Tailored thin film nanocomposite membrane incorporated with Noria for simultaneously overcoming the permeability-selectivity trade-off and the membrane fouling in nanofiltration process

Yang, Z; Li, L; Jiang, C; Zhao, N; Zhang, S; Guo, Y; Chen, Y; Xue, S; Ji, C; Zhao, S; Gonzales, RR; Matsuyama, H; Xia, J; Niu, QJ

Tailored thin film nanocomposite membrane incorporated with Noria for simultaneously overcoming the permeability-selectivity trade-off and the membrane fouling in nanofiltration process

Yang, Z Li, L Jiang, C Zhao, N Zhang, S Guo, Y Chen, Y Xue, S Ji, C Zhao, S Gonzales, RR Matsuyama, H Xia, J Niu, QJ

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Citation:: Journal of Membrane Science, 2021, 640, pp. 1-11
Issue Date:: 2021-12-15

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dc.contributor.author	Yang, Z
dc.contributor.author	Li, L
dc.contributor.author	Jiang, C
dc.contributor.author	Zhao, N
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, S
dc.contributor.author	Guo, Y
dc.contributor.author	Chen, Y
dc.contributor.author	Xue, S
dc.contributor.author	Ji, C
dc.contributor.author	Zhao, S
dc.contributor.author	Gonzales, RR
dc.contributor.author	Matsuyama, H
dc.contributor.author	Xia, J
dc.contributor.author	Niu, QJ
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-06T01:26:17Z
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dc.date.issued	2021-12-15
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Membrane Science, 2021, 640, pp. 1-11
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dc.description.abstract	Membrane fouling as well as the “trade-off effect” between water permeability and selectivity are the grand challenges for nanofiltration (NF) membranes. In this study, a macrocyclic molecule, Noria, was embedded in the polyamide layer to fabricate a thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane with high performances of separation and antifouling. Noria was first synthesized and dissolved in a piperazine (PIP) aqueous solution. Then the TFN membrane (i.e., PIP-Noria-TMC membrane, TMC is the abbreviation of 1,3,5-benzenetricarbonyl trichloride) was prepared by interfacial polymerization using PIP-Noria mixture as aqueous phase. The optimal PIP-Noria-TMC membrane reached 147.6 L m-2h-1MPa-1 of water permeability, which was almost twice that of the pristine NF membrane (i.e., PIP-TMC membrane). Meanwhile, the PIP-Noria-TMC membrane exhibited comparable Na2SO4 rejection (∼98%) to the PIP-TMC membrane and outstanding mono/divalent salt selectivity. Besides, static adsorption tests using E.coli and bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the model foulants revealed that the surface of PIP-Noria-TMC membranes with high hydrophilicity and electronegative charge could effectively resist foulant attachment, which was also exhibited in the dynamic BSA filtration tests. Therefore, this work provided a practicable pathway to simultaneously overcome the permeability-selectivity trade-off and membrane fouling problems for the NF process.
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dc.publisher	Elsevier
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dc.subject	03 Chemical Sciences, 09 Engineering
dc.subject.classification	Chemical Engineering
dc.title	Tailored thin film nanocomposite membrane incorporated with Noria for simultaneously overcoming the permeability-selectivity trade-off and the membrane fouling in nanofiltration process
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Abstract:

Membrane fouling as well as the “trade-off effect” between water permeability and selectivity are the grand challenges for nanofiltration (NF) membranes. In this study, a macrocyclic molecule, Noria, was embedded in the polyamide layer to fabricate a thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane with high performances of separation and antifouling. Noria was first synthesized and dissolved in a piperazine (PIP) aqueous solution. Then the TFN membrane (i.e., PIP-Noria-TMC membrane, TMC is the abbreviation of 1,3,5-benzenetricarbonyl trichloride) was prepared by interfacial polymerization using PIP-Noria mixture as aqueous phase. The optimal PIP-Noria-TMC membrane reached 147.6 L m-2h-1MPa-1 of water permeability, which was almost twice that of the pristine NF membrane (i.e., PIP-TMC membrane). Meanwhile, the PIP-Noria-TMC membrane exhibited comparable Na2SO4 rejection (∼98%) to the PIP-TMC membrane and outstanding mono/divalent salt selectivity. Besides, static adsorption tests using E.coli and bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the model foulants revealed that the surface of PIP-Noria-TMC membranes with high hydrophilicity and electronegative charge could effectively resist foulant attachment, which was also exhibited in the dynamic BSA filtration tests. Therefore, this work provided a practicable pathway to simultaneously overcome the permeability-selectivity trade-off and membrane fouling problems for the NF process.

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