driving force, which successfully breaks the permeability/selectivity trade-off. First, sulfonated polyaniline (SPANI) nanorods were in situ-synthesized and vertically aligned on sulfonated graphene oxide (SGO) nanosheets, forming SGO-SPANI X composites. Then, the graphene oxide (GO) membranes were fabricated by assembling SGO-SPANI X composites through pressure-assisted filtration, in which the SPANI nanorods would bend and flatten on the SGO nanosheets under low shear force, forming stripe arrays on SGO nanosheets. The tilted stripe arrays between the adjacent SGO nanosheets form the conical nanochannels inside GO membranes. The conical nanochannels significantly decreased the steric hindrance and enabled the generation of Laplace pressure as the internal driving force within membranes. Consequently, the resulting membranes exhibit an ultrahigh water permeability of 1222.77 L·m-2·h-1·bar-1 and high efficiency in dye removal from water with a rejection of 90.44% and permeability of 528 L·m-2·h-1·bar-1.
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- Yu Ma
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072 , China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072 , China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072 , China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072 , China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072 , China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072 , China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072 , China
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Li C, Guo X, Wang X, Fan S, Zhou Q, Shao H, Hu W, Li C, Tong L, Kumar RR, Huang J. Membrane fouling mitigation by coupling applied electric field in membrane system: Configuration, mechanism and performance. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.06.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zheng K, Zhou S, Zhou X. A low-cost and high-performance thin-film composite forward osmosis membrane based on an SPSU/PVC substrate. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10022. [PMID: 29968803 PMCID: PMC6030131 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28436-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A low-cost sulfonated polysulfone (SPSU)/poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) substrate based high-performance thin-film composite (TFC) forward osmosis (FO) membrane was fabricated in this work. The results showed that the morphologies of the substrates were looser and more porous, and the porosity, pure water permeability, surface hydrophilicity, and average pore size of the substrates significantly improved after the SPSU was introduced into the PVC substrates. Furthermore, the SPSU/PVC-based TFC membranes exhibited rougher, looser and less crosslinked polyamide active layers than the neat PVC-based TFC membrane. The water permeability obviously increased, and the structure parameter dramatically declined. Moreover, the FO performance significantly improved (e.g. the water flux of TFC2.5 reached 25.53/48.37 LMH under FO/PRO mode by using 1.0 M NaCl/DI water as the draw/feed solution, while the specific salt flux exhibited a low value of 0.10/0.09 g/L). According to the results, it can be concluded that 2.5% of SPSU was the optimal blend ratio, which exhibited the lowest sulfonated material blend ratio compared to the data reported in the literature. Hence, this is a feasible and low-cost fabrication approach for high-performance FO membrane by using the cheap PVC and low blend-ratio SPSU as the membrane materials.
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- Ke Zheng
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China. .,Guizhou Academy of Sciences, Shanxi Road 1, Guiyang, 550001, P. R. China. .,State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China. .,The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Xu W, Ge Q. Novel functionalized forward osmosis (FO) membranes for FO desalination: Improved process performance and fouling resistance. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.03.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Enhancement of Resistance to Protein Fouling of Poly(ether imide) Membrane by Surface Grafting with PEG under Organic Solvent-free Condition. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-018-2144-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Ong CC, Gopinath SCB, Rebecca LWX, Perumal V, Lakshmipriya T, Saheed MSM. Diagnosing human blood clotting deficiency. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 116:765-773. [PMID: 29775720 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.05.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 05/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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There are different clotting factors present in blood, carries the clotting cascade and excessive bleeding may cause a deficiency in the clotting Diagnosis of this deficiency in clotting drastically reduces the potential fatality. For enabling a sensor to detect the clotting factors, suitable probes such as antibody and aptamer have been used to capture these targets on the sensing surface. Two major clotting factors were widely studied for the diagnosis of clotting deficiency, which includes factor IX and thrombin. In addition, factor IX is considered as the substitute for heparin and the prothrombotic associated with the increased thrombin generation are taking into account their prevalence. The biosensors, surface plasmon resonance, evanescent-field-coupled waveguide-mode sensor, metal-enhanced PicoGreen fluorescence and electrochemical aptasensor were well-documented and improvements have been made for high-performance sensing. We overviewed detecting factor IX and thrombin using these biosensors, for the potential application in medical diagnosis.
