Comparison of aquaporin-based biomimetic membranes with some other reported biomimetic thin film composite membranes.
| No. | Membrane type | Feed solution | Draw solution | Water flux (L m−2 h−1) | Reverse salt flux (L m−2 h−1) | J s/Jw (g L−1) | A (LMH per bar) | B (LMH) | S (μm) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABM-1 | DI | 1 M NaCl | 22.31 | 2.87 | 0.73 | 0.08 | 153 | This work | |
| 2 | ABM-2 | DI | 1 M NaCl | 22.82 | 3.82 | 0.87 | 0.12 | 188 | This work | |
| 3 | AQP-TFC(Hehqp) flat sheet membrane | DI | 0.8 M NaCl | 5.38 | ND | ND | 5.38 | 49.26 | ND | 20 |
| 4 | AQP-(PA)TFC flat sheet membrane | DI | 1 M NaCl | 23.10 | 4.4 | 0.19 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 420 | 50 |
| 5 | Aquaporin A/S flat sheet membrane | DI | 1 M NaCl | 2.09 | 0.07 | 0.03 | ND | ND | ND | 8 |
| 6 | Aquaporin A/S hollow fibre membrane | DI | 1 M NaCl | 13.2 | 1.7 | 0.13 | 0.43 | 0.05 | 210 | 51 |
| 7 | AQP-TFC-HF-PEI hollow fibre membrane | DI | 1 M NaCl | 49.1 | 4.7 | 0.95 | ND | ND | ND | 33 |
| 8 | PA@Psf/LDH TFNC flat sheet membrane | DI | 1 M NaCl | 18.1 | 8.1 | 0.44 | 0.61 | 0.27 | 148 | 49 |
| 9 | PES-TFC hollow fibre membrane | DI | 0.5 M NaCl | 18.6 | 2.0 | 0.11 | 3.29 | 0.11 | 490 | 52 |