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Wang Z, Cao J, Zhang F, Zhang X, Tan X. Combining phthalimide innate of a positive-charge nanofiltration membrane for high selectivity and rejection for bivalent cations. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2023; 87:2944-2955. [PMID: 37318934 PMCID: wst_2023_178 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A positively charged nanofiltration (NF) membrane is known to have exceptional separation performance for bivalent cations in aqueous solutions. In this study, a new NF activity layer was created using interfacial polymerization (IP) on a polysulfone (PSF) ultrafiltration substrate membrane. The aqueous phase combines the two monomers of polyethyleneimine (PEI) and phthalimide, while successfully producing a highly efficient and accurate NF membrane. The conditions of the NF membrane were studied and further optimized. The aqueous phase crosslinking process enhances the polymer interaction, resulting in an excellent pure water flux of 7.09 L·m-2·h-1·bar-1 under a pressure of 0.4 MPa. Additionally, the NF membrane shows excellent selectivity toward inorganic salts, with a rejection order of MgCl2 > CaCl2 > MgSO4 > Na2SO4 > NaCl. Under optimal conditions, the membrane was able to reject up to 94.33% of 1,000 mg/L of MgCl2 solution at an ambient temperature. Further to assess the antifouling properties of the membrane with bovine serum albumin (BSA), the flux recovery ratio (FRR) was calculated to be 81.64% after 6 h of filtration. This paper presents an efficient and straightforward approach to customize a positively charged NF membrane. We achieve this by introducing phthalimide, which enhances the membrane's stability and rejection performance.
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- Zhe Wang
- Joint Research Center for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China E-mail:
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- Joint Research Center for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China E-mail:
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- Joint Research Center for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China E-mail:
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- Joint Research Center for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China E-mail:
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- Dayu Environmental Protection Co., Ltd, Tianjin 301739, China
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Multi-carboxyl based zwitterionic nanofiltration membrane with ion selectivity and anti-scaling performance. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Polyethersulfone membrane modified by zwitterionic groups for improving anti-fouling and antibacterial properties. J IND ENG CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2023.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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Triethanolamine-based zwitterionic polyester thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes with excellent fouling-resistance for efficient dye and antibiotic separation. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Wu B, Wang N, Shen Y, Jin CG, An QF. Inorganic salt regulated zwitterionic nanofiltration membranes for antibiotic/monovalent salt separation. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Asymmetric polyamide nanofilm with coordinated charge and nanopore, tuned by azlactone-based monomer to facilitate ion separation. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Trimethylamine N-oxide-derived zwitterionic polyamide thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes with enhanced anti-dye deposition ability for efficient dye separation and recovery. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Shi L, Liu S, Hung WS, Shi W, Lu X, Wu C. The tailoring of nanofiltration membrane structure for mono/divalent anions separation via precisely adjusting the reaction site distance. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Samavati Z, Samavati A, Goh PS, Ismail AF, Abdullah MS. A comprehensive review of recent advances in nanofiltration membranes for heavy metal removal from wastewater. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Fang SY, Gong JL, Tang L, Cao WC, Li J, Tan ZK, Wang YW, Wang WB. Loosely Sandwich-Structured Membranes Decorated with UiO-66-NH 2 for Efficient Antibiotic Separation and Organic Solvent Resistance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:38990-39003. [PMID: 35976131 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c12146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes with efficient molecular separation and organic solvent resistance are active in demand in wastewater treatment and resource reclamation, meeting the goal of emission peaks and carbon neutrality. In this work, a simple and rational design strategy has been employed to construct a sandwich-structured membrane for removing fluoroquinolone antibiotics and recycling organic solvents. The sandwich-structured membrane is composed of a porous substrate, a hydrophilic tannic acid-polyethyleneimine (TA-PEI) interlayer, and a polyamide (PA) selective layer decorated with metal-organic framework (PA-MOF). Results manifest that the hydrophilic TA-PEI interlayer played a bridging and gutter effect to achieve effective control in amide storage, amine diffusion, and nanomaterial downward leakage at the immiscible interface. The PA-MOF selective layer has been changed to a loosely crumpled surface, endowing functionalities on the sandwich-structured membrane that included limited pores, strengthened electronegativity, and stronger hydrophilicity. Thus, an enhanced water flux of 87.23 ± 7.43 LMH was achieved by the TFN-2 membrane (0.04 mg·mL-1 UiO-66-NH2), which is more than five times that of the thin-film composite membrane (17.46 ± 3.88 LMH). The rejection against norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and levofloxacin is 92.94 ± 1.60%, 94.62 ± 1.29%, and 96.92 ± 1.05%, respectively, effectively breaking through the "trade-off" effect between membrane permeability and rejection efficiency. Further antifouling results showed that the sandwich-structured membrane had lower flux decay ratios (3.36∼7.07%) and higher flux recovery ratios (93.40∼98.40%), as well as superior long-term stability after 30 days of filtration. Moreover, organic solvent resistance testing confirms that the sandwich-structured membrane maintained stable solvent flux and better recovery rates in ethanol, acetone, isopropanol, and N,N-dimethylformamide. Detailed nanofiltration mechanism studies revealed that these outstanding performances are based on the joint effect of the TA-PEI interlayer and PA-MOF selective layer, proposing a new perspective to break through the bottleneck of nanofiltration application in a complex environment.
