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Decorating a Loose Defect‐free Hybrid Selective Layer on a Smooth Intermediary: An Effective Way for Unexpected Performances of Nanofiber‐based Forward Osmosis Membranes
Author(s) -
Li Nan,
Han Yu,
Yu Feiyue,
Wang Wei,
Liu Qin,
Qian Xiaoming,
Xu Zhiwei,
Deng Hui,
Shan Mingjing
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemnanomat
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.947
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2199-692X
DOI - 10.1002/cnma.202000554
Subject(s) - membrane , forward osmosis , materials science , chemical engineering , thin film composite membrane , nanofiber , layer (electronics) , polyamide , reverse osmosis , composite number , substrate (aquarium) , layer by layer , composite material , chemistry , biochemistry , oceanography , engineering , geology
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.