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Developments and perspectives on the polyamide-based reverse osmosis desalination membranes
Authors: Chun-You Pan, Guo-Rong Xu, He-Li Zhao*
Units: Institute of Tianjin Seawater Desalination and Multipurpose Utilization, State Oceanic Administration (SOA), Tianjin, 300192, China
KeyWords: seawater desalination, reverse osmosis membranes adjustment, polyamide, composite membranes
ClassificationCode:P747
year,volume(issue):pagination: 2016,36(6):133-138

Abstract:
 Seawater desalination is the most effective method to meet the global potable water crisis. Reverse osmosis (RO) desalination has overwhelmingly dominated this area due to their high efficiency, low energy consumption, and easy operation. Polyamide thin film composite (PA-TFC) membranes are the mainly used reverse osmosis membranes due to their excellent separating properties. However, PA-TFC RO membranes are seriously limited by three problems of trade-off between permeations and salt rejections, membrane fouling and chlorination. Therefore, various tailoring methods have been applied to increase the permeations, salt rejections, antifouling properties, and chlorination resistance of PA-TFC RO membranes. The unique structures characteristics of PA-TFC RO membranes provide well platform for the tailoring because the surface active layer, sublayer and non-woven layer are independent and can be tailored individually. This paper gives a comment combined with the research development of tailoring technologies on the PA-TFC RO membranes. And finally, the prospective was proposed.

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基金项目:2015年中央级公益性科研院所基本科研业务费专项资金项目(K-JBYWF-2015-G01 ), 2015年中央级公益性科研院所基本科研业务费专项资金项目(K-JBYWF-2015- T02 )。

AuthorIntro:
作者简介:潘春佑,男(1990-),汉,学士,国家海洋局天津海水淡化与综合利用研究所,助理工程师,研究方向为反渗透海水淡化。E-mail:418309446@qq.com

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