Abstract:
Thin film composite (TFC) membrane consists of a very thin film which is formed
on top of a porous support and commonly made of polysulfone (PSF) where the
active layer is an aromatic crosslinked polyamide (PA) film. Hence, PA TFC
membranes cause higher water flux and rejection of ion and organic compared to CA
membranes. In this study, the effects of different monomers and solvents towards
performance of TFC membranes in salt rejection and dyes removal were
investigated. TFC membranes were synthesized directly from interfacial
polymerisation aromatic polyamide. The preparation condition of TFC membranes
are studied with reference to different monomer of trimesoyl chloride (TMC) and
solvents of hexane and cyclohexane.
