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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2020

Tuning the Ion-Selectivity of Thin-Film Composite Nanofiltration Membranes by Molecular Layer Deposition of Alucone.

Sanhita Chaudhury, Eyal Wormser, Yuval Harari, Eran Edri, Oded Nir

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Sanhita ChaudhuryBlaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Beer-Sheva 8499000, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5874-5855
Eyal WormserDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
Yuval HarariDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
Eran EdriDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4593-6489
Oded NirBlaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Beer-Sheva 8499000, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2061-9188

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Abstract

This work addresses a key challenge of tailoring the ion selectivity of a thin-film composite nanofiltration membrane to a specific application, such as water softening, without altering the water permeability. We modified the active surface of a commercial NF270 membrane by molecular layer deposition (MLD) of ethylene glycol-Al (EG-alucone). With increasing deposition cycles, we found that the MLD precursors first infiltrated and deposited in the active layer of NF270, then inflated the active layer, and finally deposited on the surface as a distinct EG-alucone layer. The deposition process changed the morphology of the membrane active layer and decreased the overall density of its fixed negative charge by embedding the positively charged EG-alucone. Filtration experiments revealed that these modifications affected the ion separation properties of the membrane without significantly hindering the water permeability. Specifically, the permeation of Na

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atomic layer depositionfiltrationion selectivityion separationmembrane processwater treatment

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PMID33190482
PMCPMC7735666

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