Carbon nanotube-supported polyamide membrane with minimized internal concentration polarization for both aqueous and organic solvent forward osmosis process

• Published in: Journal of membrane science Vol. 611; p. 118273
• Main Authors: Zhou, Zongyao, Hu, Yunxia, Wang, Qun, Mi, Baoxia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2020
• Subjects: artificial membranes; carbon; Carbon nanotube; carbon nanotubes; dimethyl sulfoxide; dimethylformamide; dyes; ethanol; filtration; Forward osmosis; Membrane; Organic solvent recovery; osmosis; Polyamide; polyamides; polymerization; rhodamines; sodium chloride; solutes; solvents; Carbon nanotube; Organic solvent recovery; Polyamide; Membrane; Forward osmosis

We proposed a novel strategy for fabricating a high-performance forward osmosis (FO) membrane by forming a polyamide (PA) selective layer via interfacial polymerization on top of an interconnected porous carbon nanotube (CNT) network support. The fabricated CNT-PA membrane had a highly permeable and...