Preparation and properties of hollow fibre nanofiltration membrane with continuous coffee-ring structure

Polyamide(PA)hollow fibre composite nanofiltration(NF)membranes with a coffee-ring structure and beneficial properties were prepared by adding graphene oxide(GO)into the interfacial polymerization process.The presentation of the coffee-ring structure was attributed to the heterogeneous,finely dispersed multiphase reaction system and the“coffee-stain”effect of the GO solution.When the piperazine concentration was 0.4 wt-%,the trimesoyl chloride concentration was 0.3 wt-%,and the GO concentration was 0.025 wt-%,the prepared NF membranes showed the best separation properties.The permeate flux was 76 L·m^?2·h^?1,and the rejection rate for MgSO4 was 98.6%at 0.4 MPa.Scanning electron microscopy,atomic force microscopy,and attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to characterize the chemical structure and morphology of the PA/GO NF membrane.The results showed that GO was successfully entrapped into the PA functional layer.Under neutral operating conditions,the PA/GO membrane showed typical negatively charged NF membrane separation characteristics,and the rejection rate decreased in the order of Na2SO₄>MgSO₄>MgCl₂>NaCl.The PA/GO NF membrane showed better antifouling performance than the PA membrane.     

Nickel(II) ion-intercalated MXene membranes for enhanced H2/CO2 separation

Hydrogen fuel has been embraced as a potential long-term solution to the growing demand for clean energy. A membrane-assisted separation is promising in producing high-purity H₂. Molecular sieving membranes (MSMs) are endowed with high gas selectivity and permeability because their well-defined micropores can facilitate molecular exclusion, diffusion, and adsorption. In this work, MXene nanosheets intercalated with Ni²⁺ were assembled to form an MSM supported on Al₂O₃ hollow fiber via a vacuum-assisted filtration and drying process. The prepared membranes showed excellent H₂/CO₂ mixture separation performance at room temperature. Separation factor reached 615 with a hydrogen permeance of 8.35 × 10⁻⁸ mol·m⁻²·s⁻¹·Pa⁻¹. Compared with the original Ti₃C₂T_x/Al₂O₃ hollow fiber membranes, the permeation of hydrogen through the Ni²⁺-Ti₃C₂T_x/Al₂O₃ membrane was considerably increased, stemming from the strong interaction between the negatively charged MXene nanosheets and Ni²⁺. The interlayer spacing of MSMs was tuned by Ni²⁺. During 200-hour testing, the resultant membrane maintained an excellent gas separation without any substantial performance decline. Our results indicate that the Ni²⁺ tailored Ti₃C₂T_x/Al₂O₃ hollow fiber membranes can inspire promising industrial applications.     

Reductant-assisted polydopamine-modified membranes for efficient water purification

Surface engineering with polydopamine coatings has been considered a promising surface functionalisation tool.However,it is difficult to control the self-polymerisation for polydopamine formation,which usually causes severe interparticle aggregation.In this study,polydopamine self-polymerisation was controlled by adjusting its reducing environment using a reductant(NaBH4)to fabricate mixed cellulose ester(MCE)/polydopamine membranes.An oxidising environment using NaIO4 was additionally tested as the control.The results showed that a thin polydopamine coating with small polydopamine particles was formed on the skeleton frameworks of the MCE membrane with NaBH4,and the self-polymerisation rate was suppressed.The polydopamine coating formed in the reducing environment facilitated excellent water transport performance with a water permeance of approximately 400 L·m^?2·h^?1·bar^?1 as well as efficient organic foulant removal with a bovine serum albumin rejection of approximately 90%.In addition,the polydopamine coating with NaBH4 exhibited both excellent chemical stability and anti-microbial activity,demonstrating the contribution of the reducing environment to the performance of the MCE/polydopamine membranes.It shows significant potential for use in water purification.     

