Tuning the Surface Structure of Polyamide Membranes Using Porous Carbon Nitride Nanoparticles for High-Performance Seawater Desalination
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Synthesis of C3N4 Nanoparticles
2.3. Preparation of C3N4 Aqueous Suspension
2.4. Preparation of PSf Porous Supports
2.5. IP to Prepare PA-TFC Membrane
2.6. IP to Prepare C3N4 TFN Membrane
2.7. Characterization
2.8. Evaluation of RO Desalination Performance
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Membrane | C3N4 Concentration [mg/mL] | SAR | Ra
[nm] | Height
[nm] | CLD
[%] | WCA
[°] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pristine | 0 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 20.2 ± 5.6 | 260 ± 14 | 43.75 | 69 ± 11 |
C3N4-4 | 0.04 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 45.3 ± 6.2 | 380 ± 10 | 53.45 | 58 ± 7 |
C3N4-8 | 0.08 | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 69.0 ± 6.1 | 505 ± 17 | 56.81 | 53 ± 8 |
C3N4-12 | 0.12 | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 89.7 ± 8.4 | 650 ± 25 | 60.09 | 45 ± 9 |
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Zhou, Z.; Li, X.; Shinde, D.B.; Sheng, G.; Lu, D.; Li, P.; Lai, Z. Tuning the Surface Structure of Polyamide Membranes Using Porous Carbon Nitride Nanoparticles for High-Performance Seawater Desalination. Membranes 2020, 10, 163. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10080163
Zhou Z, Li X, Shinde DB, Sheng G, Lu D, Li P, Lai Z. Tuning the Surface Structure of Polyamide Membranes Using Porous Carbon Nitride Nanoparticles for High-Performance Seawater Desalination. Membranes. 2020; 10(8):163. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10080163
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Zongyao, Xiang Li, Digambar B. Shinde, Guan Sheng, Dongwei Lu, Peipei Li, and Zhiping Lai. 2020. "Tuning the Surface Structure of Polyamide Membranes Using Porous Carbon Nitride Nanoparticles for High-Performance Seawater Desalination" Membranes 10, no. 8: 163. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10080163