Nanofiltration membranes with crumpled polyamide films: a critical review on mechanisms, performances, and environmental applications

S Shao, F Zeng, L Long, X Zhu, LE Peng… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes have been widely applied in many important environmental
applications, including water softening, surface/groundwater purification, wastewater …

Recent advances in high-performance TFC membranes: A review of the functional interlayers

C Ji, Z Zhai, C Jiang, P Hu, S Zhao, S Xue, Z Yang… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of interfacial polymerization (IP) technique has revolutionarily changed
our methods for water treatment and desalination. Over decades, researchers have devoted …

Two-dimensional fractal nanocrystals templating for substantial performance enhancement of polyamide nanofiltration membrane

Y Lu, R Wang, Y Zhu, Z Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
In this study, we report the emergence of two-dimensional (2D) branching fractal structures
(BFS) in the nanoconfinement between the active and the support layer of a thin-film …

Attenuated thermal-regulated interfacial polymerization towards polyamide nanofiltration membrane with unprecedentedly enhanced performance

Q Peng, Y Lu, W Fang, Y Zhu, J Jin - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The desirable performance of polyamide membranes for seawater/brackish desalination
seeks not only high water permeance, but also the pursuit of high salt rejection. However …

Covalent organic framework-mediated thin-film composite polyamide membranes toward precise ion sieving

S Han, Z Mai, Z Wang, X Zhang, J Zhu… - … applied materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have evinced a potential solution that promises for fast
and efficient molecular separation due to the presence of orderly arranged pores and …

Triethanolamine modification produces ultra-permeable nanofiltration membrane with enhanced removal efficiency of heavy metal ions

X Zhang, P Jin, D Xu, J Zheng, ZM Zhan, Q Gao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanofiltration membranes are attractive for the removal of the heavy metal ions but limited
by the trade-off between permeance and solute rejection. Membrane permeance is closely …

Unveiling the role of post-treatment in thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes: performance and mechanism

X Zhu, C Lai, B Liu, J Liu, D Xu, X Lu, D Wu, J Xu… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The deep role and mechanism of post-treatment in the morphology and performance of thin-
film composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) membranes have rarely been revealed. In this work …

Improving properties of thin film nanocomposite membrane via temperature-controlled interfacial polymerization for nanofiltration process

MQ Seah, WJ Lau, PS Goh, BS Ooi, GS Lai, AF Ismail - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Research on the effect of interfacial polymerization (IP) temperature during polyamide layer
synthesis is lacking, especially for thin film nanocomposite (TFN) nanofiltration membrane …

Enhancing the removal of organic micropollutants by nanofiltration membrane with Fe (III)–tannic acid interlayer: mechanisms and environmental implications

W Liu, L Long, Z Yang, L Wang, Q Gan, S Zhou… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanofiltration technology has been applied in a variety of water treatment scenarios.
However, conventional thin-film composite (TFC) membranes fail to remove emerging …

Improving Mg2+/Li+ separation performance of polyamide nanofiltration membrane by swelling-embedding-shrinking strategy

H Li, Y Li, M Li, Y Jin, G Kang, Y Cao - Journal of Membrane Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Extraction of lithium from salt lakes is an important route for lithium sources. Due to the
unique structure and separation mechanism, ie, size exclusion and Donnan effect …