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- Chong Cheen Ong
- Department of Fundamental & Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia.; Centre of Innovative Nanostructure & Nanodevices (COINN), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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- School of Bioprocess Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia; Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, University Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia.
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- Department of Fundamental & Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia.; Centre of Innovative Nanostructure & Nanodevices (COINN), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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- Centre of Innovative Nanostructure & Nanodevices (COINN), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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- Centre of Innovative Nanostructure & Nanodevices (COINN), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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- Department of Fundamental & Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia.; Centre of Innovative Nanostructure & Nanodevices (COINN), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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Govinna N, Kaner P, Ceasar D, Dhungana A, Moers C, Son K, Asatekin A, Cebe P. Electrospun fiber membranes from blends of poly(vinylidene fluoride) with fouling‐resistant zwitterionic copolymers. POLYM INT 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.5578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Nelaka Govinna
- Department of Physics and Astronomy Tufts University Medford MA USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Tufts University Medford MA USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy Tufts University Medford MA USA
- Temple University Philadelphia PA USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy Tufts University Medford MA USA
- Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester NY USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy Tufts University Medford MA USA
- Gallaudet University Washington DC USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy Tufts University Medford MA USA
- Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester NY USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Tufts University Medford MA USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy Tufts University Medford MA USA
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Preparation of polyamide/polyacrylonitrile composite hollow fiber membrane by synchronous procedure of spinning and interfacial polymerization. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.01.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bera A, Trivedi JS, Kumar SB, Chandel AKS, Haldar S, Jewrajka SK. Anti-organic fouling and anti-biofouling poly(piperazineamide) thin film nanocomposite membranes for low pressure removal of heavy metal ions. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2018; 343:86-97. [PMID: 28946135 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Propensity towards anti-organic fouling, anti-biofouling property and low rejection of multivalent cation (monovalent counter ion) restricts the application of the state-of-art poly(piperazineamide) [poly(PIP)] thin film composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) membrane for the treatment of water containing toxic heavy metal ions, organic fouling agents and microbes. Herein, we report the preparation of thin film nanocomposite (TFNC) NF membranes with improved heavy metal ions rejection efficacy, anti-biofouling property, and anti-organic fouling properties compared to that of poly(PIP) TFC NF membrane. The TFNC NF membranes were prepared by the interfacial polymerization (IP) between PIP and trimesoyl chloride followed by post-treatment with polyethyleneimine (PEI) or PEI-polyethylene glycol conjugate and then immobilization of Ag NP. The IP was conducted on a polyethersulfone/poly(methyl methacrylate)-co-poly(vinyl pyrollidone)/silver nanoparticle (Ag NP) blend ultrafiltration membrane support. The TFNC membranes exhibited >99% rejection of Pb2+, 91-97% rejection of Cd2+, 90-96% rejection of Co2+ and 95-99% rejection of Cu2+ with permeate flux ∼40Lm-2h-1 at applied pressure 0.5MPa. The improved heavy metal ions rejection efficacy of the modified NF membranes is attributed to the development of positive surface charge as well as lowering of surface pore size compared to that of unmodified poly(PIP) TFC NF membrane.
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- Anupam Bera
- AcSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B Marg, Bhavnagar, 364002, Gujarat, India; Reverse Osmosis Membrane Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar-364002, Gujarat, India
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- AcSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B Marg, Bhavnagar, 364002, Gujarat, India; Reverse Osmosis Membrane Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar-364002, Gujarat, India
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- AcSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B Marg, Bhavnagar, 364002, Gujarat, India; Marine Biotechnology and Ecology Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar-364002, Gujarat, India
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- AcSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B Marg, Bhavnagar, 364002, Gujarat, India; Reverse Osmosis Membrane Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar-364002, Gujarat, India
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- AcSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B Marg, Bhavnagar, 364002, Gujarat, India; Marine Biotechnology and Ecology Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar-364002, Gujarat, India
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- AcSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B Marg, Bhavnagar, 364002, Gujarat, India; Reverse Osmosis Membrane Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar-364002, Gujarat, India.
