Fabrication and Performance of Novel Poly(piperazine-amide) Composite Nanofiltration Membranes Based on Various Poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide) Substrates

Tao Wang*, Xi Zheng, Yajun Wang, Luyao Zhang, Zhenzhen Zhao, Jiding Li

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Abstract

In this research, polypiperazine-amide (PA) thin film composite (TFC) nanofiltration membranes were successfully prepared via an interfacial polymerization technique atop poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide) (PMIA) supports, which were prepared via the phase separation method. The systematical effects of PMIA substrates' properties on TFC membranes were first investigated by varying the PMIA concentration. The morphological structure, physicochemical characteristics, and filtration performance of substrates and TFC membranes were evaluated by a series of analytical technologies. Also, results revealed that the changes in PMIA substrate properties had a significant influence on PA barrier layer formation, mainly including PA thickness, topography, pore size, and separation performance. In addition, considering both flux and retention ability to different salts, TFC membranes developed upon the substrate with 14% PMIA concentration exhibited excellent performance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18106-18120
Number of pages15
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume60
Issue number49
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2021

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