Low-pressure thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes with enhanced selectivity and antifouling property for effective dye/salt separation

• Published in: Journal of colloid and interface science Vol. 641; pp. 197 - 214
• Main Authors: Li, Juan, Gong, Ji-Lai, Fang, Si-Yuan, Cao, Wei-Cheng, Tang, Si-Qun, Qin, Meng, Zhou, Huai-Yang, Wang, Yu-Wen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2023
• Subjects: antifouling activities; Dye/salt separation; dyes; fabrics; Graphene quantum dots; magnesium chloride; magnesium sulfate; methyl orange; Nanofiltration; nanotubes; permeability; polymerization; sodium chloride; sodium sulfate; synergism; textile mill effluents; Thin-film composite membrane; trimesoyl chloride; wastewater; wastewater treatment; β-cyclodextrin; Nanofiltration; Dye/salt separation; Thin-film composite membrane; β-cyclodextrin; Graphene quantum dots

[Display omitted] •Thin selective skin layer was prepared using NGQDs and CD as the aqueous monomers.•Separation performance experiments of the membrane were performed at low pressure.•The addition of NGQDs significantly elevated the rejection for small molecular dye.•Excellent rejection obtained no...