Micelles regulated thin film nanocomposite membrane with enhanced nanofiltration performance

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The desalination performance of thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes is significantly influenced by the nature of nanofillers and the structure of the polyamide (PA) layer. Herein, a micelles regulated interfacial polymerization (MRIP) strategy is reported for the preparation of TFN membranes with enhanced nanofiltration (NF) performance. Specially, stable and ultrafine micelles, synthesized from the poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(4-vinyl pyridine)-b-polystyrene (PEO-PVP-PS) triblock copolymers, were utilized as regulators in the aqueous phase during the interfacial polymerization (IP) process. TFN membranes were fabricated with varying concentrations of micelles to improve their properties and performances. The structure of the PA layer was further regulated by modulating the content of trimesoyl chloride (TMC), which significantly enhances the performance of the TFN membrane with micelles. Attributable to the homogeneously dispersed micelles and the modified PA layer, the optimized membrane denoted as TFN-2-0.3 exhibits an improved separation performance of 20.7 L m-2h-1 bar-1 and 99.3 % Na2SO4 rejection, demonstrating nearly twice the permeance and 2.7 % higher rejection than that of the original control membrane, respectively. The mechanism of this MRIP strategy was investigated through the diffusion experiments of piperazine (PIP) and interfacial tension tests. The incorporated micelles effectively lower the interfacial tension, promote the diffusion of PIP and accelerate the IP reaction, resulting in a denser and thinner PA layer. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that TFN membranes with micelles exhibit increased roughness, enhanced hydrophilicity, superior rejection to divalent salts, and better acid-base resistance, highlighting their potential applications in the design of TFN membranes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:662

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Journal of colloid and interface science - 662(2024) vom: 15. März, Seite 545-554

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ni, Linhan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Min [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Jia [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ke [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Yuqun [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Zhigao [VerfasserIn]
Qi, Junwen [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jiansheng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Interfacial polymerization
Journal Article
Micelles
Nanofiltration
Thin film nanocomposite

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Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.102

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NLM368545490