Elements Provide a Clue: Nanoscale Characterization of Thin-Film Composite Polyamide Membranes

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (31) ◽  
pp. 16917-16922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinglin Lu ◽  
Siamak Nejati ◽  
Youngwoo Choo ◽  
Chinedum O. Osuji ◽  
Jun Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Nanoscale Characterization ◽  
Polyamide Membranes

Preparation and characterization of thermally crosslinked chlorine resistant thin film composite polyamide membranes for reverse osmosis

Desalination ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 250 (2) ◽  
pp. 865-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youn Kook Kim ◽  
Sun Yong Lee ◽  
Dae Hoon Kim ◽  
Byung Seong Lee ◽  
Sang Yong Nam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Reverse Osmosis ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Polyamide Membranes

scholarly journals Morphology of Thin Film Composite Membranes Explored by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering and Positron-Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy

Membranes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitaliy Pipich ◽  
Marcel Dickmann ◽  
Henrich Frielinghaus ◽  
Roni Kasher ◽  
Christoph Hugenschmidt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Neutron Scattering ◽  
Positron Annihilation ◽  
Small Angle ◽  
Small Angle Neutron Scattering ◽  
Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Positron Annihilation Lifetime ◽  
Thin Film Composite

The morphology of thin film composite (TFC) membranes used in reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) water treatment was explored with small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and positron-annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS). The combination of both methods allowed the characterization of the bulk porous structure from a few Å to µm in radius. PALS shows pores of ~4.5 Å average radius in a surface layer of about 4 μm thickness, which become ~40% smaller at the free surface of the membranes. This observation may correlate with the glass state of the involved polymer. Pores of similar size appear in SANS as closely packed pores of ~6 Å radius distributed with an average distance of ~30 Å. The main effort of SANS was the characterization of the morphology of the porous polysulfone support layer as well as the fibers of the nonwoven fabric layer. Contrast variation using the media H2O/D2O and supercritical CO2 and CD4 identified the polymers of the support layers as well as internal heterogeneities.

Fabrication of BaSO4-based mineralized thin-film composite polysulfone/polyamide membranes for enhanced performance in a forward osmosis process

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (97) ◽  
pp. 79774-79782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyang Jin ◽  
Yangbo Huang ◽  
Hao Li ◽  
Ping Yu ◽  
Yunbai Luo
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Barium Sulfate ◽  
Forward Osmosis ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Polyamide Membranes

BaSO4-based mineralized thin-film composite (TFC) forward osmosis (FO) membranes were fabricated by depositing barium sulfate on the surface of prepared polysulfone/polyamide (PSf/PA) membranes by adopting an approach named surface mineralization.

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