The upper bound of thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide membranes for desalination

Z Yang, H Guo, CY Tang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Membrane separation properties are constrained by a tradeoff relationship between
permeability and selectivity. This tradeoff relationship has been well established for gas …

Chemistry and fabrication of polymeric nanofiltration membranes: A review

M Paul, SD Jons - Polymer, 2016 - Elsevier
The review article describes research on different methods for manufacturing polymeric NF
membranes. The primary focus is on NF composite membranes formed by interfacial …

Nanoparticle-templated nanofiltration membranes for ultrahigh performance desalination

Z Wang, Z Wang, S Lin, H Jin, S Gao, Y Zhu… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes with ultrahigh permeance and high rejection are highly
beneficial for efficient desalination and wastewater treatment. Improving water permeance …

Covalent organic framework membranes through a mixed-dimensional assembly for molecular separations

H Yang, L Yang, H Wang, Z Xu, Y Zhao, Y Luo… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) hold great promise in molecular separations owing to
their robust, ordered and tunable porous network structures. Currently, the pore size of COFs …

Ultrathin polyamide nanofiltration membrane fabricated on brush-painted single-walled carbon nanotube network support for ion sieving

S Gao, Y Zhu, Y Gong, Z Wang, W Fang, J Jin - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Recently, ultrathin polyamide nanofiltration membranes fabricated on nanomaterial-based
supports have overcome the limitations of conventional supports and show greatly improved …

Covalent organic framework-modulated interfacial polymerization for ultrathin desalination membranes

J Yuan, M Wu, H Wu, Y Liu, X You, R Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The demand for thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes bearing unprecedented water
permeance and desirable salt rejection is ever increasing in desalination. Conventional …

Anhydrous interfacial polymerization of sub-1 Å sieving polyamide membrane

G Zhao, H Gao, Z Qu, H Fan, H Meng - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Highly permeable polyamide (PA) membrane capable of precise ionic sieving can be
utilized for many energy-efficient chemical separations. To fulfill this target, it is crucial to …

A review on semi-aromatic polyamide TFC membranes prepared by interfacial polymerization: Potential for water treatment and desalination

JM Gohil, P Ray - Separation and Purification Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
This review centers on the reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes for
water treatment and desalination. Specifically the RO and NF membranes, whose rejection …

Carbon-doped metal oxide interfacial nanofilms for ultrafast and precise separation of molecules

B Sengupta, Q Dong, R Khadka, DK Behera, R Yang… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Membranes with molecular-sized, high-density nanopores, which are stable under
industrially relevant conditions, are needed to decrease energy consumption for …

Re-thinking polyamide thin film formation: How does interfacial destabilization dictate film morphology?

I Nulens, AB Zvi, IFJ Vankelecom, GZ Ramon - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Unravelling synthesis-morphology-performance relations of thin-film polyamide (PA)
selective layers prepared via interfacial polymerization (IP) is essential for tailor-made …