2024
More resilient polyester membranes for high-performance reverse osmosis desalination
Yao Y, Zhang P, Sun F, Zhang W, Li M, Sha G, Teng L, Wang X, Huo M, DuChanois R, Cao T, Boo C, Zhang X, Elimelech M. More resilient polyester membranes for high-performance reverse osmosis desalination. Science 2024, 384: 333-338. PMID: 38669571, DOI: 10.1126/science.adk0632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThin-film composite reverse osmosis membranesComposite reverse osmosis membranesReverse osmosis membranesOsmosis membranesPolyamide membranesPoor chlorine resistanceExcellent water permeabilityReverse osmosis desalinationWater-salt selectivityWater permeabilityPolyester membraneBoron rejectionSalt rejectionFouling propensityTrimesoyl chlorideOsmosis desalinationInterfacial polymerizationHigh rejectionLow-energy surfacesPolyamide filmsChlorine resistancePrevent foulingWater purificationDesalinationFoulingPressure-driven membrane desalination
Liu W, Livingston J, Wang L, Wang Z, del Cerro M, Younssi S, Epsztein R, Elimelech M, Lin S. Pressure-driven membrane desalination. Nature Reviews Methods Primers 2024, 4: 10. DOI: 10.1038/s43586-023-00287-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMembrane fabricationReverse osmosisThin-film composite polyamide membranesProcess configurationsEvaluate membrane performanceMembrane desalinationMembrane performanceNanofiltration membranesInterfacial polymerizationPolyamide membranesInterfacial propertiesNanofiltrationOsmosisSystem modelFabricationPerformance evaluationExperimental procedurePerformanceConfigurationDesalinationApplicationsSaline waterProcess
2023
Orientation matters: Measuring the correct surface of polyamide membranes with quartz crystal microbalance
Villalobos L, Pataroque K, Pan W, Cao T, Kaneda M, Violet C, Ritt C, Hoek E, Elimelech M. Orientation matters: Measuring the correct surface of polyamide membranes with quartz crystal microbalance. Journal Of Membrane Science Letters 2023, 3: 100048. DOI: 10.1016/j.memlet.2023.100048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolyamide layerRO membranesFront surfacePolyamide selective layerPolysulfone porous supportPolyamide reverse osmosis membraneCommercial RO membranesPolyamide active layerReverse osmosis membranesPolyamide RO membranesSelective layerOrganic foulingOsmosis membranesActive layerPolyamide membranesBack surfacePorous supportQCM sensorOpposite surfaceQuartz crystal microbalance measurementsLayerQuartz crystal microbalanceSurface orientationCrystal microbalance measurementsSurface