Table 1 Comparison of S parameter and FO performance of various FO membranes.
Membrane | S parameter (μm) | Water flux Jv (AL-FS/AL-DS) (LMH) | Reverse salt flux Js (AL-FS/AL-DS) (gMH) | Draw solution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PES/PAA5/CaCO3 | 35.7 | 52/62 | 16.8/21.6 | 2M NaCl | This work |
TFC membrane on cellulose ester substrate (with SDS/ glycerol and heat post treatment) | 31.9 | 80.1/128.8 | 10.0/19.4 | 2M NaCl | (Ong, Chung et al. 2015) |
TFC membrane on TiO2 incorporated polysulfone(Psf) substrate | 390 | 33.0/59.4 | 15.7/31 | 2M NaCl | (Emadzadeh, Lau et al. 2014) |
TFC membrane on carboxylated Psf substrate* | 85* | 18/27* | 2/6* | 1M MgCl2 | (Cho, Han et al. 2013) |
TFC membrane on zeolite incorporated Psf substrate* | 340 | 40/86* | 28/56* | 2M NaCl | (Ma, Wei et al. 2013) |
TFC membrane on SPEK blended Psf substrates | 107 | 35/50 | 9/7 | 2M NaCl | (Han, Chung et al. 2012) |
TFC membrane on PES/ SPSf-alloyed substrate | 238 | 26.0/47.5 | 8.3/12.4 | 2M NaCl | (Wang, Chung et al. 2012) |
TFC membranes on PESU-co-sPPSU/PESU(50 wt% sulfonation) substrate | 324 | 21/33 | 2.2/2.8 | 2M NaCl | (Widjojo, Chung et al. 2011) |
TFC membranes on polydopamine modified PSf substrate | 1510 | 7.5/24 | 1.4/1.7 | 2M NaCl | (Han, Zhang et al. 2012) |
HTI TFC membrane(prewetted) | 620 | 15/32.5 | 7/18 | 1M NaCl | (Ren and McCutcheon 2014) |
