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Ahmed MA, Mahmoud SA, Mohamed AA. Nanomaterials-modified reverse osmosis membranes: a comprehensive review. RSC Adv 2024; 14:18879-18906. [PMID: 38873545 PMCID: PMC11167617 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01796j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Because of its great efficiency and widespread application, reverse osmosis (RO) is a popular tool for water desalination and purification. However, traditional RO membranes have a short lifespan due to membrane fouling, deterioration, decreased salt rejection rate, and the low water flux with aging. As a result, membrane modification has received a lot of attention recently, with nanomaterials being extensively researched to improve membrane efficacy and lifespan. Herein, we present an in-depth analysis of recent advances of RO membranes modification utilizing nanomaterials. An overview of the various nanomaterials used for membrane modification, including metal oxides, zeolites, and carbon nanomaterials, is provided. The synthesis techniques and methods of integrating these nanomaterials into RO membranes are also discussed. The impacts of nanomaterial change on the performance of RO membranes are addressed. The underlying mechanisms responsible for RO membrane enhancements by nanomaterials, such as improved surface hydrophilicity, reduced membrane fouling via surface repulsion and anti-adhesion properties, and enhanced structural stability, are discussed. Furthermore, the review provides a critical analysis of the challenges and limitations associated with the use of nanomaterials to modify RO membranes. Overall, this review provides valuable insights into the modification of RO membranes with nanomaterials, providing a full grasp of the benefits, challenges, and future prospects of this challenging topic.
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- Mahmoud A Ahmed
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo-11566 Egypt
- Veolia Water Technologies Cairo 11835 Egypt
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Northern Border University Arar 13211 Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo-11566 Egypt
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Wang Y, Duan S, Wang H, Wei C, Qin L, Dong G, Zhang Y. Thin Film Nanocomposite Membranes Based on Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8/Halloysite Nanotube Composites. MEMBRANES 2023; 14:7. [PMID: 38248697 PMCID: PMC10819655 DOI: 10.3390/membranes14010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes have proven their unrivaled value, as they can combine the advantages of different materials and furnish membranes with improved selectivity and permeability. The development of TFN membranes has been severely limited by the poor dispersion of the nanoparticles and the weak adhesion between the nanoparticles and the polymer matrix. In this study, to address the poor dispersion of nanoparticles in TFN membranes, we proposed a new combination of m-ZIF-8 and m-HNTs, wherein the ZIF-8 and HNTs were modified with poly (sodium p-styrenesulfonate) to enhance their dispersion in water. Furthermore, the hydropathic properties of the membranes can be well controlled by adjusting the content of m-ZIF-8 and m-HNTs. A series of modified m-ZIF-8/m-HNT/PAN membranes were prepared to modulate the dye/salt separation performance of TFN membranes. The experimental results showed that our m-ZIF-8/m-HNT/PAN membranes can elevate the water flux significantly up to 42.6 L m-2 h-1 MPa-1, together with a high rejection of Reactive Red 49 (more than 80%). In particular, the optimized NFM-7.5 membrane that contained 7.5 mg of HNTs and 2.5 mg of ZIF-8 showed a 97.1% rejection of Reactive Red 49 and 21.3% retention of NaCl.
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- Yan Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (Y.W.); (S.D.); (L.Q.); (G.D.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (Y.W.); (S.D.); (L.Q.); (G.D.)
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Pollution Prevention and Control Office, Ecological Environment Protection Commission of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450007, China;
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (Y.W.); (S.D.); (L.Q.); (G.D.)
- Research Department of New Energy Technology, Zhengzhou Institute of Emerging Industrial Technology, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (Y.W.); (S.D.); (L.Q.); (G.D.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (Y.W.); (S.D.); (L.Q.); (G.D.)
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Sun J, Zhang Q, Xue W, Ding W, Zhang K, Wang S. An economical and simple method for preparing highly permeable and chlorine-resistant reverse osmosis membranes with potential commercial applications. RSC Adv 2023; 13:32083-32096. [PMID: 37920753 PMCID: PMC10618943 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra06015b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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The improvement in the overall efficiency of thin-film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes is limited by their low permeability and sensitivity to degradation by chlorine. In the present study, polypiperazine (PIP), the commonly used amine monomer in preparing commercial TFC nanofiltration (NF) membranes, was used to regulate the m-phenylenediamine (MPD) based interfacial polymerization (IP) process. The results showed that addition of PIP optimized the micro-structure and surface properties of the polyamide (PA) layer. When the MPD and PIP mass ratio was 1 : 1, the TFCW-1:1 membrane exhibited 70% flux enhancement compared to pure MPD-based TFCW-1:0 membranes. Besides, the TFCW-1:1 membrane exhibited better chlorine-resistant performance since the NaCl rejection declined to just 3.8% while it was 11.3% for TFCW-1:0 membranes after immersion in 500 ppm NaClO solution for 48 h. Such improvement can be attributed to the increased number of unreacted amine groups and the thickness of the PA layer that PIP brought, which provided a sacrificial protective layer to consume the active chlorine, and thus maintain the integrity of the inner rejection layer. In all, the novelty and purpose of the present work is to find a more simple and scalable method to fabricate high-performance TFC RO membranes by using commonly, cheaply and frequently used materials.
