Synergistic Enhancement of Reverse Osmosis Desalination Performance by ZnO/h-BN-OH Nanocomposite Membranes
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION, cilt.237, sa.2, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 237 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11270-025-08726-0
- Dergi Adı: WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, ABI/INFORM, Artic & Antarctic Regions, BIOSIS, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, EMBASE, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study introduces a novel strategy to enhance reverse osmosis (RO) membrane performance by incorporating zinc oxide-hexagonal boron nitride (ZnO/h-BN-OH) hybrid nanoparticles into a polyamide thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) structure via interfacial polymerization. The ZnO/h-BN-OH hybrid nanoparticles was synthesized using a hydrothermal-assisted sol-gel approach, and its structural, morphological, and thermal characteristics were analyzed using XRD, FTIR, SEM, EDX, TGA, AFM, and BET techniques. Embedding ZnO/h-BN-OH into the PA layer improved membrane hydrophilicity, reducing the contact angle and boosting the water flux to 48.5 L/m2