Abstract
This study aims to prepare and investigate thin film composite (TFC) membranes with a highly positively charged rejection layer for effective separation of Mg2+/Li+. The aqueous phase monomer employed in fabricating the TFC membranes was a highly ionic and hydrophilic guanidinium, namely 1,3-diaminoguanidine hydrochloride (DAGH), using an interfacial polymerization method. Two methods were used to prepare the TFC membranes: conventional interfacial polymerization and support-free interfacial polymerization. The surface properties and morphologies of the TFC membranes were characterized by FESEM, AFM, surface zeta-potential, and water contact angle. The XPS was used to analyze the crosslinking structure of the interfacial layer. The study results revealed that the SF-TFC membrane had a higher crosslinking density and zeta-potential compared to the C-TFC membrane. Notably, SF-TFC exhibited a MgCl2 rejection of 95.09% at 7 bar, and for Mg2+/Li+ separation, the SF-TFC membrane had a Li+/Mg2+ separation factor of 23.32 at the Mg2+/Li+ mass ratio of 10. Additionally, the strong ionic and hydrophilic properties of DAGH led to the proposal of an aqueous-phase polymerization mechanism, substantiated by AFM and ESI-MS analysis.
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