Negatively charged organic–inorganic hybrid silica nanofiltration membranes for lithium extraction

Effective extraction of lithium from high Mg~(2+)/Li+ratio brine lakes is of great challenge. In this work, organic–inorganic hybrid silica nanofiltration(NF) membranes were prepared by dip-coating a 1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane(BTESE)-derived separation layer on tubular TiO_2 support, for efficient separation of LiC l and MgCl_2 salt solutions. We found that the membrane calcinated at 400 °C(M1–400) could exhibit a narrow pore size distribution(0.63–1.66 nm) owing to the dehydroxylation and the thermal degradation of the organic bridge groups. All as-prepared membranes exhibited higher rejections to LiCl than to MgCl_2, which was attributed to the negative charge of the membrane surfaces. The rejection for LiCl and MgCl_2 followed the order: LiCl N MgCl_2, revealing that Donnan exclusion effect dominated the salt rejection mechanism. In addition, the triplecoated membrane calcined at 400 °C(M3–400) exhibited a permeability of about 9.5 L·m~(-2)·h~(-1)·bar~(-1) for LiCl or MgCl_2 solutions, with rejections of 74.7% and 20.3% to LiCl and MgCl_2,respectively, under the transmembrane pressure at 6 bar. Compared with the previously reported performance of NF membranes for Mg~(2+)/Li+separation, the overall performance of M3–400 is highly competitive. Therefore, this work may provide new insight into designing robust silica-based ceramic NF membranes with negative charge for efficient lithium extraction from salt lakes.     

Fabrication of anti-fouling polyamide nanofiltration membrane by incorporating streptomycin as a novel co-monomer

Polyamide (PA) thin-film composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) membrane has extremely broad application prospects in separation of monovalent/divalent inorganic salts mixed solution. However, membrane fouling is the main obstacle to the application of PA, TFC and NF membrane. Streptomycin (SM) is a hydrophilic antibiotic containing a large number of hydroxyl and amino groups. In this work, the NF membrane was prepared via interfacial polymerization (IP) between trimesoyl chloride (TMC) in the organicphaseand SM/piperazine (PIP) mixture in theaqueousphase. The NF membrane structure and performance were characterized in detail. The results showed that SM successfully participated in the IP. The negative charge and hydrophilicity of membrane surface were improved. The prepared membrane exhibited good anti-adhesion and anti-bacterial performance. Additionally, when the SM concentration was 2%, the prepared membrane exhibited the optimal permselectivity. The water permeance was 89.4 L·m^-2·h^-1·MPa^-1. The rejection of NaCl and Na₂SO₄ were 17.17% and 97.84%, respectively. The NaCl/Na₂SO₄ separation factor of the SM2-PIP/TMC membrane in 1000 mg·L^-1 NaCl and 1000 mg·L^-1 Na₂SO₄ mixed solution was 40, which was 3.3 times that of PIP/TMC membrane. It indicated that SM2-PIP/TMC demonstrated excellent monovalent/divalent salts separation performance. This work provided an easy and effective approach to preparing anti-fouling NF membrane while possessing superior monovalent/divalent salts separation performance.     

Effect of adding a smart potassium ion-responsive copolymer into polysulfone support membrane on the performance of thin-film composite nanofiltration membrane

Thin-film composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) membranes were fabricated via the interfacial polymerization of piperazine (PIP) and 1,3,5-benzenetricart)oiiyl trichloride on polysulfone (PSf) support membranes blended with K^+-responsive poly(N-isopropylacryamideco- acryloylamidobenzo-15-crown-5)(P(NIPAM-co- AAB15C5)). Membranes were characterized by attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, atomic force microscope, scanning electron microscope, contact angle, and filtration tests. The results showed that:(1) Under K^+-free conditions, the blended P(NIPAM-co-AAB15C5)/PSf supports had porous and hydrophilic surfaces, thereby producing NF membranes with smooth surfaces and low MgSO4 rejections;(2) With K^+ in the PIP solution, the surface roughness and water permeability of the resultant NF membrane were increased due to the K^+-induced transition of low-content P(NIPAM-co-AAB15C5) from hydrophilic to hydrophobic;(3) After a curing treatment at 95℃, the improved NF membrane achieved an even higher pure water permeability of 10.97 L·m^-2·h^-1 - bar1 under 200 psi. Overall, this study provides a novel method to improve the performance of NF membranes and helps understand the influence of supports on TFC membranes.     

