Synthesis of polyamide thin-film nanocomposite membranes using surface modified imogolite nanotubes
Abstract(#br)Nanocomposite membranes were synthesized using unmodified and surface modified imogolite nanotubes. Membranes were through interfacial polymerization of polyamide onto polyacrylonitrile (PAN) macroporous supports. Surface modification was done using two different polymers: polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). These polymers were selected to improve nanotube dispersion in chloroform and n-hexane solvents which were used during membrane synthesis.