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Surface functionalization of TFC FO membranes with zwitterionic polymers: Improvement of antifouling and salt-responsive cleaning properties. J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Liu C, Lee J, Small C, Ma J, Elimelech M. Comparison of organic fouling resistance of thin-film composite membranes modified by hydrophilic silica nanoparticles and zwitterionic polymer brushes. J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Chen LY, Wu LP, Zhang HL, Gao YB, Gai JG. Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane polyamide thin-film-composite antifouling reverse osmosis membrane. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.45891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Li-Ye Chen
- 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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In situ surface modification of thin film composite forward osmosis membranes with sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) for anti-fouling in emulsified oil/water separation. J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Liu C, Lee J, Ma J, Elimelech M. Antifouling Thin-Film Composite Membranes by Controlled Architecture of Zwitterionic Polymer Brush Layer. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:2161-2169. [PMID: 28094920 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b05992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In this study, we demonstrate a highly antifouling thin-film composite (TFC) membrane by grafting a zwitterionic polymer brush via atom-transfer radical-polymerization (ATRP), a controlled, environmentally benign chemical process. Initiator molecules for polymerization were immobilized on the membrane surface by bioinspired catechol chemistry, leading to the grafting of a dense zwitterionic polymer brush layer. Surface characterization revealed that the modified membrane exhibits reduced surface roughness, enhanced hydrophilicity, and lower surface charge. Chemical force microscopy demonstrated that the modified membrane displayed foulant-membrane interaction forces that were 1 order of magnitude smaller than those of the pristine TFC membrane. The excellent fouling resistance imparted by the zwitterionic brush layer was further demonstrated by significantly reduced adsorption of proteins and bacteria. In addition, forward osmosis fouling experiments with a feed solution containing a mixture of organic foulants (bovine-serum albumin, alginate, and natural organic matter) indicated that the modified membrane exhibited significantly lower water flux decline compared to the pristine TFC membrane. The controlled architecture of the zwitterionic polymer brush via ATRP has the potential for a facile antifouling modification of a wide range of water treatment membranes without compromising intrinsic transport properties.
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- Caihong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150090, China
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150090, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
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Progress and perspectives for synthesis of sustainable antifouling composite membranes containing in situ generated nanoparticles. J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.11.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Chowdhury MR, Huang L, McCutcheon JR. Thin Film Composite Membranes for Forward Osmosis Supported by Commercial Nanofiber Nonwovens. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b04256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Maqsud R. Chowdhury
- Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering and Center for Environmental Sciences and
Engineering, University of Connecticut, 191 Auditorium Road, Unit 3222, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3222, United States
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- Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering and Center for Environmental Sciences and
Engineering, University of Connecticut, 191 Auditorium Road, Unit 3222, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3222, United States
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- Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering and Center for Environmental Sciences and
Engineering, University of Connecticut, 191 Auditorium Road, Unit 3222, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3222, United States
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Liu C, Faria AF, Ma J, Elimelech M. Mitigation of Biofilm Development on Thin-Film Composite Membranes Functionalized with Zwitterionic Polymers and Silver Nanoparticles. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:182-191. [PMID: 27976869 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b03795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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We demonstrate the functionalization of thin-film composite membranes with zwitterionic polymers and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for combating biofouling. Combining hydrophilic zwitterionic polymer brushes and biocidal AgNPs endows the membrane with dual functionality: antiadhesion and bacterial inactivation. An atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) reaction is used to graft zwitterionic poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) (PSBMA) brushes to the membrane surface, while AgNPs are synthesized in situ through chemical reduction of silver. Two different membrane architectures (Ag-PSBMA and PSBMA-Ag TFC) are developed according to the sequence AgNPs, and PSBMA brushes are grafted on the membrane surface. A static adhesion assay shows that both modified membranes significantly reduced the adsorption of proteins, which served as a model organic foulant. However, improved antimicrobial activity is observed for PSBMA-Ag TFC (i.e., AgNPs on top of the polymer brush) in comparison to the Ag-PSBMA TFC membrane (i.e., polymer brush on top of AgNPs), indicating that architecture of the antifouling layer is an important factor in the design of zwitterion-silver membranes. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) imaging indicated that PSBMA-Ag TFC membranes effectively inhibit biofilm formation under dynamic cross-flow membrane biofouling tests. Finally, we demonstrate the regeneration of AgNPs on the membrane after depletion of silver from the surface of the PSBMA-Ag TFC membrane.
