Abstract
Construction of covalent organic frameworks (COF) membranes on the polymeric substrate was challenging by interfacial polymerization (IP) process. In this study, COF-LZU1 membranes were fabricated by IP on the preheated PSf substrates to investigate the influence of substrate properties (i.e., pore size and porosity) on the COF-LZU1 layer formation. The substrates with tunable pore size (18.61 to 14.53 nm) and porosity (2.05 % to 0.42 %) could be obtained with the pretreating temperature of 20 °C to 50 °C. Preheated substrate altered monomer storage and diffusion, leading to the variations in crosslinking degree (14.89 % to 87.63 %) and observed thickness (142.9–575.9 nm). The preheated substrates endowed better growth conditions by inhibiting the COF-LZU1 intrusion into the substrates, and optimal COF40°C membrane had water flux of 6.57 L m−2 h−1, and Na2SO4 rejection ratio of 90.9 %. The rejection ratio of pharmaceuticals by COF-LZU1 membranes was low due to adsorption. Correlation analysis showed that the CN bond content was unfavorable for absorption (P < 0.05), and the increase of crosslinking and crystallinity of the COF-LZU1 layer will be beneficial to boost the pharmaceutical rejection. This work provided a facile method and valuable insight for the COF-LZU1 membrane fabrication to enhance desalination and pharmaceutical removal.
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