Table 2 A comparative study of desalination membranes, membrane type, material composition, water flux, and test solute.
Membrane type | Material composition | Fabrication technique | Rejection efficiency (%) | Water flux (L/m2/h) | Test solute | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TFC RO | Polyamide | Interfacial polymerization | 99.2% | 35 | 2000 ppm NaCl | |
PA-G12.5 | Modified polyamide | Layer-by-layer deposition | 99% | 2.5 × 10−13 | 2000 ppm NaCl | |
PA/PPESK | m-phenylene diamine (MPD) and trimesoyl chloride (TMC) | Interfacial polymerization | 99% | 22.9 | 2000 ppm NaCl | |
MPD-TMC PMDA/ODA PI | Polyamide + Nanomaterial | Interfacial polymerization | 98.5% | 3.95 | 2000 ppm NaCl | |
TFC-COFTpPa-DAPL | Polyamide TFC RO membrane | Interfacial polymerization | 99% | 49 | 2000 ppm NaCl | |
M4 membrane | Poly(ether sulfone) | modifying the chemical structure | 94.0% | 43 | 2000 ppm NaCl | |
TFC RO | Thin film Polyamide | interfacial polymerization | 98.8% | 30 | 10,000 ppm NaCl | This work |