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- Caihong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150090, China
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Khajouei M, Jahanshahi M, Peyravi M, Hoseinpour H, Shokuhi Rad A. Anti-bacterial assay of doped membrane by zero valent Fe nanoparticle via in-situ and ex-situ aspect. Chem Eng Res Des 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2016.10.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Liu Q, Qiu G, Zhou Z, Li J, Amy GL, Xie J, Lee JY. An Effective Design of Electrically Conducting Thin-Film Composite (TFC) Membranes for Bio and Organic Fouling Control in Forward Osmosis (FO). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:10596-10605. [PMID: 27607546 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b03402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The organic foulants and bacteria in secondary wastewater treatment can seriously impair the membrane performance in a water treatment plant. The embedded electrode approach using an externally applied potential to repel organic foulants and inhibit bacterial adhesion can effectively reduce the frequency of membrane replacement. Electrode embedment in membranes is often carried out by dispensing a conductor (e.g., carbon nanotubes, or CNTs) in the membrane substrate, which gives rise to two problems: the leaching-out of the conductor and a percolation-limited membrane conductivity that results in an added energy cost. This study presents a facile method for the embedment of a continuous electrode in thin-film composite (TFC) forward osmosis (FO) membranes. Specifically, a conducting porous carbon paper is used as the understructure for the formation of a membrane substrate by the classical phase inversion process. The carbon paper and the membrane substrate polymer form an interpenetrating structure with good stability and low electrical resistance (only about 1Ω/□). The membrane-electrode assembly was deployed as the cathode of an electrochemical cell, and showed good resistance to organic and microbial fouling with the imposition of a 2.0 V DC voltage. The carbon paper-based FO TFC membranes also possess good mechanical stability for practical use.
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- Qing Liu
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore , 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore , 119260
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore , 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore , 119260
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore , 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore , 119260
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore , 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore , 119260
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore , 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore , 119260
- College of Engineering and Science, Clemson University , Clemson South Carolina 29634 United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore , 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore , 119260
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore , 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore , 119260
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Li D, Yan Y, Wang H. Recent advances in polymer and polymer composite membranes for reverse and forward osmosis processes. Prog Polym Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2016.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 275] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Perreault F, Jaramillo H, Xie M, Ude M, Nghiem LD, Elimelech M. Biofouling Mitigation in Forward Osmosis Using Graphene Oxide Functionalized Thin-Film Composite Membranes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:5840-8. [PMID: 27160324 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b06364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Forward osmosis (FO) is an emerging membrane process with potential applications in the treatment of highly fouling feedwaters. However, biofouling, the adhesion of microorganisms to the membrane and the subsequent formation of biofilms, remains a major limitation since antifouling membrane modifications offer limited protection against biofouling. In this study, we evaluated the use of graphene oxide (GO) for biofouling mitigation in FO. GO functionalization of thin-film composite membranes (GO-TFC) increased the surface hydrophilicity and imparted antimicrobial activity to the membrane without altering its transport properties. After 1 h of contact time, deposition and viability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells on GO-TFC were reduced by 36% and 30%, respectively, compared to pristine membranes. When GO-TFC membranes were tested for treatment of an artificial secondary wastewater supplemented with P. aeruginosa, membrane biofouling was reduced by 50% after 24 h of operation. This biofouling resistance is attributed to the reduced accumulation of microbial biomass on GO-TFC compared to pristine membranes. In addition, confocal microscopy demonstrated that cells deposited on the membrane surface are inactivated, resulting in a layer of dead cells on GO-TFC that limit biofilm formation. These findings highlight the potential of GO to be used for biofouling mitigation in FO.
