Decoration of β-Cyclodextrin and Tuning Active Layer Chemistry Leading to Nanofiltration Membranes for Desalination and Wastewater Decontamination
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Membrane Fabrication
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Membrane Fabrication and Characterization
3.2. Nanofiltration Performance of Membranes
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Feeds | Membranes | |
---|---|---|
BCD-TA-TMC@PSf | BCD-TA-TPC@PSf | |
Salts | Salt Rejections (%) | Salt Rejections (%) |
Na2SO4 | 80 | 93 |
MgSO4 | 80 | 92 |
MgCl2 | 80 | 91 |
CaCl2 | 80 | 84 |
Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceuticals Rejection (%) | Pharmaceuticals Rejection (%) |
Loperamide | 92 | 94 |
Amitryptiline HCl | 85 | 92 |
Sulfamethoxazole | 70 | 90 |
Caffeine | 86 | 88 |
Water | Permeate Flux (LMH) | Permeate Flux (LMH) |
Pure water | 115 | 36 |
Sr. No. | Membrane Structure | Salt Rejection | Pharmaceutical Rejection | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Commercial BW30LE-440 and nf90-400 | - | 85% | [39] |
2 | Commercial DS5 DK membrane | 17–65% | - | [40] |
3 | 3,5-diamino benzoic acid /PA@PS | 25.8–60% | 80% | [41] |
4 | PA@Graphene oxide/PS | 60–95.2% | - | [42] |
5 | PA@zeolites/PS | 27.7–93.6% | 90% | [43] |
6 | PEES/Ag-NP | 31.3–79.4% | - | [44] |
7 | Diethanolamine/ monoethanolamine/ PA@PS | 33.1% | 90.8% | [45] |
8 | BCD-TA-TPC@PSf | 93% | 94% | This work |
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Baig, U.; Jillani, S.M.S.; Waheed, A. Decoration of β-Cyclodextrin and Tuning Active Layer Chemistry Leading to Nanofiltration Membranes for Desalination and Wastewater Decontamination. Membranes 2023, 13, 528. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13050528
Baig U, Jillani SMS, Waheed A. Decoration of β-Cyclodextrin and Tuning Active Layer Chemistry Leading to Nanofiltration Membranes for Desalination and Wastewater Decontamination. Membranes. 2023; 13(5):528. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13050528
Chicago/Turabian StyleBaig, Umair, Shehzada Muhammad Sajid Jillani, and Abdul Waheed. 2023. "Decoration of β-Cyclodextrin and Tuning Active Layer Chemistry Leading to Nanofiltration Membranes for Desalination and Wastewater Decontamination" Membranes 13, no. 5: 528. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13050528