Insights into Probing the Effect of Molecular Weight of Poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate) on the Performance of Forward Osmosis Desalination

Pazol, Jessika; Tong, Xiao; Doerk, Gregory S.; Bracho, Dina; Bello, Samir A.; Díaz-Fuentes, Luarys; Nicolau, Eduardo

doi:10.1021/acsaenm.4c00566

Title: Insights into Probing the Effect of Molecular Weight of Poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate) on the Performance of Forward Osmosis Desalination

Journal Article · 18 October 2024 · ACS Applied Engineering Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.4c00566 · OSTI ID:2475958

Pazol, Jessika ^[1]; Tong, Xiao ^[2];

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University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR (United States)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Zwitterionic polymers have proven to be a promising nonfouling material that can be applied in the design of selective layers of thin film composite (TFC) membranes. Extending the permeability and usage of TFC membranes have attracted increasing interest in membrane-based desalination processes since water-flux reduction associated with biofouling nowadays persists as a common challenge. By virtue of its strong hydration, this polymer category is very useful to counteract biofouling in marine and biomedical systems, but the benefits from their application in membrane technology are still emerging. The efficacy of the nonfouling property as a function of the polymer’s molecular weight remains unknown. In pursuit of that vision, this study fosters new scientific insights via probing different molecular weights of poly(carboxybetain methacrylate) (PCBMA) coated on the surface as a selective layer for the prepared TFC membranes. The coated zwitterionic membranes (zM) exhibited excellent performance in preventing water flux decay in a bench-scale forward osmosis system. The prepared zM membranes revealed enhanced hydrophilic properties and retained their operational water flux when compared to the control. Our results suggest that using an intermediate-size molecular weight (PCBMA M_n 50,000) will result in the best operational performance. The intermediate size resulted in the lowest flux decline rate (R_t) of 0.01 ± 0.001 (zM-50) when compared to the unmodified control membrane 0.56 ± 0.071 (M0) after using a model BSA foulant solution. Furthermore, all coated membranes exhibited similar trends in the observed reverse salt flux profiles, as well. In conclusion, the constructed zM membranes will serve as a model to develop further selective layers in the construction of TFC membranes.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF); National Science Foundation (NSF); University of Puerto Rico Rio; NASA MIRO-Puerto Rico Space Partnership

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2475958

Report Number(s):: BNL--226312-2024-JAAM

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Engineering Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Engineering Materials Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 2; ISSN 2771-9545

Publisher:: ACS PublicationsCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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