Fabrication and optimization of parameters of high-performance polyamide thin film composite membranes for desalination

Herein, we report the synthesis of polyamide thin film composite (PA-TFC) membranes through interfacial polymerization (IP) using an aqueous solution of diaminodiphenylmethane (DDM) and terephthaloyl chloride (TPC) in n-hexane, onto polysulfone (PSF) surface. The synthesized membranes were character...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Razzaq, Ajaz Hussain, Sara Musaddiq, Dilshad Hussain, Javaria Kanwal, Saikh Mohammad Wabaidur, Hafiz Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Mahboob Ahmed, Francis Verpoort
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Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad86ab
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Ajaz Hussain
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Dilshad Hussain
Javaria Kanwal
Saikh Mohammad Wabaidur
Hafiz Muhammad Asif
Muhammad Mahboob Ahmed
Francis Verpoort
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Javaria Kanwal
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description Herein, we report the synthesis of polyamide thin film composite (PA-TFC) membranes through interfacial polymerization (IP) using an aqueous solution of diaminodiphenylmethane (DDM) and terephthaloyl chloride (TPC) in n-hexane, onto polysulfone (PSF) surface. The synthesized membranes were characterized by attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and contact angle measurement. To optimize the conditions for better membrane function, desalination (%) and permeate flow rate (L/m ^2 .h.bar) were evaluated as a function of synthesis conditions. The membrane efficiency for salt rejection was evaluated against NaCl using a bench-top cross-flow filtration assembly where the membrane showed up to 73.13% salt rejections of NaCl. While the salt rejection of Na _2 SO _4 and MgSO _4 showed up to 84.92% and 82.94%. The promising synthesized membranes exhibited a permeate flux of 41.7 L/m ^2 .hr.bar. The contact angle analysis revealed that the synthesized PA-TFC membranes are hydrophilic as the value of contact angle measured as 109°–100°. The synthesized membrane offered facile and effective access for the synthesis of high-performance PA-TFC membranes.
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spelling doaj-art-e81e8cfdea10477cb505130eba4068e52025-08-20T01:54:30ZengIOP PublishingMaterials Research Express2053-15912024-01-01111111640410.1088/2053-1591/ad86abFabrication and optimization of parameters of high-performance polyamide thin film composite membranes for desalinationMuhammad Razzaq0Ajaz Hussain1Sara Musaddiq2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3922-8614Dilshad Hussain3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6187-5626Javaria Kanwal4Saikh Mohammad Wabaidur5Hafiz Muhammad Asif6Muhammad Mahboob Ahmed7Francis Verpoort8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5184-5500Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University , Multan 60800, PakistanInstitute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University , Multan 60800, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, Kutchery Campus, The Women University , Multan 66000, PakistanHEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi , Karachi 75270, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, Kutchery Campus, The Women University , Multan 66000, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University , Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaInstitute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University , Multan 60800, PakistanInstitute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University , Multan 60800, PakistanState Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan 430070, People’s Republic of China; National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University , Lenin Avenue 30, 634050 Tomsk, RussiaHerein, we report the synthesis of polyamide thin film composite (PA-TFC) membranes through interfacial polymerization (IP) using an aqueous solution of diaminodiphenylmethane (DDM) and terephthaloyl chloride (TPC) in n-hexane, onto polysulfone (PSF) surface. The synthesized membranes were characterized by attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and contact angle measurement. To optimize the conditions for better membrane function, desalination (%) and permeate flow rate (L/m ^2 .h.bar) were evaluated as a function of synthesis conditions. The membrane efficiency for salt rejection was evaluated against NaCl using a bench-top cross-flow filtration assembly where the membrane showed up to 73.13% salt rejections of NaCl. While the salt rejection of Na _2 SO _4 and MgSO _4 showed up to 84.92% and 82.94%. The promising synthesized membranes exhibited a permeate flux of 41.7 L/m ^2 .hr.bar. The contact angle analysis revealed that the synthesized PA-TFC membranes are hydrophilic as the value of contact angle measured as 109°–100°. The synthesized membrane offered facile and effective access for the synthesis of high-performance PA-TFC membranes.https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad86abdesalinationcontact anglepolyamide membraneinterfacial polymerizationpermeate flux
spellingShingle Muhammad Razzaq
Ajaz Hussain
Sara Musaddiq
Dilshad Hussain
Javaria Kanwal
Saikh Mohammad Wabaidur
Hafiz Muhammad Asif
Muhammad Mahboob Ahmed
Francis Verpoort
Fabrication and optimization of parameters of high-performance polyamide thin film composite membranes for desalination
Materials Research Express
desalination
contact angle
polyamide membrane
interfacial polymerization
permeate flux
title Fabrication and optimization of parameters of high-performance polyamide thin film composite membranes for desalination
title_full Fabrication and optimization of parameters of high-performance polyamide thin film composite membranes for desalination
title_fullStr Fabrication and optimization of parameters of high-performance polyamide thin film composite membranes for desalination
title_full_unstemmed Fabrication and optimization of parameters of high-performance polyamide thin film composite membranes for desalination
title_short Fabrication and optimization of parameters of high-performance polyamide thin film composite membranes for desalination
title_sort fabrication and optimization of parameters of high performance polyamide thin film composite membranes for desalination
topic desalination
contact angle
polyamide membrane
interfacial polymerization
permeate flux
url https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad86ab
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