Enhancing the permeation flux and antifouling performance of polyamide nanofiltration membrane by incorporation of PEG-POSS nanoparticles

• Published in: Journal of membrane science Vol. 540; pp. 454 - 463
• Main Authors: You, Xinda, Ma, Tianyi, Su, Yanlei, Wu, Hong, Wu, Mengyuan, Cai, Hongwei, Sun, Guoming, Jiang, Zhongyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 15.10.2017
• Subjects: artificial membranes; bovine serum albumin; chlorides; desalination; hydrophilicity; nanofiltration; nanoparticles; piperazine; polyamides; polyethylene; polymerization; sodium alginate; sodium sulfate; ultrafiltration

In order to fabricate nanofiltration (NF) membranes with high flux and anti-fouling properties, polyethylene glycol-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (PEG-POSS) nanoparticles were incorporated into the polyamide membrane during the interfacial polymerization of piperazine (PIP) and...