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Forward osmosis process membranes incorporated with functionalized P.ZnO nanoparticles for organic fouling control

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Abstract

The incorporation of functional nanoparticles in polyamide (PA) membranes is an efficient procedure for the thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes development with enhanced desalination efficiency. Our aim was to synthesize forward osmosis process (FOP) membranes incorporated with PIP-functionalized ZnO (P.ZnO) nanoparticles, which were produced with surface functionalities groups of amine, epoxy and hydroxyl. The outcomes of FTIR confirmed the synthesis of P.ZnO nanoparticles, while WCA, AFM and FESEM supported the alterations in chemical and physical attributes of the FOP membranes surface upon P.ZnO nanoparticles incorporation. In both reverse osmosis process (ROP) and FOP tests, outcomes illustrated that the TFN-P.ZnO0.03 membrane was the most promising FOP and ROP membrane as it exhibited 119% higher pure water flux (PWF) (in FOP test) than the base FOP membrane. In terms of FOP membrane fouling propensity, the TFN-P.ZnO0.03 membrane also illustrated lower fouling propensity compared to the base membrane. Our outcomes have provided novel intuition into the structure-efficiency correlation of TFN FOP membranes and can be advantageous for the synthesis of the wide confinement of nanoparticles incorporated FOP membranes.

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Abbreviations

MP:

membrane processes

FOP:

forward osmosis process

Icp:

internal concentration polarization

RSD:

reverse salt diffusion

DS:

draw solution

ODF:

osmotic driving force

PWF:

pure water flux

ROP:

reverse osmosis process

PM:

polymeric membrane

TFC:

thin-film composite

PA:

polyamide

IPP:

interfacial polymerization processes

TFN:

thin film nanocomposite

MPD/GO:

1,3-diaminobenzene/graphene oxide

RSF:

reverse salt flux

SR:

salt rejection

MOF:

metal organic framwork

CTA:

cellulose triacetate

ZnO:

zinc oxide

GTMS:

3-glycidyloxypropyl trimethoxysilane

PIP:

piperazine

P.ZnO:

PIP-functionalized ZnO

TMC:

trimesoyl chloride

THF:

tetrahydrofuran

PIT:

phase inversion technique

PES:

polyethersulfone

PVP:

polyvinyl pyrrolidone

DMF:

dimethylformamide

FESEM:

field emission scanning electron microscope

EDX:

energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

WCA:

water contact angle

AFM:

atomic force microscope

FS:

feed solution

DI:

deionized water

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The authors acknowledge the funding support of Babol Noshirvani University of Technology through Grant program No. BNUT/389026/99.

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    Rezvaneh Ramezani Darabi, Majid Peyravi & Mohsen Jahanshahi

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Darabi, R.R., Peyravi, M. & Jahanshahi, M. Forward osmosis process membranes incorporated with functionalized P.ZnO nanoparticles for organic fouling control. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 38, 843–851 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-020-0707-y

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