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- François Perreault
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona 85287-3005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona 85287-3005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
- Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University , PO Box 14428, Melbourne, Victoria 8001, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
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- Strategic Water Infrastructure Laboratory, School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
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Shen X, Liu J, Zhao Y, Chen L. Preparation and Anti-Fouling Property of Acryloylmorpholine-Grafted PVDF Membrane: The Effect of Cross-Linking Agent. INT POLYM PROC 2016. [DOI: 10.3139/217.3150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Inspired by the hydration capability of hydrogel materials, cross-linked poly(N-acryloylmorpholine) (PACMO) chains were designed into poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) backbones to synthesize the copolymers (PVDF-g-PACMO) using the radical polymerization method. These copolymers were then cast into the porous membranes via immersion phase inversion. The effects of N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide (MBAA) in the reaction solution on the structure and performance of as-prepared copolymer membranes were evaluated by elemental analysis, X-ray photoelectronic spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, water contact angle measurement, protein adsorption and filtration experiment. The grafting degree of PACMO increases with the increase of MBAA amount in the reaction solution, which endows the copolymer membrane with a good hydrophilicity. The protein adsorption and irreversible membrane fouling decrease and then further increase with the elevated grafting degree of PACMO. This result indicates that the anti-fouling property of membrane not only depends on the surface hydrophilicity and but also associates with the grafting structures of PACMO. This work provides a fundamental understanding of various grafting structures governing the performance of anti-fouling properties.
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- X. Shen
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Qujing Normal University, Qujing , PRC
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- State Key Laboratory of Hollow Fiber Membrane Materials and Processes , School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin , PRC
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- State Key Laboratory of Hollow Fiber Membrane Materials and Processes , School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin , PRC
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- State Key Laboratory of Hollow Fiber Membrane Materials and Processes , School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin , PRC
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Wang Z, Elimelech M, Lin S. Environmental Applications of Interfacial Materials with Special Wettability. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:2132-50. [PMID: 26829583 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Interfacial materials with special wettability have become a burgeoning research area in materials science in the past decade. The unique surface properties of materials and interfaces generated by biomimetic approaches can be leveraged to develop effective solutions to challenging environmental problems. This critical review presents the concept, mechanisms, and fabrication techniques of interfacial materials with special wettability, and assesses the environmental applications of these materials for oil-water separation, membrane-based water purification and desalination, biofouling control, high performance vapor condensation, and atmospheric water collection. We also highlight the most promising properties of interfacial materials with special wettability that enable innovative environmental applications and discuss the practical challenges for large-scale implementation of these novel materials.
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- Zhangxin Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1831, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1831, United States
- Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1831, United States
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Bera A, Jewrajka SK. Tailoring polyamide thin film composite nanofiltration membranes by polyethyleneimine and its conjugates for the enhancement of selectivity and antifouling property. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra21941h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Post modification of poly(piperazineamide) membrane with polyethyleneimine conjugates provides membranes with novel properties such as high monovalent to divalent ion selectivity and improved antifouling properties, suitable for water purification.
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- Anupam Bera
- Reverse Osmosis Membrane Division
- AcSIR
- CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute
- Bhavnagar
- India
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- Reverse Osmosis Membrane Division
- AcSIR
- CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute
- Bhavnagar
- India
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Lu P, Liang S, Zhou T, Mei X, Zhang Y, Zhang C, Umar A, Wang Q. Layered double hydroxide/graphene oxide hybrid incorporated polysulfone substrate for thin-film nanocomposite forward osmosis membranes. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra10080e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Herein, we report the use of a layered double hydroxide/graphene oxide (LDH/GO) hybrid as a nanofiller for a polysulfone (PSf) substrate in the fabrication of a thin film nanocomposite (TFN) forward osmosis (FO) membrane.
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- Peng Lu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing Forestry University
- Beijing 100083
- P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing Forestry University
- Beijing 100083
- P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing Forestry University
- Beijing 100083
- P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing Forestry University
- Beijing 100083
- P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing Forestry University
- Beijing 100083
- P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing Forestry University
- Beijing 100083
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Science and Arts
- Najran University
- Najran-11001
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing Forestry University
- Beijing 100083
- P. R. China
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