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Synthesizing Various Organic Polyacid Compounds for Modifying Forward Osmosis Membranes to Enhance Separation Performance
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Lin, Yi-Li Samannan, Bharath Tung, Kuo-Lun Thavasikani, Jeyabalan Dong, Cheng-Di Chen, Chiu-Wen Wu, Chung-Hsin Cheng, Yu-Rong |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | In order to overcome the challenges of low permeate flux $(J_{p}$) and the accompanying reverse solute flux $(J_{S}$) during the forward osmosis (FO) membrane separation process, we synthesized four hybrid materials of polyacid-based organic compounds and incorporated them into the selective polyamide (PA) layer to make novel thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) FO membranes. The $J_{p}$ and $J_{S}$ of each membrane were evaluated and used along with membrane selectivity $(J_{p}/J_{S}$) as indicators of membrane separation performance. The fabricated and modified membranes were also characterized for ridge and valley surface morphologies with increasing hydrophilicity and finger-shaped parallel channels in the PSf substrate. Moreover, two highly hydrophilic nanoparticles of graphene oxide (GO) and titanium oxide $(TiO_{2}$) were introduced with the hybrid materials for PA modification, which can further enhance the $J_{p}$ of the TFN membranes. The highest $J_{p}$ of the TFN membranes achieved 12.1 $L/m^{2}$-h using 0.1% curcumin-acetoguanamine @ cerium polyacid (CATCP) and 0.0175% GO. The characteristic peaks of the hybrid materials were detected on the membrane surface using attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, evidencing successful incorporation of the hybrid materials during membrane modification. Here, we present the novel TFN membranes using hybrid materials for separation applications. The reactions for synthesizing the hybrid materials and for incorporating them with PA layer are proposed. |
| Starting Page | 597 |
| e-ISSN | 20770375 |
| DOI | 10.3390/membranes11080597 |
| Journal | Membranes |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-08-06 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Membranes Environmental Engineering Environmental Sciences Forward Osmosis (fo) Hybrid Material Organic Compound Polyacid Polyamide Modification Thin-film Nanocomposite (tfn) Membrane |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