A CO and CO2 tolerating (La0.9Ca0.1)2(Ni0.75Cu0.25)O4+d Ruddlesden-Popper membrane for oxygen separation

A series of novel dense mixed conducting ceramic membranes based on K₂NiF₄-type (La_1–xCa_x)₂ (Ni_0.75Cu_0.25)O_4+δ was successfully prepared through a sol-gel route. Their chemical compatibility, oxygen permeability, CO and CO₂ tolerance, and long-term CO₂ resistance regarding phase composition and crystal structure at different atmospheres were studied. The results show that higher Ca contents in the material lead to the formation of CaCO₃. A constant oxygen permeation flux of about 0.63 mL·min⁻¹·cm⁻² at 1173 K through a 0.65 mm thick membrane was measured for (La_0.9Ca_0.1)₂ (Ni_0.75Cu_0.25)O_4+δ, using either helium or pure CO₂ as sweep gas. Steady oxygen fluxes with no sign of deterioration of this membrane were observed with increasing CO₂ concentration. The membrane showed excellent chemical stability towards CO₂ for more than 1360 h and phase stability in presence of CO for 4 h at high temperature. In addition, this membrane did not deteriorate in a high-energy CO₂ plasma. The present work demonstrates that this (La_0.9Ca_0.1)₂(Ni_0.75Cu_0.25)O_4+δ membrane is a promising chemically robust candidate for oxygen separation applications.     

Enhancement in Li+/Mg2+ separation from salt lake brine with PDA–PEI composite nanofiltration membrane

Extraction of lithium from high Mg²⁺/Li⁺ ratio salt lake brine with the nanofiltration (NF) membrane is significantly challenging. Interfacial polymerization was utilized for the facile modification of NF membranes with polydopamine (PDA) and polyethylenimine (PEI) to enhance lithium separation efficiency. Comparing permeability and salts rejection (Li⁺ and Mg²⁺) of three NF membranes before and after PDA/PEI deposition, it was observed that separation efficiency was not only dependent on steric hindrance but also affected by Donnan exclusion mechanism. In the case of NF270 membrane after facile polymerization, due to small pore size distribution and low charge density confirmed by zeta potential measurements, Li⁺ permeability was reached about 95% at a flux of 21.33 L·m⁻²·h⁻¹. Although with the DK membrane, separation factor SF_Li/Mg was also increased up to 60 after modification, the pore narrowing effect significantly decreased lithium permeability and flux. Experimental results showed that facile modification not only enhanced stability and hydrophilicity but also reduced the high Mg²⁺/Li⁺ ratio from 30 to 4.1 in single-stage separation.     

二氧化钛调控基膜结构对氧化石墨烯复合膜性能的影响

以聚醚砜(PES)超滤膜为基膜，通过聚多巴胺(PDA)表面改性后压力沉积不同量的二氧化钛(TiO₂)纳米粒子作为基底，再沉积氧化石墨烯(GO)片层制得TiO₂/GO复合分离膜，重点考察基膜表面形貌对GO膜分离性能的影响。通过扫描电子显微镜、接触角测试仪、固体表面Zeta电位分析仪、X射线衍射分析仪等对有无TiO₂沉积层的GO复合膜进行表征，并考察TiO₂沉积量对GO复合膜分离性能的影响。结果表明，TiO₂纳米粒子以团簇状态均匀分布在改性的超滤膜表面，随TiO₂沉积量的增加，团簇密度增大，GO沉积后表层的峰谷结构更为明显，但表层的层间距并无明显改变。TiO₂/GO复合膜的水通量随TiO₂沉积量的增加而明显增大，TiO₂的沉积对GO沉积量低的复合膜通量的影响更明显，当 GO沉积量为4.11 μg/cm²，TiO₂沉积量为20.55 μg/cm²时，复合膜的水通量较无TiO₂的复合膜提高了108.38%。复合膜对无机盐溶液的截留性能主要基于膜表面所带负电的道南排斥作用，TiO₂/GO复合膜对刚果红的截留率在99%以上，对甲基橙的截留率可达82%，TiO₂层的加入并未降低复合膜的截留效果。     

