Preparation of nanocomposite aromatic polyamide reverse osmosis membranes by in-situ polymerization of bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane (BTESE)

• Published in: Journal of membrane science Vol. 661; p. 120914
• Main Authors: Zheng, Feng-Tao, Qu, Jianbo, Sun, Zhou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 05.11.2022
• Subjects: Bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane; durability; ethane; hydrophilicity; In-situ polymerization; Nanocomposite reverse osmosis membranes; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; polyamides; polymerization; reverse osmosis; Reverse osmosis (RO); surface roughness; Nanocomposite reverse osmosis membranes; In-situ polymerization; Bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane; Reverse osmosis (RO)

Bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane (BTESE) nanoparticles were incorporated into aromatic polyamide (PA) membranes via in-situ polymerization to prepare BTESE nanocomposite PA (BTESE-TFN) membranes for reverse osmosis. In-situ polymerization was utilized to produce BTESE nanoparticles with high dispersion in...