Novel thin film nanocomposite membranes decorated with few-layered boron nitride nanosheets for simultaneously enhanced water flux and organic fouling resistance

Abdikheibari, Sara; Lei, Weiwei; Dumée, Ludovic F.; Barlow, Anders J.; Baskaran, Kanagaratnam

doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.05.217

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“…To enhance the antifouling property of NF membranes for processing severely polluted feed steam such as agricultural drainage water [23], textile wastewater [24], produced water [25], oily wastewater [26], and whey protein [27], both organic and inorganic materials have been widely investigated. Two-dimensional (2D) materials like MoS 2 , MXene [28,29], boron nitride [30], and graphene oxide were incorporated to augment the antifouling property and permeability using the hydrophilicity and capillary phenomenon of nanomaterials [15]. Furthermore, organic materials like carboxylic monoamines and covalent organic framework (COF) were used to enrich the nanofiltration performance in terms of permeability and protein repulse by tuning polyamide (PA) layer and sieving size control, respectively [4,31].…”

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Zwitterion Co-Polymer PEI-SBMA Nanofiltration Membrane Modified by Fast Second Interfacial Polymerization

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Nanofiltration membranes have evolved as a promising solution to tackle the clean water scarcity and wastewater treatment processes with their low energy requirement and environment friendly operating conditions. Thin film composite nanofiltration membranes with high permeability, and excellent antifouling and antibacterial properties are important component for wastewater treatment and clean drinking water production units. In the scope of this study, thin film composite nanofiltration membranes were fabricated using polyacrylonitrile (PAN) support and fast second interfacial polymerization modification methods by grafting polyethylene amine and zwitterionic sulfobutane methacrylate moieties. Chemical and physical alteration in structure of the membranes were characterized using methods like ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, XPS analysis, FESEM and AFM imaging. The effects of second interfacial polymerization to incorporate polyamide layer and ‘ion pair’ characteristics, in terms of water contact angle and surface charge analysis was investigated in correlation with nanofiltration performance. Furthermore, the membrane characteristics in terms of antifouling properties were evaluated using model protein foulants like bovine serum albumin and lysozyme. Antibacterial properties of the modified membranes were investigated using E. coli as model biofoulant. Overall, the effect of second interfacial polymerization without affecting the selectivity layer of nanofiltration membrane for their potential large-scale application was investigated in detail.

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“…A diminished propensity for fouling was identified for the modified membranes. Final experiments confirmed the strong adhesion of nanosheets to the membrane surface, and showed that no nanosheets were detached [ 203 ]. By contrast in the previous study of Abdikheibari et al [ 210 ], aminated BN nanosheets were embedded in a PPA thin layer, and achieved flux improvement and enhanced fouling resistance of 13.4% and 5.2%, respectively.…”

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“…By contrast in the previous study of Abdikheibari et al [ 210 ], aminated BN nanosheets were embedded in a PPA thin layer, and achieved flux improvement and enhanced fouling resistance of 13.4% and 5.2%, respectively. These results highlight the importance of surface exposure of nanosheets for stacked TFC membranes [ 203 ]. In their most recent work, Abdikheibari et al [ 211 ] achieved even higher flux improvement of 69% by simultaneously embedding and coating aminated-BN nanosheets in and on a PPA thin film layer.…”

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“…Boron nitride (BN) is another material that is receiving an increasing amount of attention in the field of water purification membranes. BN was tested by Abdikheibari et al [ 203 ] to improve the antifouling performance of stacked TFC membranes. Amine-functionalized BN nanosheet membranes showed a negligible increase in membrane thickness of only a few nm.…”

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“… ( a ) Fouled membrane surfaces after testing: unmodified PPA membrane fouled by BSA (top); and, improved BSA fouling resistance of BN-modified PPA (bottom). Adapted from [ 203 ], Copyright (2019), with permission from Elsevier. ( b – d ) Illustration of a flat sheet nanosheet membrane separating dye molecules based on the sieving effect.…”