含有MCM-41分子筛的混合基质复合膜用于CO2分离

为了提高CO₂分离膜的性能,将接枝了氨基的MCM-41分子筛(MCM-NH₂)添加到聚乙烯基胺(PVAm)水溶液中配制涂膜液,并将PVAm-MCM-NH₂涂膜液涂覆到聚砜(PSf)超滤膜上制备PVAm-MCM-NH₂/PSf混合基质复合膜。复合膜分离层较薄,有利于CO₂渗透速率的提高。接枝的胺基提高了分子筛与聚合物的相容性和膜内胺基含量,有利于膜渗透选择性能的提高。使用CO₂/N₂混合气(15% CO₂ + 85% N₂,体积分数)考察了不同MCM-NH₂添加量的PVAm-MCM-NH₂/PSf膜的渗透选择性能。当涂膜液中m_MCM-NH2/m_PVAm为0.2、湿涂层厚度为50 μm,测试温度为22℃ 、进料气压力为0.11 MPa时,膜的CO₂渗透速率可达4.66×10^-7 mol·m^-2·s^-1·Pa^-1,CO₂/N₂分离因子可达150。较高的CO₂/N₂分离性能表明PVAm-MCM-NH₂/PSf膜在烟道气碳捕集领域具有良好的应用前景。此外,考察了湿涂层厚度、热处理、添加小分子胺等条件对膜渗透选择性能的影响。     

聚偏氟乙烯-聚酰胺管式复合膜的分离性能研究

以聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)管式超滤膜为基膜,无水哌嗪(PIP)为水相单体,均苯三甲基酰氯(TMC)为有机相单体,采用界面聚合法制备了不同截留性能的PVDF/聚酰胺(PA)管式复合膜。研究了不同性能管式复合膜的截留分子量、膜表面荷电性测试、对无机盐的截留性能,以及染料废水脱盐的应用。实验结果表明,截留率R(Mg SO4)由97%~5%的复合膜相应的截留相对分子质量为300~45×10³。对于4种无机盐的截留率由高到低依次为Na₂SO₄、MgSO₄、Na Cl、Mg Cl₂;p H为4~11的环境下管式复合膜表面呈负电性;R(Mg SO₄)分别为90%与97%的管式复合膜对染料的截留率在99.4%以上,透盐率高于80%,有效的实现了染料废水脱盐及染料回用。     

Efficient MgO-doped CaO sorbent pellets for high temperature CO2 capture

Novel MgO-doped CaO sorbent pellets were prepared by gel-casting and wet impregnation. The effect of Na⁺ and MgO on the structure and CO₂ adsorption performance of CaO sorbent pellets was elucidated. MgO-doped CaO sorbent pellets with the diameter range of 0.5-1.5 mm exhibited an excellent capacity for CO₂ adsorption and adsorption rate due to the homogeneous dispersion of MgO in the sorbent pellets and its effects on the physical structure of sorbents. The results show that MgO can effectively inhibit the sintering of CaO and retain the adsorption capacity of sorbents during multiple adsorption-desorption cycles. The presence of mesopores and macropores resulted in appreciable change of volume from CaO (16.7 cm³∙mol⁻¹) to CaCO₃ (36.9 cm³∙mol⁻¹) over repeated operation cycles. Ca2Mg1 sorbent pellets exhibited favorable CO₂ capture capacity (9.49 mmol∙g⁻¹), average adsorption rate (0.32 mmol∙g⁻¹∙min⁻¹) and conversion rate of CaO (74.83%) after 30 cycles.     

Analysis of pH-dependent Structure and Mass Transfer Characteristics of Polydopamine Membranes by Molecular Dynamics Simulation☆

Detailed atomistic structures are constructed for polydopamine membranes containing different amounts of cat-echol and quinone groups to investigate the effect of pH value in the membrane casting solut...     

氧化石墨烯-陶瓷复合纳滤膜的层层自组装制备及其性能

氧化石墨烯（GO）的片层边缘含有 COOH等含氧官能团,因而带负电荷,可以在带正电荷多孔基体上通过层层自组装实现快速沉积。以由3-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷（APTES）修饰的多孔氧化铝管式陶瓷膜为基膜,令GO和聚乙烯亚胺（PEI）以溶液形态在其表面交替沉积实现自组装,继以环氧氯丙烷（ECH）交联之,制备新型氧化石墨烯-陶瓷复合纳滤膜。最佳制备工艺是,PEI浓度5 g·L^-1、pH=9,NaCl浓度0.3 mol·L^-1,GO浓度0.6 mg·ml^-1、pH 4.5,层数2层,ECH用量6.25 ml·L^-1,50℃条件下处理70 min。层数为1～4层的自组装膜在0.6 MPa操作压力下对2 g·L^-1的MgCl₂的截留率分别为90.16%、93.71%、97.54%、92.93%,其中1层自组装膜的渗透通量为21.92 L·m^-2·h^-1。氧化石墨烯-陶瓷复合纳滤膜对4种无机盐的截留率大小为MgCl₂ >MgSO₄ > NaCl >Na₂SO₄,符合典型正电荷纳滤膜的特征。     

