A critical review on porous substrates of TFC polyamide membranes: Mechanisms, membrane performances, and future perspectives

LE Peng, Z Yang, L Long, S Zhou, H Guo… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes commonly adopt a thin film composite
(TFC) structure featuring a polyamide rejection layer formed on a porous substrate. Recent …

A critical review on thin-film nanocomposite membranes with interlayered structure: mechanisms, recent developments, and environmental applications

Z Yang, PF Sun, X Li, B Gan, L Wang… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The separation properties of polyamide reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes,
widely applied for desalination and water reuse, are constrained by the permeability …

Microstructure optimization of bioderived polyester nanofilms for antibiotic desalination via nanofiltration

Y Bai, B Liu, J Li, M Li, Z Yao, L Dong, D Rao… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The successful implementation of thin-film composite membranes (TFCM) for challenging
solute-solute separations in the pharmaceutical industry requires a fine control over the …

Differentiating solutes with precise nanofiltration for next generation environmental separations: a review

Y Zhao, T Tong, X Wang, S Lin, EM Reid… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Selective removal or enrichment of targeted solutes including micropollutants, valuable
elements, and mineral scalants from complex aqueous matrices is both challenging and …

Selective membranes in water and wastewater treatment: Role of advanced materials

K Zuo, K Wang, RM DuChanois, Q Fang, EM Deemer… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane separation has enjoyed tremendous advances in relevant material and
engineering sciences, making it the fastest growing technology in water treatment. Although …

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 …

Carbon nanotube interlayer enhances water permeance and antifouling performance of nanofiltration membranes: mechanisms and experimental evidence

L Long, C Wu, Z Yang, CY Tang - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Interlayered thin-film nanocomposite (TFNi) membranes have been shown to achieve
enhanced water permeance as a result of the gutter effect. Nevertheless, some studies …

Constructing interlayer to tailor structure and performance of thin-film composite polyamide membranes: A review

R Dai, J Li, Z Wang - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Thin-film composite (TFC) structured membranes based on polyamide (PA) chemistry is the
gold standard of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis-based technologies for water …

Mechanistic insights into the role of polydopamine interlayer toward improved separation performance of polyamide nanofiltration membranes

Z Yang, F Wang, H Guo, LE Peng, X Ma… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Interlayered thin-film nanocomposite membranes (TFNi) are an emerging type of
membranes with great potential to overcome the permeability–selectivity upper bound of …

Fabrication of novel thin-film nanocomposite polyamide membrane by the interlayer approach: A review

T **e, F Li, K Chen, S Zhao, Y Chen, H Sun, P Li… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane based on polyamide (PA) chemistry was widely
applied for water purification and desalination process due to the improved water …