Enhanced properties of a positive-charged nanofiltration membrane containing quaternarized chitosan through second interfacial polymerization for the removal of salts and pharmaceuticals.

Publisher: IWA Publishing Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9879497 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0273-1223 (Print) Linking ISSN: 02731223 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Water Sci Technol Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: <1998->: London : IWA Publishing
Original Publication: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1981-

Chitosan*/chemistry ; Membranes, Artificial* ; Water Pollutants, Chemical*/chemistry; Pharmaceutical Preparations/chemistry ; Water Purification/methods ; Polymerization ; Salts/chemistry ; Ultrafiltration/methods ; Filtration/methods

Nanofiltration (NF) membrane technology has been widely used in the removal of salts and trace organic pollutants, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), due to its superiority. A positive-charged composite NF membrane with an active skin layer was prepared by polyethyleneimine (PEI), trimethyl benzene chloride, and quaternate chitosan (HTCC) through second interfacial polymerization on the polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane. The physicochemical properties of the nanocomposite membrane were investigated using surface morphology, hydrophilicity, surface charge, and molecular weight cut-off (MWCO). The influence of the concentration and reaction time of PEI and HTCC was documented. The optimized membrane had a MWCO of about 481 Da and possessed a pure water permeability of 25.37 L·m ^-2 ·h ^-1 ·MPa ^-1 . The results also exhibited salt rejection ability as MgCl 2 > CaCl 2 > MgSO 4 > Na 2 SO 4 > NaCl > KCl, showing a positive charge on the fabricated membrane. In addition, the membrane had higher rejection to atenolol, carbamazepine, amlodipine, and ibuprofen at 89.46, 86.02, 90.12, and 77.21%, respectively. Moreover, the anti-fouling performance and stability of the NF membrane were also improved.
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51208259 National Natural Science Foundation of China

Keywords: NF membrane; PPCPs; interfacial polymerization; separation performance

9012-76-4 (Chitosan)
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Date Created: 20240428 Date Completed: 20240428 Latest Revision: 20240428

20240429

10.2166/wst.2024.109

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