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Published on: February 13, 2016
Ultra-low pressure cellulose-based nanofiltration membrane fabricated on layer-by-layer assembly for efficient sodium
1College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China; Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
Abstract:
Cellulose is a renewable, biodegradable, biocompatible, and sustainable material. A bamboo cellulose-based nanofiltration membrane (LBL-NF-CS/BCM) was prepared with a combination of layer-by-layer assembly and spraying methods. The chemical structure, morphology, and surface charge of the resultant LBL-NF-CS/BCM composite membranes were characterized based on Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Scanning (XPS). The nanofiltration performance of the LBL-NF-CS/BCM composite membranes was evaluated using 500 ppm NaCl solutions under 0.3 MPa pressure. It was found that the LBL-NF-CS/BCM composite membranes had a rejection rate of about 36.11 % against a 500 ppm NaCl solution under the conditions tested, and membrane flux of about 12.08 L/(m2 h) was reached. The combined layer-by-layer assembly and spraying provides a scalable and convenient process concept for nanofiltration membrane fabrication.
