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Membranes: Chlorine Resistant Glutaraldehyde Crosslinked Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Membranes for Desalination (Adv. Mater. 17/2015)
Author(s) -
Cho Kwun Lun,
Hill Anita J.,
Caruso Frank,
Kentish Sandra E.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201570117
Subject(s) - polysulfone , glutaraldehyde , membrane , polyelectrolyte , desalination , materials science , chemical engineering , aqueous solution , polymer chemistry , reverse osmosis , thin film composite membrane , chromatography , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , polymer , biochemistry , engineering
Novel membranes are fabricated for use in desalination and water purification applications by F. Caruso, S. E. Kentish, and co‐workers, described on page 2791. The crosslinked polyelectrolyte multilayer membranes are synthesized on a porous polysulfone support within aqueous media and are crosslinked with glutaraldehyde. This leads to NaCl rejections of up to 97%. The incorporation of a highly sulfonated polysulfone polyanion results in outstanding chlorine resistance.