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- Junqing Sun
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University Jinan 250101 China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University Jinan 250101 China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University Jinan 250101 China
- Shandong Shuifa Environmental Technology Co., Ltd Jining 272000 China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University Jinan 250101 China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University Jinan 250101 China
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Yasir AT, Benamor A, Hawari AH, Mahmoudi E. Poly (amido amine) dendrimer based membranes for wastewater treatment – A critical review. Chem Eng Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2023.118665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Atashgar A, Emadzadeh D, Akbari S, Kruczek B. Incorporation of Functionalized Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs) into Thin-Film Nanocomposite (TFN) Nanofiltration Membranes for Water Softening. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:245. [PMID: 36837748 PMCID: PMC9958727 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13020245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Incorporating nanoparticles (NPs) into the selective layer of thin-film composite (TFC) membranes is a common approach to improve the performance of the resulting thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes. The main challenge in this approach is the leaching out of NPs during membrane operation. Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) modified with the first generation of poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers (G1) have shown excellent stability in the PA layer of TFN reverse-osmosis (RO) membranes. This study explores, for the first time, using these NPs to improve the properties of TFN nanofiltration (NF) membranes. Membrane performance was evaluated in a cross-flow nanofiltration (NF) system using 3000 ppm aqueous solutions of MgCl2, Na2SO4 and NaCl, respectively, as feed at 10 bar and ambient temperature. All membranes showed high rejection of Na2SO4 (around 97-98%) and low NaCl rejection, with the corresponding water fluxes greater than 100 L m-2 h-1. The rejection of MgCl2 (ranging from 82 to 90%) was less than that for Na2SO4. However, our values are much greater than those reported in the literature for other TFN membranes. The remarkable rejection of MgCl2 is attributed to positively charged HNT-G1 nanoparticles incorporated in the selective polyamide (PA) layer of the TFN membranes.
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- Amirsajad Atashgar
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Textile Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, 424 Hafez Ave., Tehran P.O. Box 15875-4413, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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Cheng L, Meng QW, Ge Q. Construction and Chlorine Resistance of Thiophene-Poly(ethyleneimine)-Based Dual-Functional Nanofiltration Membranes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:10018-10029. [PMID: 36749691 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c21627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The demand to improve the chlorine resistance of polyamide (PA) membranes is escalated with greater amounts of chlorine-containing disinfectant being used in global water treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this work, we designed thiophene-functionalized poly(ethyleneimine) (TPEI) materials first and grafted them onto a conventional PA membrane to develop novel nanofiltration membranes (PEI-M, TPEI-1-M, TPEI-2-M). These membranes have dual-functionalized selective surfaces covered by hydrophilic amino groups and electron-rich thiophene moieties, which endow these membranes with superior chlorine resistance and improved separation performance. The modified membranes increase the rejection of MgCl2 from 86.5% of the nascent PA membrane (PA-M) to higher than 93.0% without sacrificing the membrane water permeability. More stable separation performance is achieved with all of the as-prepared membranes than PA-M after exposure to a 2000 ppm sodium hypochlorite solution. TPEI-2-M outperforms other membranes after being treated in a chlorination intensity of 16,000 ppm·h with the smallest flux loss and the highest MgCl2 rejection. This is mainly ascribed to the highest amount of amino and thiophene moieties on the TPEI-2-M surface. This study provides an effective protocol for developing novel PA-based nanofiltration membranes while demonstrating its superiority over current technologies with exceptional separation performance and antichlorine ability.
