A “Graft to” Electrospun Zwitterionic Bilayer Membrane for the Separation of Hydraulic Fracturing-Produced Water via Membrane Distillation

Chiao, Yu-Hsuan; Yap Ang, Micah Belle Marie; Huang, Yu-Xi; DePaz, Sandrina Svetlana; Chang, Yung; Almodovar, Jorge; Wickramasinghe, S. Ranil

doi:10.3390/membranes10120402

Title: A “Graft to” Electrospun Zwitterionic Bilayer Membrane for the Separation of Hydraulic Fracturing-Produced Water via Membrane Distillation

Journal Article · Mon Dec 07 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Membranes

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10120402· OSTI ID:1848648

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Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering; Chung Yuan Christian Univ., Taoyuan City (Taiwan). R&D Center for Membrane Technology
Chung Yuan Christian Univ., Taoyuan City (Taiwan). R&D Center for Membrane Technology
Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Guangzhou (China). School of Environmental Science and Engineering
Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Simultaneous fouling and pore wetting of the membrane during membrane distillation (MD) is a major concern. In this work, an electrospun bilayer membrane for enhancing fouling and wetting resistance has been developed for treating hydraulic fracture-produced water (PW) by MD. These PWs can contain over 200,000 ppm total dissolved solids, organic compounds and surfactants. The membrane consists of an omniphobic surface that faces the permeate stream and a hydrophilic surface that faces the feed stream. The omniphobic surface was decorated by growing nanoparticles, followed by silanization to lower the surface energy. An epoxied zwitterionic polymer was grafted onto the membrane surface that faces the feed stream to form a tight antifouling hydration layer. The membrane was challenged with an aqueous NaCl solution containing sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), an ampholyte and crude oil. In the presence of SDS and crude oil, the membrane was stable and displayed salt rejection (>99.9%). Further, the decrease was much less than the base polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) electrospun membrane. The membranes were also challenged with actual PW. Our results highlight the importance of tuning the properties of the membrane surface that faces the feed and permeate streams in order to maximize membrane stability, flux and salt rejection.

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Research Organization:: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), New York, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007888; 1361809; 1822101; 1848682

OSTI ID:: 1848648

Journal Information:: Membranes, Vol. 10, Issue 12; ISSN 2077-0375

Publisher:: MDPICopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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