Enhanced hollow fiber membrane performance via semi-dynamic layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte inner surface deposition for nanofiltration and forward osmosis applications |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, K.U. Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg-23, P.O. Box 2461, 3001 Leuven, Belgium;2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;3. Laboratory of Solid-State Physics and Magnetism, Department of Physics and Astronomy, K.U. Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium;1. Membrane Science and Technology, Mesa+Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, The Netherlands;2. Pentair X-Flow, P.O. Box 739, 7500 AS, The Netherlands;1. College of Textiles and Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China;2. Collaborative Innovation Center for Marine Biomass Fibers, Materials and Textiles of Shandong Province, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071,China;3. Laboratory of New Fiber Materials and Modern Textile, the Growing Base for State Key Laboratory, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China;1. Singapore Membrane Technology Centre, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore, Singapore;2. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore, Singapore;1. Membrane Science and Technology, Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, The Netherlands;2. Pentair X-Flow, P.O. Box 739, 7500 AS, The Netherlands;1. Department of Chemical Process Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;2. DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;3. Surflay Nanotec GmbH, Berlin, Germany;4. RWB Water Services B.V., Almelo, Netherlands;5. School of Engineering Science, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland |
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| Abstract: | The layer-by-layer (LBL) polyelectrolyte deposited membranes have drawn increasing attention in various applications due to the ease of selective layer formation and their stability and versatility. In this study, the LBL deposition was performed at the inner surface of the polyethersulfone (PES) hollow fiber substrate to form composite nanofiltration (NF) membrane. The semi-dynamic deposition procedure was adopted with the aid of syringes. The newly developed inner deposited (id-LBL) membranes were then tested in NF and forward osmosis (FO) applications and the performance were compared with outer surface deposition as well as some literature data. The id-LBL membranes could not only withstand higher operating pressure but also possess superior hardness rejection especially in high concentration mixed salt solutions (more than 95% rejection to Mg2+ and Ca2+ in a 5000 ppm total dissolved salt (TDS) mixture under 4.8 bar). As for the FO process, with only two layer deposition, the id-LBL membranes also demonstrated significant performance improvement with increased water flux (up to 70 L/m2 h using 0.5 M MgCl2 as draw solution in active layer facing draw solution configuration) and reduced salt leakage (around 0.5 g/m2 h using 1 M MgCl2 draw solution in active layer facing feed water configuration). This study suggests that for hollow fiber substrate, the inner surface is more suitable for the formation of the selective layer via LBL deposition than the outer surface. |
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| Keywords: | Layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte assembly Hollow fiber membrane Inner surface deposition Nanofiltration Forward osmosis |
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