Fabrication of reverse osmosis membrane via low temperature plasma polymerization

Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination by thin-film composite membrane—Current development, challenges and future prospects

“…With respect to thermal stability, the polyimide-support membrane showed no sign of pore expansion when the feed temperature was increased up to 95°C, indicating the water flux as well as solute rejection could be maintained. Though PSF is well accepted as the material in preparing substrate of commercial TFC membranes, other polymers such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and polypropylene (PP) have also been studied by membrane scientists in an effort to produce an idealized supporting layer which can overcome the limitations of PSF-based substrate [105][106][107].…”

Green hydrophilic modification of PE hollow fiber membranes in a module scale via long-distance and dynamic low-temperature H2O plasma flow

“…In these previous works [13][14][15][16][17] and many other works [18][19][20] Fig.1). The hydrophilicity, chemical composition and morphology of virgin and modified membrane surfaces were investigated.…”

Plasma Polymerization Modified Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Membrane Development and Characterization for Degumming of Soybean Oil

“…One-step, short processing time, reduced environmental impact, and surface only modification are the main benefits of PlzP over wet-chemical treatments [7]. PlzP modification of membrane surfaces has been extensively studied to improve permeability, selectivity and some surface properties, such as polarity [7][8][9]. Plasma-deposited polymers change the membrane's chemical and physical properties due to a series of oxidation, degradation and cross-linking reactions.…”