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- Si-Yuan Fang
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Monitoring for Heavy Metal Pollutants, Changsha 410019, China
- Shenzhen Institute, Hunan University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Shenzhen Institute, Hunan University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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Yadav D, Karki S, Ingole PG. Nanofiltration (NF) Membrane Processing in the Food Industry. FOOD ENGINEERING REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12393-022-09320-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Wu ZJ, Li HX, Li PP, Xu ZL, Zhan ZM, Wu YZ. Thin-Film Composite Nanofiltration Membrane Modified by Fulvic Acid to Enhance Permeability and Antifouling Performance. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Zhao-Jun Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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Al-Nahari A, Li S, Su B. Negatively charged nanofiltration membrane with high performance via the synergetic effect of benzidinedisulfonic acid and trimethylamine during interfacial polymerization. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Wu B, Wang N, Lei JH, Shen Y, An QF. Intensification of mass transfer for zwitterionic amine monomers in interfacial polymerization to fabricate monovalent salt/antibiotics separation membrane. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Wang R, Zhang J, Tang CY, Lin S. Understanding Selectivity in Solute-Solute Separation: Definitions, Measurements, and Comparability. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:2605-2616. [PMID: 35072469 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The development of membranes capable of precise solute-solute separation is still in its burgeoning stage without a standardized protocol for evaluating selectivity. Three types of membrane processes with different driving forces, including pressure-driven filtration, concentration difference-driven diffusion, and electric field-driven ion migration, have been applied in this study to characterize solute-solute selectivity of a commercial nanofiltration membrane. Our results demonstrated that selectivity values measured using different methods, or even different conditions with the same method, are generally not comparable. The cross-method incomparability is true for both apparent selectivity, defined as the ratio between concentration-normalized fluxes, and the more intrinsic selectivity, defined as the ratio between the permeabilities of solutes through the active separation layer. The difference in selectivity measured using different methods possibly stems from the fundamental differences in the driving force of ion transport, the effect of water transport, and the interaction between cations and anions. We further demonstrated the difference in selectivity measured using feed solutions containing single-salt species and that containing mixed salts. A consistent protocol with standardized testing conditions to facilitate fair performance comparison between studies is proposed.
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- Ruoyu Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1831, United States
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong 999077, China
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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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Xu D, Zheng J, Zhang X, Lin D, Gao Q, Luo X, Zhu X, Li G, Liang H, Van der Bruggen B. Mechanistic Insights of a Thermoresponsive Interface for Fouling Control of Thin-Film Composite Nanofiltration Membranes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:1927-1937. [PMID: 35007424 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In spite of extensive research, fouling is still the main challenge for nanofiltration membranes, generating an extra transport resistance and requiring a larger operational pressure in practical applications. We fabricated a highly antifouling nanofiltration membrane by grafting poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) chains on a bromine-containing polyamide layer. The resulting membrane was found to have a double permeance compared to the pristine membrane, while the rejection of multivalent ions remained the same. In addition, PNIPAM chains yielded a better deposition resistance and adhesion resistance, thereby mitigating the increase of fouling and promoting the recovery of flux during the filtration and traditional cleaning stages, respectively. Moreover, PNIPAM chains shrank when the water temperature was above the lower critical solution temperature (LCST), indicating the formation of a buffer layer between the membrane and pollutants. The buffer layer would eliminate the membrane-foulant interaction energy, thus further enhancing the detachment of pollutants. This simple and efficient cleaning method could act as an enhanced cleaning procedure to remove irreversible fouling. This provides new insights into the fabrication of enhanced antifouling membranes using smart responsive polymer chains.
