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ArticleMembranes2021

Novel Thin Film Nanocomposite Forward Osmosis Membranes Prepared by Organic Phase Controlled Interfacial Polymerization with Functional Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.

Xu Zhang, Jiuhan Zheng, Lusheng Xu, Ming Yin, Guoliang Zhang, Wenqian Zhao, Zeyu Zhang, Chong Shen, Qin Meng

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9 authors.

Xu ZhangState Key Lab of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Center for Membrane and Water Science &Technology, Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Jiuhan ZhengState Key Lab of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Center for Membrane and Water Science &Technology, Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Lusheng XuState Key Lab of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Center for Membrane and Water Science &Technology, Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0323-0130
Ming YinState Key Lab of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Center for Membrane and Water Science &Technology, Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Guoliang ZhangState Key Lab of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Center for Membrane and Water Science &Technology, Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Wenqian ZhaoState Key Lab of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Center for Membrane and Water Science &Technology, Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Zeyu ZhangState Key Lab of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Center for Membrane and Water Science &Technology, Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Chong ShenCollege of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
Qin MengCollege of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 21736009, 21476206
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Novel high-quality thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes for enhanced forward osmosis (FO) were first synthesized through organic phase controlled interfacial polymerization by utilizing functional multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). As 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) grafted MWCNTs via an amidation reaction significantly promoted the dispersion in organic solution, MWCNTs-APTES with better compatibility effectively restricted the penetration of trimesoyl chloride (TMC), thus adjusting the morphology and characters of TFN membranes. Various techniques such as Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), sessile droplet analysis and FO experiments and reverse osmosis (RO) operation were taken to characterize and evaluate the performance of nanocomposites and membranes. The prepared TFN FO membranes exhibited good hydrophilicity and separation efficiency, in which water flux was about twice those of thin film composite (TFC) membranes without MWCNTs-APTES in both AL-DS and AL-FS modes. Compared with the original TFC membrane, the membrane structural parameter of the novel TFN FO membrane sharply was cut down to 60.7%. Based on the large number of low mass-transfer resistance channels provided by functional nanocomposites, the progresses may provide a facile approach to fabricate novel TFN FO membranes with advanced selectivity and permeability.

Indexed as

3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES)forward osmosis (FO)interfacial polymerizationmulti-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)thin film nanocomposite (TFN)

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PMID34203205
PMCPMC8304348

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