Fabrication of composite nanofiltration membrane by incorporating attapulgite nanorods during interfacial polymerization for high water flux and antifouling property

• Published in: Journal of membrane science Vol. 544; pp. 79 - 87
• Main Authors: Wu, Mengyuan, Ma, Tianyi, Su, Yanlei, Wu, Hong, You, Xinda, Jiang, Zhongyi, Kasher, Roni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 15.12.2017
• Subjects: bovine serum albumin; chlorides; contact angle; films (materials); Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; humic acids; hydrophilicity; nanofiltration; nanorods; organochlorine compounds; piperazine; polyamides; polymerization; scanning electron microscopy; sodium alginate; sodium sulfate; thin film composite membranes

A hybrid thin film composite membrane with high flux and enhanced antifouling performance was prepared by incorporating attapulgite (ATP) nanorods using the interfacial polymerization reaction of piperazine (PIP) and trimesoyl chloride (TMC). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) confirmed...