Novel Ag-AgBr decorated composite membrane for dye rejection and photodegradation under visible light

Photocatalytic membranes have received increasing attention due to their excellent separation and photodegradation of organic contaminants in wastewater. Herein, we bound Ag-AgBr nanoparticles onto a synthesized polyacrylonitrile-ethanolamine (PAN-ETA) membrane with the aid of a chitosan (CS)-TiO₂ layer via vacuum filtration and in-situ partial reduction. The introduction of the CS-TiO₂ layer improved surface hydrophilicity and provided attachment sites for the Ag-AgBr nanoparticles. The PAN-ETA/CS-TiO₂/Ag-AgBr photocatalytic membranes showed a relatively high water permeation flux (~ 47 L·m^–2·h^–1·bar^–1) and dyes rejection (methyl orange: 88.22%; congo red: 95%; methyl blue: 97.41%; rose bengal: 99.98%). Additionally, the composite membranes exhibited potential long-term stability for dye/salt separation (dye rejection: ~97%; salt rejection: ~6.5%). Moreover, the methylene blue and rhodamine B solutions (20 mL, 10 mg·L⁻¹) were degraded approximately 90.75% and 96.81% in batch mode via the synthesized photocatalytic membranes under visible light irradiation for 30 min. This study provides a feasible method for the combination of polymeric membranes and inorganic catalytic materials.     

Gradient nanoporous phenolics as substrates for high-flux nanofiltration membranes by layer-by-layer assembly of polyelectrolytes

Thin film composite(TFC) membranes represent a highly promising platform for efficient nanofiltration(NF)processes. However, the improvement in permeance is impeded by the substrates with low permeances. Herein,highly permeable gradient phenolic membranes with tight selectivity are used as substrates to prepare TFC membranes with high permeances by the layer-by-layer assembly method. The negatively charged phenolic substrates are alternately assembled with polycation polyethylenimine(PEI) and polyanion poly(acrylic acid)(PAA)as a result of electrostatic interactions, forming thin and compact PEI/PAA layers tightly attached to the substrate surface. Benefiting from the high permeances and tight surface pores of the gradient nanoporous structures of the substrates, the produced PEI/PAA membranes exhibit a permeance up to 506 L? m~(-2)?h~(-1)?MPa~(-1), which is ～2–10 times higher than that of other membranes with similar rejections. The PEI/PAA membranes are capable of retaining N 96.1% of negatively charged dyes following the mechanism of electrostatic repulsion. We demonstrate that the membranes can also separate positively and neutrally charged dyes from water via other mechanisms.This work opens a new avenue for the design and preparation of high-flux NF membranes, which is also applicable to enhance the permeance of other TFC membranes.     

Using ultrasound to improve the sequential post-synthesis modification method for making mesoporous Y zeolites

Mesoporous Y zeolites were prepared by the sequential chemical dealumination (using chelating agents such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, H₄EDTA, and citric acid aqueous solutions) and alkaline desilication (using sodium hydroxide, NaOH, aqueous solutions) treatments. Specifically, the ultrasound-assisted alkaline treatment (i.e., ultrasonic treatment) was proposed as the alternative to conventional alkaline treatments which are performed under hydrothermal conditions. In comparison with the hydrothermal alkaline treatment, the ultrasonic treatment showed the comparatively enhanced efficiency (with the reduced treatment time, i.e., 5 min vs. 30 min, all with 0.2 mol·L⁻¹ NaOH at 65°C) in treating the dealuminated Y zeolites for creating mesoporosity. For example, after the treatment of a dealuminated zeolite Y (using 0.1 mol·L⁻¹ H₄EDTA at 100°C for 6 h), the ultrasonic treatment produced the mesoporous zeolite Y with the specific external surface area (S_external) of 160 m²·g⁻¹ and mesopore volume (V_meso) of 0.22 cm³·g⁻¹, being slightly higher than that by the conventional method (i.e., S_external = 128 m²·g⁻¹ and V_meso = 0.19 cm³·g⁻¹). The acidic property and catalytic activity (in catalytic cracking of n-octane) of mesoporous Y zeolites obtained by the two methods were comparable. The ultrasonic desilication treatment was found to be generic, also being effective to treat the dealuminated Y zeolites by citric acid. Additionally, the first step of chemical dealumination treatment was crucial to enable the effective creation of mesopores in the parent Y zeolite (with a silicon-to-aluminium ratio, Si/Al= 2.6) regardless of the subsequent alkaline desilication treatment (i.e., ultrasonic or hydrothermal). Therefore, appropriate selection of the condition of the chemical dealumination treatment based on the property of parent zeolites, such as Si/Al ratio and crystallinity, is important for making mesoporous zeolites effectively.     

