Synthesis, modification and optimization of titanate nanotubes-polyamide thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane for forward osmosis (FO) application

• Main Authors: Emadzadeh, Daryoush, Lau, W. J., Rahbari-Sisakht, Masoud, Ilbeygi, Hamid, Rana, Dipak, Matsuura, Takeshi, Ismail, Ahmad F.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58876/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2015.06.035

In the present study, the self-synthesized thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane incorporated with hydrophilic functionalized titanate nanotubes (TNTs) has been fabricated and tested for forward osmosis (FO) desalination. The ATR-FTIR results showed that NH2-TNTS were successfully modified by AATPS...