Abstract
The intrinsic structure of the polyamide separation layer determines the transport of water and salt through a thin film composite membrane. In this work, we probed nanoscale structure variation of the polyamide layers generated by ethyl acetate through small/wide angle X-ray scattering. The gyration radius and physical radius of the polyamide colloidal particles were calculated from the small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) curves, and the results are confirmed by AFM and SEM. The form factor derived from SAXS curves and horizontal distance between the centers of adjacent benzene rings calculated from the wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) curves showed quantitative relationships with membrane performance including water permeability coefficient and salt permeability coefficient. The results derived from SAXS and WAXS curves provided evidence for the formation mechanism of polyamide layers.
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