Iranian Journal of Chemistry

Iranian Journal of Chemistry

Preparation and evaluation of desalination performance of modified thin film nanocomposite membranes using WS2 nanosheets and WS2/CuAl LDH nanocomposite by forward osmosis

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mojtaba Bagherzadeh 1
Mohammad Nikkhoo 2
Mohammad Mahdi Ahadian 2
Mojtaba Amini 3
1 Chemistry Department, Sharif University of Technology
2 Institute for Nanoscience and Technology, Sharif University of Technology
3 Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz
10.22036/cr.2023.377084.1200
Abstract
The design of efficient membranes for desalination in order to help alleviate the water shortage crisis has been the subject of various studies. In this study, WS2 nanosheets were first prepared and the surface of thin film composite (TFC) membranes was modified by them. After that, a new nanocomposite consisting of CuAl LDH and WS2 nanosheets was synthesized by hydrothermal method and a new type of thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes were made using them. Then the performance of all prepared membranes in the forward osmosis (FO) process was studied. The effects of the prepared compounds on the morphology, chemical structure, hydrophilicity and topology of the polyamide (PA) active layer were investigated using FE-SEM, FT-IR, EDX, XRD, AFM and water contact angle analyses. Finally, by comparing the results for both types of modified membranes the membrane containing 0.025% by weight of the nanocomposite modifier showed the highest water flux (29.30 LMH) and selectivity (0.38 g/L), which is the optimal membrane. Selected.

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Preparation and evaluation of desalination performance of modified thin film nanocomposite membranes using WS2 nanosheets and WS2/CuAl LDH nanocomposite by forward osmosis
Keywords
Forward osmosis
Transition metal dichalcogenides
layered double hydroxides
Thin-film nanocomposite membrane
Desalination

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 20 December 2022
  • Revise Date 06 February 2023
  • Accept Date 07 February 2023