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Constructing Positively Charged Thin-Film Nanocomposite Nanofiltration Membranes with Enhanced Performance.
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Using polyethylenimine (PEI) as the aqueous reactive monomers, a positively charged thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) nanofiltration (NF) membrane with enhanced performance was developed by successfully incorporating graphene oxide (GO) into the active layer. The effects of GO concentrations on the surface roughness, water contact angle, water flux, salt rejection, heavy metal removals, antifouling property, and chlorine resistance of the TFN membranes were evaluated in depth. The addition of 20 ppm GO facilitated the formation of thin, smooth, and hydrophilic nanocomposite active layers. Thus, the TFN-PEI-GO-20 membrane showed the optimal water flux of 70.3 L·m−2·h−1 without a loss of salt rejection, which was 36.8% higher than the thin-film composite (TFC) blank membrane. More importantly, owing to the positively charged surfaces, both the TFC-PEI-blank and TFN-PEI-GO membranes exhibited excellent rejections toward various heavy metal ions including Zn2+, Cd2+, Cu2+, Ni2+, and Pb2+. Additionally, compared with the negatively charged polypiperazine amide NF membrane, both the TFC-PEI-blank and TFN-PEI-GO-20 membranes demonstrated superior antifouling performance toward the cationic surfactants and basic protein due to their hydrophilic, smooth, and positively charged surface. Moreover, the TFN-PEI-GO membranes presented the improved chlorine resistances with the increasing GO concentration.
- # Thin-Film Nanocomposite Nanofiltration Membranes
- # Graphene Oxide Concentration
- # Graphene Oxide
- # Increasing Graphene Oxide Concentration
- # Thin-Film Nanocomposite Nanofiltration
- # Nanocomposite Nanofiltration Membrane
- # Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes
- # Nanocomposite Nanofiltration
- # Blank Membrane
- # Chlorine Resistance
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