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- Daliang Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, P. R. China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven B-3001, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven B-3001, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven B-3001, Belgium
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, P. R. China
- Lehrstuhl für Technische Chemie II, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen 45117, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven B-3001, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, P. R. China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven B-3001, Belgium
- Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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Wang Z, Zhu X, Cheng X, Bai L, Luo X, Xu D, Ding J, Wang J, Li G, Shao P, Liang H. Nanofiltration Membranes with Octopus Arm-Sucker Surface Morphology: Filtration Performance and Mechanism Investigation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:16676-16686. [PMID: 34878772 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Precisely tailoring the surface morphology characteristics of the active layers based on bionic inspirations can improve the performance of thin-film composite (TFC) membranes. The remarkable water adsorption and capture abilities of octopus tentacles inspired the construction of a novel TFC nanofiltration (NF) membrane with octopus arm-sucker morphology using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) during interfacial polymerization (IP). The surface morphology, chemical elements, water contact angle (WCA), interfacial free energy (ΔG), electronegativity, and pore size of the membranes were systematically investigated. The optimal membrane exhibited an enhanced water permeance of 22.6 L·m-2·h-1·bar-1, 180% better than that of the TFC-control membrane. In addition, the optimal membrane showed improved single salt rejections and monovalent/divalent ion selectivity and can break the trade-off effect. The antiscaling performance and stability of the membranes were further explored. The construction mechanism of the octopus arm-sucker structure was excavated, in which CNTs and β-CD acted as arm skeletons and suckers, respectively. Furthermore, the customization of the membrane surface and performance was achieved through tuning the individual effects of the arm skeletons and suckers. This study highlights the noteworthy potential of the design and construction of the surface morphology of high-performance NF membranes for environmental application.
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- Zihui Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250101, PR China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330063, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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Wang K, Wang X, Januszewski B, Liu Y, Li D, Fu R, Elimelech M, Huang X. Tailored design of nanofiltration membranes for water treatment based on synthesis-property-performance relationships. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 51:672-719. [PMID: 34932047 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01599g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Tailored design of high-performance nanofiltration (NF) membranes is desirable because the requirements for membrane performance, particularly ion/salt rejection and selectivity, differ among the various applications of NF technology ranging from drinking water production to resource mining. However, this customization greatly relies on a comprehensive understanding of the influence of membrane fabrication methods and conditions on membrane properties and the relationships between the membrane structural and physicochemical properties and membrane performance. Since the inception of NF, much progress has been made in forming the foundation of tailored design of NF membranes and the underlying governing principles. This progress includes theories regarding NF mass transfer and solute rejection, further exploitation of the classical interfacial polymerization technique, and development of novel materials and membrane fabrication methods. In this critical review, we first summarize the progress made in controllable design of NF membrane properties in recent years from the perspective of optimizing interfacial polymerization techniques and adopting new manufacturing processes and materials. We then discuss the property-performance relationships based on solvent/solute mass transfer theories and mathematical models, and draw conclusions on membrane structural and physicochemical parameter regulation by modifying the fabrication process to improve membrane separation performance. Next, existing and potential applications of these NF membranes in water treatment processes are systematically discussed according to the different separation requirements. Finally, we point out the prospects and challenges of tailored design of NF membranes for water treatment applications. This review bridges the long-existing gaps between the pressing demand for suitable NF membranes from the industrial community and the surge of publications by the scientific community in recent years.
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- Kunpeng Wang
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment and International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Clean Energy Innovation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment and International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Clean Energy Innovation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8286, USA
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment and International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Clean Energy Innovation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China. .,State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment and International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Clean Energy Innovation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment and International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Clean Energy Innovation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8286, USA
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment and International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Clean Energy Innovation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China.