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- Luyang Cheng
- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Fuzhou University, No.2 Xueyuan Road, Fujian 350116, China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Fuzhou University, No.2 Xueyuan Road, Fujian 350116, China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Fuzhou University, No.2 Xueyuan Road, Fujian 350116, China
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Li D, Lu H, Yan X, Wan H, Yan G, Zhang G. Preparation of chlorine resistant thin‐film‐composite reverse‐osmosis polyamide membranes with tri‐acyl chloride containing thioether units. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Dongsheng Li
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Special Sealing Technology Xi'an Aerospace Propulsion Institute Xi'an People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Analysis and Testing Center Sichuan University Chengdu People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Special Sealing Technology Xi'an Aerospace Propulsion Institute Xi'an People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Analysis and Testing Center Sichuan University Chengdu People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Analysis and Testing Center Sichuan University Chengdu People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Analysis and Testing Center Sichuan University Chengdu People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering (Sichuan University) Chengdu People's Republic of China
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Yu Y, Zhang X, Lu P, He D, Shen L, Li Y. Enhanced Separation Performance of Polyamide Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes with Interlayer by Constructed Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials: A Critical Review. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:1250. [PMID: 36557157 PMCID: PMC9784344 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12121250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide (PA) membrane has been widely applied in nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, and forward osmosis, including a PA rejection layer by interfacial polymerization on a porous support layer. However, the separation performance of TFC membrane is constrained by the trade-off relationship between permeability and selectivity. Although thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane can enhance the permeability, due to the existence of functionalized nanoparticles in the PA rejection layer, the introduction of nanoparticles leads to the problems of the poor interface compatibility and the nanoparticles agglomeration. These issues often lead to the defect of PA rejection layers and reduction in selectivity. In this review, we summarize a new class of structures of TFN membranes with functionalized interlayers (TFNi), which promises to overcome the problems associated with TFN membranes. Recently, functionalized two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials have received more attention in the assembly materials of membranes. The reported TFNi membranes with 2D interlayers exhibit the remarkable enhancement on the permeability, due to the shorter transport path by the "gutter mechanism" of 2D interlayers. Meanwhile, the functionalized 2D interlayers can affect the diffusion of two-phase monomers during the interfacial polymerization, resulting in the defect-free and highly crosslinked PA rejection layer. Thus, the 2D interlayers enabled TFNi membranes to potentially overcome the longstanding trade-off between membrane permeability and selectivity. This paper provides a critical review on the emerging 2D nanomaterials as the functionalized interlayers of TFNi membranes. The characteristics, function, modification, and advantages of these 2D interlayers are summarized. Several perspectives are provided in terms of the critical challenges for 2D interlayers, managing the trade-off between permeability, selectivity, and cost. The future research directions of TFNi membranes with 2D interlayers are proposed.
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- Yifei Yu
- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo 315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo 315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Hymater Co., Ltd., 777 Qingfeng Road, Ningbo 315000, China
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- Ningbo Shuiyi Membrane Technology Development Co., Ltd., 368 Xingci One Road, Ningbo 315336, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo 315211, China
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Lim YJ, Lai GS, Zhao Y, Ma Y, Torres J, Wang R. A scalable method to fabricate high-performance biomimetic membranes for seawater desalination: Incorporating pillar[5]arene water nanochannels into the polyamide selective layer. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bai L, Wang M, Li Z, Yang H, Peng Z, Zhao Y. Fabrication of a novel composite nanofiltration membrane with excellent acid resistance and water flux via the selective bond dissociation method. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Surface-tailoring chlorine resistant materials and strategies for polyamide thin film composite reverse osmosis membranes. Front Chem Sci Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-021-2109-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Ormanci‐Acar T, Keskin B, Korkut S, Mutlu‐Salmanlı O, Turken T, Koseoglu‐Imer DY, Demir TU, Menceloglu YZ, Unal S, Koyuncu I. Fabrication of halloysite nanotubes embedded thin film nanocomposite membranes for dye removal. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.50986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Turkan Ormanci‐Acar
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Istanbul University‐Cerrahpaşa İstanbul Turkey
- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
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- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
- Environmental Engineering Department Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
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- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
- Environmental Engineering Department Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
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- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
- Environmental Engineering Department Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
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- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
- Environmental Engineering Department Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
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- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
- Environmental Engineering Department Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
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- ESAN Eczacibasi Industrial Raw Materials Istanbul Turkey
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- Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center & Composite Technologies Center of Excellence Sabanci University Istanbul Turkey
- Nanotechnology Research and Application Center Sabanci University Istanbul Turkey
- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science Sabanci University Istanbul Turkey
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- Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center & Composite Technologies Center of Excellence Sabanci University Istanbul Turkey
- Nanotechnology Research and Application Center Sabanci University Istanbul Turkey
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- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
- Environmental Engineering Department Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Turkey
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Geng X, Wang J, Ding Y, Zhang W, Wang Y, Liu F. Poly(vinyl alcohol)/polydopamine hybrid nanofiltration membrane fabricated through aqueous electrospraying with excellent antifouling and chlorine resistance. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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