Rapid and eco-friendly technique for surface modification of TFC RO membrane for improved filtration performance

• Main Authors: Khoo, Ying Siew, Lau, Woei Jye, Liang, Yong Yeow, Karaman, Mustafa, Gürsoy, Mehmet, Lai, Gwo Sung, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95113/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.10522

In this work, an environmentally friendly plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) technique was employed to rapidly alter the surface properties of commercial thin film composite extra-low energy (XLE) reverse osmosis (RO) membrane to improve its fouling resistance and desalination perform...