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Rezania H, Vatanpour V. Preparation and modification of thin film composite membrane using a bulky dianhydride monomer. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Hamidreza Rezania
- Department of Applied Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University Tehran Iran
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- Department of Applied Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University Tehran Iran
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Interfacial polymerization nanofiltration membrane with visible light photocatalytic self-cleaning performance by incorporation of CQD/TiO2. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Liu L, Zuo X, He J, Zhou Y, Xiong J, Ma C, Chen Z, Yu S. Fabrication and characterization of 2-aminophenol-4-sulfonic acid-integrated polyamide loose nanofiltration membrane. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Xu Q, Ji X, Tian J, Jin X, Wu L. Inner Surface Hydrophilic Modification of PVDF Membrane with Tea Polyphenols/Silica Composite Coating. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13234186. [PMID: 34883689 PMCID: PMC8659430 DOI: 10.3390/polym13234186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The use of Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes is constrained in wastewater treatment because of their hydrophobic nature. Therefore, a large number of researchers have been working on the hydrophilic modification of their surfaces. In this work, a superhydrophilic tea polyphenols/silica composite coating was developed by a one-step process. The composite coating can achieve not only superhydrophilic modification of the surface, but also the inner surface of the porous PVDF membrane, which endows the modified membrane with excellent water permeability. The modified membrane possesses ultrahigh water flux (15,353 L·m−2·h−1). Besides this, the modified membrane can realize a highly efficient separation of oil/water emulsions (above 96%).
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- Qiang Xu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (Q.X.); (X.J.); (J.T.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (Q.X.); (X.J.); (J.T.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (Q.X.); (X.J.); (J.T.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (Q.X.); (X.J.); (J.T.)
- Correspondence: (X.J.); (L.W.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (Q.X.); (X.J.); (J.T.)
- Advanced Engineering Technology Research Institute of Zhongshan City, Wuhan University of Technology, Xiangxing Road 6, Zhongshan 528400, China
- Correspondence: (X.J.); (L.W.)
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Cao N, Wang Y, Pang J, Jiang Z, Zhang H. Controllable preparation of separation membrane with nano-ridge structure surface through Cyclam induced interfacial polymerization. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Jiang Y, Li S, Su J, Lv X, Liu S, Su B. Two dimensional COFs as ultra-thin interlayer to build TFN hollow fiber nanofiltration membrane for desalination and heavy metal wastewater treatment. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yuan B, Zhang S, Jiang C, Hu P, Cui J, Zhao S, Wang N, Niu QJ. Alicyclic polyamide nanofilms with an asymmetric structure for Cl
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- Bingbing Yuan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education Henan Normal University Xinxiang Henan China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education Henan Normal University Xinxiang Henan China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University Shenzhen Guangdong China
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao Shandong China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education Henan Normal University Xinxiang Henan China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education Henan Normal University Xinxiang Henan China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education Henan Normal University Xinxiang Henan China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education Henan Normal University Xinxiang Henan China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University Shenzhen Guangdong China
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao Shandong China
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Tian J, Chang H, Gao S, Zong Y, Van der Bruggen B, Zhang R. Direct generation of an ultrathin (8.5 nm) polyamide film with ultrahigh water permeance via in-situ interfacial polymerization on commercial substrate membrane. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Farahbakhsh J, Vatanpour V, Khoshnam M, Zargar M. Recent advancements in the application of new monomers and membrane modification techniques for the fabrication of thin film composite membranes: A review. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.105015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Wang B, Zhao D. Polyamide layer sulfonation of a nanofiltration membrane to enhance perm‐selectivity via regulation of pore size and surface charge. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Biao Wang
- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture Nanyang Normal University Nanyang China
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture Nanyang Normal University Nanyang China
