Fabrication of Highly Permeable and Thermally Stable Reverse Osmosis Thin Film Composite Polyamide Membranes

Developing thermally stable polymer membranes for high-temperature water treatment is in high demand, as the recommended usage temperatures of most commercial membranes are lower than 50 °C. In this study, we synthesized novel thin film composite polyamide membranes by modifying the chemical structu...

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Published in:ACS applied materials & interfaces 2020-01, Vol.12 (2), p.2916-2925
Main Authors: Karami, Pooria, Khorshidi, Behnam, Soares, João B. P, Sadrzadeh, Mohtada
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Developing thermally stable polymer membranes for high-temperature water treatment is in high demand, as the recommended usage temperatures of most commercial membranes are lower than 50 °C. In this study, we synthesized novel thin film composite polyamide membranes by modifying the chemical structure of their selective layers. Triaminopyrimidine was used to synthesize a polyamide selective layer with high cross-linking density over a microporous poly­(ether sulfone) support. The addition of triamiopyrimidine to the classic m-phenylenediamine/trimesoyl chloride combination remarkably improved the permeation of the membranes. All synthesized thin film composite membranes showed consistent permeate flux for 9 h of operation at 75 °C with only a slight reduction in salt rejection. This study provides a promising and reproducible methodology to develop thermally stable high-flux thin film composite membranes, opening up a new paradigm for high-temperature water treatment processes.
ISSN:1944-8244
1944-8252
DOI:10.1021/acsami.9b16875