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Facile fabrication of polyethyleneimine interlayer-assisted graphene oxide incorporated reverse osmosis membranes for water desalination

Ng, Zhi Chien and Lau, Woei Jye and Lai, Gwo Sung and Meng, Jianqiang and Gao, Huihui and Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi (2022) Facile fabrication of polyethyleneimine interlayer-assisted graphene oxide incorporated reverse osmosis membranes for water desalination. Desalination, 526 (NA). pp. 1-16. ISSN 0011-9164

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2021.115502

Abstract

Current reverse osmosis membrane still suffers from permeability/selectivity trade-off, chlorine attack and fouling. To address these problems, a new interlayer-assisted interfacial polymerization (i.e., polyethyleneimine (PEI) interlayer) in the presence of graphene oxide (GO) at various loading was adopted in this work. Their effects on membrane properties and performances were systematically investigated. Results showed that the PEI-interlayered thin film composite (iTFC) membrane exhibited higher pure water permeance (PWP) (1.76 L/m2·h·bar) and NaCl rejection (97.69%) compared to the conventional TFC (cTFC) membrane (1.34 L/m2·h·bar, 96.91%), assigning to the thin and compact PA formed. Performance of iTFC membrane was further enhanced upon inclusion of 0.01 wt/v% GO, producing PEI-interlayered thin film nanocomposite (iTFN-10) membrane with greater PWP (2.66 L/m2·h·bar) without compensating rejection. This was ascribed to the enhanced surface roughness, hydrophilicity and nanochannels created by GO within the PA. The antifouling property of iTFN-10 membrane was comparable with commercial TFC but better than iTFC membrane. Unlike iTFC membrane, the NaCl rejection of iTFN-10 membrane was least deteriorated after chlorination. This membrane also demonstrated better antibacterial properties (E. coli: 44.26% and S. aureus: 77.55%) than commercial membrane (E. coli: 24.68% and S. aureus: 48.98%) due to the presence of amine groups on membrane surface.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Graphene oxide, Interlayer, Polyethyleneimine, Reverse osmosis, Thin film composite/nanocomposite membrane
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical and Energy Engineering
ID Code:103479
Deposited By: Widya Wahid
Deposited On:14 Nov 2023 06:16
Last Modified:14 Nov 2023 06:16

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