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Wang Z, Chen P, Liu Y, Guo H, Sun N, Cai Q, Yu Y, Zhao F. Exploration of antifouling zwitterionic polyimide ultrafiltration membrane based on novel aromatic diamine monomer. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Liu T, Chen D, Cao Y, Yang F, Chen J, Kang J, Xu R, Xiang M. Construction of a composite microporous polyethylene membrane with enhanced fouling resistance for water treatment. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zheng H, Mou Z, Zhou K. Incorporation of Core-Shell-Structured Zwitterionic Carbon Dots in Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes for Simultaneously Improved Perm-Selectivity and Antifouling Properties. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:53215-53229. [PMID: 33185418 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The development of highly efficient thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes with superior water permeability, maintained rejection performance, and excellent antifouling capacity is critical to meeting the ever-escalating demand for fresh water. Herein, carbon dots (CDs) grafted with hyperbranched zwitterions, denoted as CDs-ZPEI0.6-10k, were first prepared by the hydrothermal treatment of citric acid in the presence of zwitterionic hyperbranched polyethylenimine (ZPEI0.6-10k) with different molecular weights (0.6, 1.8, and 10 kDa). Subsequently, the synthesized nanoparticles were introduced in membrane fabrication to form CDs-ZPEI0.6-10k-embedded TFN (TFN-CDs-ZPEI0.6-10k) membranes. The grafted shells of superhydrophilic ZPEI not only increased the chemical compatibility of CDs in the polyamide layer to suppress the formation of nonselective voids but also created a densely packed network for efficient water transportation and effective divalent salt rejection. The TFN-CDs-ZPEI10k membrane demonstrated a 2.8-fold enhancement in the permeate flux with an increased Na2SO4 rejection rate of 98.1% and improved antifouling properties than the pristine thin-film composite (TFC) membrane. This work provides an insight into the development of functionalized core-shell structured nanoparticles to effectively overcome the permeability-selectivity trade-off limitations and fouling problems in TFC membranes.
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- Han Zheng
- Environmental Process Modelling Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Environmental Process Modelling Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, 8 Xindu Avenue, Chengdu 610500, PR China
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- Environmental Process Modelling Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Li SL, Wu P, Wang J, Hu Y. High-performance zwitterionic TFC polyamide nanofiltration membrane based on a novel triamine precursor. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Mi YF, Wang N, Qi Q, Yu B, Peng XD, Cao ZH. A loose polyamide nanofiltration membrane prepared by polyether amine interfacial polymerization for dye desalination. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Shen Q, Lin Y, Kawabata Y, Jia Y, Zhang P, Akther N, Guan K, Yoshioka T, Shon H, Matsuyama H. Engineering Heterostructured Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membrane with Functionalized Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots (GOQD) for Highly Efficient Reverse Osmosis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:38662-38673. [PMID: 32693571 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c10301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, custom-tailored graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQD) were synthesized as functional nanofillers to be embedded into the polyamide (PA) membrane for reverse osmosis (RO) via interfacial polymerization (IP). The heterostructured interface-functionalization of amine/sulfonic decoration on GOQD (N/S-d-GOQD) takes place via the tuning of the molecular design. The embedded N/S-d-GOQD inside the PA matrix contributes to facilitating water molecules quick transport due to the more accessible capturing sites with higher internal polarity, achieving a nearly 3-fold increase in water permeance when compared to the pristine thin-film composite (TFC) membrane. Covalent bonding between the terminal amine groups and the acyl chloride of trimesoyl chloride (TMC) enables the formation of an amplified selective layer, while the sulfonic part assists in maintaining a robust membrane surface negative charge, thus remarkably improving the membrane selectivity toward NaCl. As a result, the newly developed TFN membrane performed remarkably high water permeance up to 5.89 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 without the compromising of its favorable salt (NaCl) rejection ratio of 97.1%, revealing a comparably high separation property when comparing to the state-of-the-art RO membranes, and surpassing the permeability-selectivity trade-off limits. Furthermore, we systematically investigated the GOQDs with different surface decorations but similar configurations (including 3 different nanofillers of pristine GOQD, amine decorated GOQD (N-d-GOQD), and N/S-d-GOQD) to unveil the underlying mechanisms of the swing effects of internal geometry and polarity of the embedded nanofillers on contributing to the uptake, and/or release of aqueous molecules within TFN membranes, providing a fundamental perspective to investigate the impact of embedded nanofillers on the formation of an IP layer and the overall transporting behavior of the RO process.
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- Qin Shen
- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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Shan X, Li SL, Fu W, Hu Y, Gong G, Hu Y. Preparation of high performance TFC RO membranes by surface grafting of small-molecule zwitterions. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Furuya S, Kanemoto K, Fukuzawa SI. Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Imino Esters to Unsaturated Sultones. J Org Chem 2020; 85:8142-8148. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Shohei Furuya
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Institute of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Institute of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Institute of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan
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