Polybenzimidazole (PBI) nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes applied in forward osmosis process

KY Wang, TS Chung, JJ Qin - Journal of Membrane Science, 2007 - Elsevier
For the first time, the potential of polybenzimidazole (PBI) nanofiltration membrane as a
forward osmosis membrane has been investigated. PBI was chosen mainly because of its …

Enhanced forward osmosis from chemically modified polybenzimidazole (PBI) nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes with a thin wall

KY Wang, Q Yang, TS Chung… - Chemical Engineering …, 2009 - Elsevier
To develop high-flux and high-rejection forward osmosis (FO) membranes for water reuses
and seawater desalination, we have fabricated polybenzimidazole (PBI) nanofiltration (NF) …

Dual-layer hollow fibers with enhanced flux as novel forward osmosis membranes for water production

Q Yang, KY Wang, TS Chung - Environmental science & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
We have demonstrated in this work the prospect of dual-layer polybenzimidazole-
polyethersulfone (PBI-PES) nanofiltration (NF) hollow fiber membranes in the forward …

Nanoporous polyethersulfone (PES) membrane with enhanced flux applied in forward osmosis process

Y Yu, S Seo, IC Kim, S Lee - Journal of membrane science, 2011 - Elsevier
A forward osmosis (FO) membrane process uses the natural phenomenon of osmosis, which
occurs when two solutions of differing concentration are placed on opposite sides of a …

Thin film nanocomposite forward osmosis membranes based on layered double hydroxide nanoparticles blended substrates

P Lu, S Liang, L Qiu, Y Gao, Q Wang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2016 - Elsevier
One of the biggest challenges for the practical application of forward osmosis (FO) is lack of
high-performance FO membranes. In this study, a novel thin film nanocomposite (TFNC) FO …

Minimizing structural parameter of thin film composite forward osmosis membranes using polysulfone/halloysite nanotubes as membrane substrates

M Ghanbari, D Emadzadeh, WJ Lau, H Riazi, D Almasi… - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
Novel forward osmosis (FO) is a membrane-based separation process with significant
potentials for low energy desalination. While this technology offers various benefits …

High performance thin-film nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane based on PVDF/bentonite nanofiber support

AA Shah, YH Cho, SE Nam, A Park, YI Park… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, PVDF electrospun nanofibers impregnated with bentonite nanoclay based
highly hydrophilic thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes were synthesized by …

Self-sustained hydrophilic nanofiber thin film composite forward osmosis membranes: Preparation, characterization and application for simulated antibiotic wastewater …

SF Pan, Y Dong, YM Zheng, LB Zhong… - Journal of Membrane …, 2017 - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) is an emerging membrane separation process. However, the lack of
high performance FO membrane hinders its wide application. In this study, self-sustained …

Fabrication of novel poly (amide–imide) forward osmosis hollow fiber membranes with a positively charged nanofiltration-like selective layer

L Setiawan, R Wang, K Li, AG Fane - Journal of membrane science, 2011 - Elsevier
Hollow fiber membranes with a positively charged nanofiltration (NF)-like selective layer
have been successfully fabricated by utilizing asymmetric microporous hollow fibers made of …

A novel TFC forward osmosis (FO) membrane supported by polyimide (PI) microporous nanofiber membrane

XY Chi, PY Zhang, XJ Guo, ZL Xu - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
A novel interfacial polymerization (IP) procedure on polyimide (PI) microporous nanofiber
membrane support with mean pore size 1.27 μm was reported. Using m-phenylenediamine …