Decorating a Loose Defect‐free Hybrid Selective Layer on a Smooth Intermediary: An Effective Way for Unexpected Performances of Nanofiber‐based Forward Osmosis Membranes

A novel composite forward osmosis (FO) membrane was fabricated by introducing a chitosan (CS) sublayer between nanofibers and polyamide (PA) layer, which was beneficial to forming thin and defect‐free PA layer and improved binding strength between substrate and the selective layer. Results exhibited...

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Veröffentlicht in:ChemNanoMat : chemistry of nanomaterials for energy, biology and more biology and more, 2021-02, Vol.7 (2), p.184-199
Hauptverfasser: Li, Nan, Han, Yu, Yu, Feiyue, Wang, Wei, Liu, Qin, Qian, Xiaoming, Xu, Zhiwei, Deng, Hui, Shan, Mingjing
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Zusammenfassung:A novel composite forward osmosis (FO) membrane was fabricated by introducing a chitosan (CS) sublayer between nanofibers and polyamide (PA) layer, which was beneficial to forming thin and defect‐free PA layer and improved binding strength between substrate and the selective layer. Results exhibited low reverse salt flux (0.73 gMH) while maintained high water flux (85.4 LMH), which were better than that in other reports. In order to further improve permeability of membranes, oxidized multiwall carbon nanotubes (OMWNTs) were added into PA layer based on the optimized sublayer. The crosslinking degree of PA layer was reduced, leading to loose PA layers, which promoted the increase of water flux. After modifying, water flux reached 96.9 LMH without sacrificing salt rejection. It was worth mentioning that PAN/CS composite FO membrane, which could adjust microstructure of support layer and selective layer respectively, may provide a promising way for preparing membranes with anticipated separation performance. A novel composite forward osmosis (FO) membrane was fabricated by introducing a chitosan (CS) sublayer between nanofibers and polyamide (PA) layer, which was beneficial to forming thin and defect‐free PA layer and improved binding strength between substrate and selective layer.
ISSN:2199-692X
2199-692X
DOI:10.1002/cnma.202000554