Performance evaluation of polyamide nanofiltration membranes for phosphorus removal process and their stability against strong acid/alkali solution

In this study,a quantitative performance of three commercial polyamide nanofiltration(NF) membranes(i.e.,NF,NF90,and NF270) for phosphorus removal under different feed conditions was investigated.The experiments were conducted at different feed phosphorus concentrations(2.5,5,10,and 15 mg·L~(-1)) and elevated pHs(pH 1.5,5,10,and 13.5) at a constant feed pressure of 1 MPa using a dead-end filtration cell.Membrane rejection against total phosphorus generally increased with increasing phosphorus concentration regardless of membrane type.In contrast,the permeate flux for all the membranes only decreased slightly with increasing phosphorus concentration.The results also showed that the phosphorus rejections improved while water flux remained almost unchanged with increasing feed solution pH.When the three membranes were exposed to strong pHs(pH 1.5 and 13.5) for a longer duration(up to 6 weeks)it was found that the rejection capability and water flux of the membranes remained very similar throughout the duration,except for NF membrane with marginal decrement in phosphorus rejection.Adsorption study also revealed that more phosphorus was adsorbed onto the membrane structure at alkaline conditions(pH 10 and 13.5) compared to the same membranes tested at lower pHs(pH 1.5 and 5).In eonelusion,NF270 membrane outperformed Nf and NF90 membranes owing to its desirable performance of water flux and phosphorus rejection particularly under strong alkali solution.The NF270 membrane achieved 14.0 L·m~(-2)·h~(-1) and 96.5% rejection against 10 mg·L~(-1) phosphorus solution with a pH value of 13.5 at the applied pressure of 1 MPa.     

Techno-economic comparison of three technologies for pre-combustion CO2 capture from a lignite-fired IGCC

This paper compares the techno-economic performances of three technologies for CO₂ capture from a lignite-based IGCC power plant located in the Czech Republic: (1) Physical absorption with a Rectisol-based process; (2) Polymeric CO₂-selective membrane-based capture; (3) Low-temperature capture. The evaluations show that the IGCC plant with CO₂ capture leads to costs of electricity between 91 and 120 €·MWh⁻¹, depending on the capture technology employed, compared to 65 €·MWh⁻¹ for the power plant without capture. This results in CO₂ avoidance costs ranging from 42 to 84 €·t_CO2,avoided⁻¹ , mainly linked to the losses in net power output. From both energy and cost points of view, the low-temperature and Rectisol based CO₂ capture processes are the most efficient capture technologies. Furthermore, partial CO₂ capture appears as a good mean to ensure early implementation due to the limited increase in CO₂ avoidance cost when considering partial capture. To go beyond the two specific CO₂-selective membranes considered, a cost/membrane property map for CO₂-selective membranes was developed. This map emphasise the need to develop high performance membrane to compete with solvent technology. Finally, the cost of the whole CCS chain was estimated at 54 €·t_CO2,avoided⁻¹ once pipeline transport and storage are taken into consideration.     

Preparation and performance of novel thermal stable composite nanofiltration membrane

The novel thermal stable composite nanofiltration membranes were prepared through the interfacial polymerization of piperazine and trimesoyl chloride on the poly (phthalazinone ether) ultrafiltration substrate. The effects of polymerization and testing conditions on membrane performance were studied. The surface morphologies of the substrate and the composite membranes were observed by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The separation properties of membranes for dyes and salts were tested. The composite membranes show good thermal stability. The rejection for Na₂SO₄ was kept over 96%, while the flux reached 400 L·m^-2·h^-1 when it was tested at 1.0 MPa and 80°C. When tested at 1.0 MPa and 60°C, the rejection of the composite membrane for dyes was kept at high level, and the flux reached 180–210 Lm^-2·h^-1, while the rejection for NaCl was lower than 20%.