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ArticleACS omega2020

Novel Polysulfone/Carbon Nanotube-Polyamide Thin Film Nanocomposite Membranes with Improved Water Flux for Forward Osmosis Desalination.

Ahmed O Rashed, Amal M K Esawi, Adham R Ramadan

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Article in ACS omega, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ahmed O RashedDepartment of Chemistry, The American University in Cairo, AUC Avenue, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Amal M K EsawiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The American University in Cairo, AUC Avenue, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.
Adham R RamadanDepartment of Chemistry, The American University in Cairo, AUC Avenue, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.
American University in Cairo · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Forward osmosis (FO) is a promising alternative to reverse osmosis (RO) in membrane-based water desalination. In the current study, carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were incorporated in a polyamide (PA) layer formed on top of a polysulfone porous support, resulting in a thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane. The amount of MWCNTs was varied (0.01, 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 wt/vol %). The FO performance was investigated using deionized water as the feed solution and 2 M NaCl as the draw solution. It was found that the carboxylated MWCNTs enhanced the membrane hydrophilicity, surface roughness, and porosity. Such combined effects are believed to have led to enhanced FO water flux. TFN 0.2 showed the highest FO water flux of 73.15 L/m

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PMID32596580
PMCPMC7315434
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