Hydrogel assisted interfacial polymerization for advanced nanofiltration membranes
Shushan Yuan, Gang Zhang, Junyong Zhu, Natalie Mamrol, Suilin Liu, Zhaohuan Mai, Peter Van Puyvelde, Bart Van der Bruggen
Abstract
This study demonstrates the application of a hydrogel as the aqueous phase in interfacial polymerization for the synthesis of a thin film composite membrane with ultrahigh permeability.
Topics & Concepts
NanofiltrationInterfacial polymerizationPolymerizationMembraneChemical engineeringMaterials sciencePermeability (electromagnetism)Thin-film composite membraneAqueous solutionAqueous two-phase systemPolymer chemistryComposite numberChemistryPolymerComposite materialMonomerOrganic chemistryReverse osmosisEngineeringBiochemistryMembrane Separation TechnologiesMembrane Separation and Gas TransportMembrane-based Ion Separation Techniques