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  • Title: Thin film nanocomposite membrane with triple-layer structure for enhanced water flux and antibacterial capacity.
    Author: Wang D, Li S, Li F, Li J, Li N, Wang Z.
    Journal: Sci Total Environ; 2021 May 20; 770():145370. PubMed ID: 33736376.
    Abstract:
    Triple-layered thin film composite (TFC) forward osmosis (FO) membranes prepared on interlayer-based supports have overcome the limitations of conventional porous substrates due to the formation of ultrathin and highly selective polyamide (PA) layers. However, mitigating the internal concentration polarization (ICP) and biofouling of TFC membranes remain a great challenge. Herein, we designed a novel triple-layered thin film nanocomposite (TFN) FO membrane with incorporation of silver (Ag) decorated graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQD) into PA layer via interfacial polymerization on a carbon nanotube (CNT) interlayer-based polyether sulfone substrate. By contrast with the TFC membranes, the newly developed GOQD/Ag incorporated triple-layered TFN membrane (TFN-GOQD/Ag) exhibited a great alleviation for ICP accompanied with a prominently enhanced water flux of 65.8 L·m-2·h-1 and decreased specific reverse salt flux of 1.4 g·m-2·h-1 by employing 1 M NaCl solution as draw solution. Moreover, the TFN-GOQD/Ag membrane possessed prominent antibacterial activity against both E. coli (99.8%) and S. aureus (97.3%). Noteworthy, the obtained TFN membrane demonstrated a controlled release of Ag+ along with long-term antibacterial potential and outstanding fouling resistance during the FO process. This work provides a new avenue to fabricate newly FO membranes with superior performance for water cleaning treatment.
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