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  • Title: Ultrathin Nanofiltration Membrane from Confined Polymerization within the Nanowire Network for High Efficiency Divalent Cation Removal.
    Author: Wang Z, Fang W, Zhang F, Zhu Y, Jin J.
    Journal: ACS Macro Lett; 2019 Oct 15; 8(10):1240-1246. PubMed ID: 35651147.
    Abstract:
    Membranes with high permeance and high rejection for di- and multivalent cation removal are highly desired for efficient brackish water and industrial water treatment. In this work, we report a facile strategy for constructing ultrathin nanofiltration (NF) membranes by in situ cross-linking of amine which is confined in a network film. The network made of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) serves as a framework for poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) to attach and stay, facilitating the formation of a polyamine (PA) layer with high quality and controlled thickness. Benefiting from the ultrathin thickness of the SWCNT network (∼31 nm), an active layer (∼34 nm thick) comes with a high permeance of 27 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 along with a high rejection of 97% to MgCl2, 2-5 times higher than the NF membranes with the same high rejection for MgCl2 reported so far. In addition, the SWCNT-interpenetrated PA structure endows the ultrathin NF membrane with good operational stability. This work demonstrates the capability to control the position, thickness, and even quality of the PA layer by using a confined framework and provides a feasible strategy for the fabrication of highly permeable ultrathin NF membranes with a reinforced active layer.
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