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In this study, the characteristics of different types of nanosheet membranes were reviewed in order to determine which possessed the optimum propensity for antifouling during water purification. Despite the tremendous amount of attention that nanosheets have received in recent years, their use to render membranes that are resistant to fouling has seldom been investigated. This work is the first to summarize the abilities of nanosheet membranes to alleviate the effect of organic and inorganic foulants during water treatment. In contrast to other publications, single nanosheets, or in combination with other nanomaterials, were considered to be nanostructures. Herein, a broad range of materials beyond graphene-based nanomaterials is discussed. The types of nanohybrid membranes considered in the present work include conventional mixed matrix membranes, stacked membranes, and thin-film nanocomposite membranes. These membranes combine the benefits of both inorganic and organic materials, and their respective drawbacks are addressed herein. The antifouling strategies of nanohybrid membranes were divided into passive and active categories. Nanosheets were employed in order to induce fouling resistance via increased hydrophilicity and photocatalysis. The antifouling properties that are displayed by two-dimensional (2D) nanocomposite membranes also are examined.

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2D Material Based Thin‐Film Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Treatment

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TFC membranes are fabricated via an interfacial polymerization (IP) process involving two monomers: an amine such as m-phenylenediamine (MPD), piperazine (PIP) and phenylenediamine (PPD) dissolved in an aqueous solution; and a polyfunctional acid chloride such as trimesoyl chloride (TMC) dissolved in an organic solvent. [11] As shown in Figure 1a, a common configuration of TFC membranes includes: 1) a top ultrathin skin polyamide (PA) layer (200 nm) which controls the separation performance; 2) a middle porous support layer (60 µm) which provides the necessary mechanical support and functions as a platform for IP process; and 3) a bottom nonwoven fabric layer (100 µm) which gives further mechanical support. [12] With the advantages of this structure, TFC membranes can achieve efficient separation while maintaining mechanical strength.Despite its wide applications, TFC membranes are still facing many challenges, particularly, the trade-off between the water permeability and the solute rejection in PA films. [13] The latest review in 2019 presented a more accurate upper bound of polymer TFC membranes through analyzing more than 300 TFC-related studies, as shown in Figure 1b. [14] Based on the solution-diffusion mechanism of the TFC membranes, an increase of water permeance would inevitably lead to a decrease of solute rejection. There is an ultimate limit for the development of traditional polymer TFC membranes. Moreover, membrane fouling and chlorination pose constant challenges in the application of polymer TFC membranes. However, the demand for freshwater in human society seems bottomless, and thus high-performance TFC membranes are required.Integrating nanomaterials into the polymer TFC membranes to form TFN membranes has been identified as a promising technique to solve the drawbacks of TFC membranes. In 2007, Hoek and co-workers [15] originally developed a thinfilm nanocomposite (TFN) membrane by adding NaA zeolite into the PA matrix. Afterward, various advanced nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes, [16,17] zeolite, [15][16][17][18][19] inorganic nanoparticles, [20,21] zeolitic imidazolate framework, [22,23] metal-organic framework, [24] and so on have been incorporated with TFC membranes. Particularly, the 2D forms of these nanomaterials are believed to be excellent candidates for fabricating high-performance TFN membranes. This work is to make an exhaustive examination of current research on 2D materials Membrane-based separation technologies are essential in the fields of desalination and wastewater treatment. 2D material based thin-film nanocomposite (2D-M-TFN) membranes are emerging technology that combines 2D nanomaterials and conventional thin-film composite membranes. It has great potential to further improve the efficiency of the membrane separation process. Although extensive studies are reported, 2D-M-TFN membranes for water treatment are not systemically reviewed. This work gives an intensive summary of this emerging technology. The function, mechanisms, and common characteristics of various 2D materia...

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Novel thin film nanocomposite membranes decorated with few-layered boron nitride nanosheets for simultaneously enhanced water flux and organic fouling resistance

Cited by 56 publications

References 61 publications

Zwitterion Co-Polymer PEI-SBMA Nanofiltration Membrane Modified by Fast Second Interfacial Polymerization

Zwitterion Co-Polymer PEI-SBMA Nanofiltration Membrane Modified by Fast Second Interfacial Polymerization

2D Nanocomposite Membranes: Water Purification and Fouling Mitigation

2D Material Based Thin‐Film Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Treatment

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