scholarly journals Thin film composite polyamide membranes: parametric study on the influence of synthesis conditions

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (68) ◽  
pp. 54985-54997 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Khorshidi ◽  
T. Thundat ◽  
B. A. Fleck ◽  
M. Sadrzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Strong Interaction ◽  
Parametric Study ◽  
Interfacial Polymerization ◽  
Polymerization Reaction ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Synthesis Conditions ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Polyamide Membranes

Analysis of strong interaction between monomers concentrations in interfacial polymerization reaction provides valuable guidelines for making a wide range of salt rejecting membranes.

scholarly journals Optimal Performance of Thin-Film Composite Nanofiltration-Like Forward Osmosis Membranes Set Off by Changing the Chemical Structure of Diamine Reacted with Trimesoyl Chloride through Interfacial Polymerization

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 544
Author(s):  
Manuel Reyes De Guzman ◽  
Micah Belle Marie Yap Ang ◽  
Shu-Hsien Huang ◽  
Qing-Yi Huang ◽  
Yu-Hsuan Chiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Interfacial Polymerization ◽  
Forward Osmosis ◽  
Optimal Performance ◽  
Salt Flux ◽  
Polymerization Reaction ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Trimesoyl Chloride

Thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide membranes formed through interfacial polymerization can function more efficiently by tuning the chemical structure of participating monomers. Accordingly, three kinds of diamine monomers were considered to take part in interfacial polymerization. Each diamine was reacted with trimesoyl chloride (TMC) to manufacture TFC polyamide nanofiltration (NF)-like forward osmosis (FO) membranes. The diamines differed in chemical structure; the functional group present between the terminal amines was classified as follows: aliphatic group of 1,3-diaminopropane (DAPE); cyclohexane in 1,3-cyclohexanediamine (CHDA); and aromatic or benzene ring in m-phenylenediamine (MPD). For FO tests, deionized water and 1 M aqueous sodium sulfate solution were used as feed and draw solution, respectively. Interfacial polymerization conditions were also varied: concentrations of water and oil phases, time of contact between the water-phase solution and the membrane substrate, and polymerization reaction time. The resultant membranes were characterized using attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and surface contact angle measurement to identify the chemical structure, morphology, roughness, and hydrophilicity of the polyamide layer, respectively. The results of FO experiments revealed that among the three diamine monomers, CHDA turned out to be the most effective, as it led to the production of TFC NF-like FO membrane with optimal performance. Then, the following optimum conditions were established for the CHDA-based membrane: contact between 2.5 wt.% aqueous CHDA solution and polysulfone (PSf) substrate for 2 min, and polymerization reaction between 1 wt.% TMC solution and 2.5 wt.% CHDA solution for 30 s. The composite CHDA-TMC/PSf membrane delivered a water flux (Jw) of 18.24 ± 1.33 LMH and a reverse salt flux (Js) of 5.75 ± 1.12 gMH; therefore, Js/Jw was evaluated to be 0.32 ± 0.07 (g/L).

Improved pervaporation efficiency of thin-film composite polyamide membranes fabricated through acetone-assisted interfacial polymerization

2021 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 375-385
Author(s):  
Manuel Reyes De Guzman ◽  
Micah Belle Marie Yap Ang ◽  
Yu-Lin Yeh ◽  
Hong-Li Yang ◽  
Shu-Hsien Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Interfacial Polymerization ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Polyamide Membranes

Antibacterial Thin Film Composite Polyamide Membranes Prepared by Sequential Interfacial Polymerization

2020 ◽  
Vol 305 (7) ◽  
pp. 2000114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofei Zhai ◽  
Jianlong Ye ◽  
Yaoting He ◽  
Zulpiyam Ahmatjan ◽  
Yufeng Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Interfacial Polymerization ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Polyamide Membranes

scholarly journals Influence of Multidimensional Graphene Oxide (GO) Sheets on Anti-Biofouling and Desalination Performance of Thin-Film Composite Membranes: Effects of GO Lateral Sizes and Oxidation Degree

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2860
Author(s):  
Bárbara E. Rodríguez ◽  
María Magdalena Armendariz-Ontiveros ◽  
Rodrigo Quezada ◽  
Esther A. Huitrón-Segovia ◽  
Humberto Estay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Functional Groups ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Size Group ◽  
Polymerization Reaction ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite

The influence of the lateral size and the content of graphene oxide (GO) flakes in specific oxygenate functional groups on the anti-biofouling properties and performance of thin-film composite membrane (TFC) was studied. Three different multidimensional GO samples were prepared with small (500–1200 nm), medium (1200–2300 nm), and large (2300–3600 nm) size distribution, and with different degrees of oxidation (GO3 > GO2 > GO1), varying the concentration of the hydrogen peroxide amount during GO synthesis. GO1 sheets’ length have a heterogeneous size distribution containing all size groups, whilst GO2 is contained in a medium-size group, and GO3 is totally contained within a small-size group. Moreover, GO oxygenate groups were controlled. GO2 and GO3 have hydroxyl and epoxy groups at the basal plane of their sheets. Meanwhile, GO1 presented only hydroxyl groups. GO sheets were incorporated into the polyamide (PA) layer of the TFC membrane during the interfacial polymerization reaction. The incorporation of GO1 produced a modified membrane with excellent bactericidal properties and anti-adhesion capacity, as well as superior desalination performance with high water flow (133% as compared with the unmodified membrane). For GO2 and GO3, despite the significant anti-biofouling effect, a detrimental impact on desalination performance was observed. The high content of large sheets in GO2 and small sheet stacking in GO3 produced an unfavorable impact on the water flow. Therefore, the synergistic effect due to the presence of large- and small-sized GO sheets and high content of OH-functional groups (GO1) made it possible to balance the performance of the membrane.

Thin film composite reverse osmosis membranes prepared via layered interfacial polymerization

2017 ◽  
Vol 527 ◽  
pp. 121-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wansuk Choi ◽  
Sungkwon Jeon ◽  
Soon Jin Kwon ◽  
Hosik Park ◽  
You-In Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Reverse Osmosis ◽  
Interfacial Polymerization ◽  
Film Composite ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Reverse Osmosis Membranes
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