Influence of Polyethersulfone substrate properties on the performance of thin film composite forward osmosis membrane: Effect of additive concentration, polymer concentration and casting thickness

• Main Authors: Nur Aisyah, Shafie, Mazrul Nizam, Abu Seman, Syed Mohd Saufi, Tuan Chik, Abdul Wahab, Mohammad
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2023
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39248/1/Influence%20of%20Polyethersulfone%20substrate%20properties.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39248/2/Influence%20of%20Polyethersulfone%20substrate%20properties%20on%20the%20performance%20of%20thin%20film%20composite%20forward%20osmosis%20membrane_%20Effect%20of%20additive%20concentration%2C%20polymer%20concentration%20and%20casting%20thickness.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39248/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2023.10.034

This research seeks to optimize the impact of substrate parameters such as polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) additive concentration (3–11 wt%), polyethersulfone (PES) concentration (11–17 wt%), and casting thickness (100–250 μm) on the overall performances of (PES) thin film composite (TFC) FO membrane. No...