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Title: Preparation of low-pressure water softening hollow fiber membranes by polyelectrolyte deposition with two bilayers
Authors: Rajabzadeh, Saeid
Liu, Chang
Shi, Lei
Wang, Rong
Keywords: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment
Issue Date: 2014
Source: Rajabzadeh, S., Liu, C., Shi, L., & Wang, R. (2014). Preparation of low-pressure water softening hollow fiber membranes by polyelectrolyte deposition with two bilayers. Desalination, 344, 64-70.
Series/Report no.: Desalination
Abstract: The layer-by-layer (LBL) polyelectrolyte deposition was applied on polyethersulfone (PES) hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane to prepare nanofiltration (NF) membrane for low pressure water softening application for the first time. The effects of polyelectrolyte type and molecular weight (MW), deposited bilayer number, polyelectrolyte solution pH and supporting electrolyte concentration on the performance of resultant membranes were studied thoroughly. Experiments revealed that the pH of the polyelectrolyte solution and supporting electrolyte concentration presented the most notable effects. For weak poly-cations, Poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) and Poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH), the solution pH affected the membrane performance significantly, and high water permeability and divalent cation rejection were obtained at optimum pH values. Using a low concentration of supporting electrolyte at underneath layers was proved to be an effective way to increase water permeability while maintaining high salt rejection. A salt water flux (SWP) of 12 LMH/bar and 94% Mg2 + rejection was obtained by depositing only two bilayers of PSS/PAH polyelectrolytes on the PES substrate, while for the 3000 ppm mixed salt solution, the water permeability was 11 LMH/bar with Mg2 + and Ca2 + rejection as high as 90%. These promising results demonstrate that LBL technique is potentially applicable for preparing low-pressure water softening hollow fiber membranes.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80043
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19596
ISSN: 0011-9164
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.03.013
Schools: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
Research Centres: Singapore Membrane Technology Centre 
Rights: © 2014 Elsevier B.V. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Desalination, Elsevier B.V. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2014.03.013].
Fulltext Permission: open
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