Nanofiltration membrane for micropollutant removal

Abstract

A filtration membrane includes a polysulfone (PFS) membrane support, and a crosslinked polyamide layer disposed on the PFS membrane support. The crosslinked polyamide layer includes a network formed by polycondensation between diethylenetriamine and trimesoyl chloride, and graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets covalently bonded to the network via a linking spacer. The linking spacer includes a backbone chain having at least 8 backbone atoms. The backbone chain has a plurality of amine groups including —NH— and —NH2, and the linking spacer is bonded to the graphene oxide nanosheets via a —Si—O— bond and bonded to the network via reactions between trimesoyl chloride and the plurality of amine groups. A filtration method includes filtering a mixture including water and an organic molecule through the filtration membrane to generate a water permeate.

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