Synthesis And Performance Of Polyamide Forward Osmosis Membrane For Natural Organic Matter (Nom) Removal

M. N. Abu Seman, L. M. Kei, M. A. Yusoff
2015 Zenodo  
Forward Osmosis (FO) polyamide thin-film composite membranes have been prepared by interfacial polymerization using commercial UF polyethersulfoneas membrane support. Different interfacial polymerization times (10s, 30s and 60s) in the organic solution containing trimesoyl chloride (TMC) at constant m-phenylenediamine (MPD) concentration (2% w/v) were studied. The synthesized polyamide membranes then tested for treatment of natural organic matter (NOM) and compared to commercial Cellulose
more » ... tate (CTA) membrane. It was found that membrane prepared with higher reaction time (30s and 60s) exhibited better membrane performance (flux and humic acid removal) over commercial CTA membrane.
doi:10.5281/zenodo.1100667 fatcat:rzegy6neuraurapzyflfaaad6e