The upper bound of thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide membranes for desalination

Z Yang, H Guo, CY Tang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Membrane separation properties are constrained by a tradeoff relationship between
permeability and selectivity. This tradeoff relationship has been well established for gas …

Recent advances in high-performance TFC membranes: A review of the functional interlayers

C Ji, Z Zhai, C Jiang, P Hu, S Zhao, S Xue, Z Yang… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of interfacial polymerization (IP) technique has revolutionarily changed
our methods for water treatment and desalination. Over decades, researchers have devoted …

Development of polymer-based new high performance thin-film nanocomposite nanofiltration membranes by vapor phase interfacial polymerization for the removal of …

S Karki, PG Ingole - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The vapor phase interfacial polymerization is the new method for the development of thin-
film nanocomposite (TFN) and thin-film composite (TFC) membranes. Generally, interfacial …

Innovation in layer-by-layer assembly

JJ Richardson, J Cui, M Bjornmalm… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Methods for depositing thin films are important in generating functional materials for diverse
applications in a wide variety of fields. Over the last half-century, the layer-by-layer assembly …

Ultrathin thin-film composite polyamide membranes constructed on hydrophilic poly (vinyl alcohol) decorated support toward enhanced nanofiltration performance

X Zhu, X Cheng, X Luo, Y Liu, D Xu… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Traditional polyamide-based interfacial polymerized nanofiltration (NF) membranes exhibit
upper bound features between water permeance and salt selectivity. Breaking the limits of …

Mineral scaling in membrane desalination: Mechanisms, mitigation strategies, and feasibility of scaling-resistant membranes

T Tong, AF Wallace, S Zhao, Z Wang - Journal of membrane science, 2019 - Elsevier
Mineral scaling is one of the primary factors that constrain the performance of membrane
desalination. However, compared to numerous studies on organic and biological fouling …

Tailored design of nanofiltration membranes for water treatment based on synthesis–property–performance relationships

K Wang, X Wang, B Januszewski, Y Liu, D Li… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Tailored design of high-performance nanofiltration (NF) membranes is desirable because
the requirements for membrane performance, particularly ion/salt rejection and selectivity …

Single‐walled carbon nanotube film supported nanofiltration membrane with a nearly 10 nm thick polyamide selective layer for high‐flux and high‐rejection …

Y Zhu, W **e, S Gao, F Zhang, W Zhang, Z Liu, J ** - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Fabricating nanofiltration (NF) membranes with high permeating flux and simultaneous high
rejection rate for desalination is rather significant and highly desired. A new avenue is …

Asymmetric polyamide nanofilms with highly ordered nanovoids for water purification

B Yuan, S Zhao, P Hu, J Cui, QJ Niu - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Tailor-made structure and morphology are critical to the highly permeable and selective
polyamide membranes used for water purification. Here we report an asymmetric polyamide …

MXene nanocomposite nanofiltration membrane for low carbon and long-lasting desalination

Q Xue, K Zhang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Current membranes have limitations in permeability and selectivity, and require long-time
stability, which drive the development of high-performance nanofiltration (NF) membranes …