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- Title
Optimization of water flux and salt rejection properties of polyamide thin film composite membranes.
- Authors
Azizi, Jaber; Sharif, Alireza
- Abstract
Optimizing synthesis factors of polyamide top layers is an important requirement in the design of thin film composite (TFC) membranes. In this research, the top layer fabrication method (conventional, heat curing, and spin coating), type of acid acceptor (sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, and triethylamine), type of organic phase solvent (hexane, heptane, and mixed hexane/heptane), and concentration of surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (0, 0.5, and 1 wt %) are selected as the control parameters of this synthesis and optimized using the Taguchi approach. The analysis of variance shows that the layer fabrication method is the most influential parameter on water flux and salt (NaCl) rejection of TFCs. Furthermore, although the type of organic solvent has not a significant contribution to the water flux, it is another significant factor affecting the rejection. The optimized membrane is then used to construct structure–property relationships and to understand the influence of each individual factor on the desalination performance. Accordingly, a TFC membrane with the top layer fabricated by the heat curing method, in the presence of Na2CO3 as the acid acceptor, hexane as the organic phase solvent and 0.5 wt % of the surfactant is prepared that shows water permeance of 2.73 L m−2 h−1 bar−1 and NaCl rejection of 98.1%. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020, 137, 48858.
- Subjects
THIN films; POLYAMIDES; SODIUM dodecyl sulfate; HEXANE; ORGANIC solvents; COMPOSITE membranes (Chemistry); SOLUTION (Chemistry)
- Publication
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2020, Vol 137, Issue 28, p1
- ISSN
0021-8995
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/app.48858