Abstract
Four kinds of thin-film composite (TFC) membranes were prepared via interfacial polymerization using diethylenetriamine (DETA), triethylenetetramine (TETA), tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) and piperazidine (PIP) as water-soluble monomer, and trimesoyl chloride (TMC) as organic-soluble monomer. The surface chemical features of the resultant membranes were confirmed by contact angle measurement and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The membrane morphology and surface charges were investigated through Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and Zeta potential, respectively. Salt rejection was used to evaluate the separation performance of the four kinds of TFC membranes. The results showed that all the four kinds of TFC membranes exhibited typical negatively charged nanofiltration membrane characteristics. The salt rejections followed the sequence: Na2SO4>MgSO4>MgCl2 and the rejection of Na2SO4 was all over 80%. It was also found that the solubility of water-soluble monomer in organic solvent played an important role in manipulating the membrane structure, charge properties and thus the separation performance.
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