Interfacial Polymerization in Thin-film Composite Membranes: Historical Overview, Current Advances, and Forward Thinking

YANG Hao-cheng; XU Zhi-kang

doi:10.14028/j.cnki.1003-3726.2025.24.382

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Interfacial Polymerization in Thin-film Composite Membranes: Historical Overview, Current Advances, and Forward Thinking

Special Topic: Polymer Functional Membrances | 更新时间：2025-03-28

- Interfacial Polymerization in Thin-film Composite Membranes: Historical Overview, Current Advances, and Forward Thinking
- Polymer Bulletin Vol. 38, Issue 4, Pages: 651-658(2025)
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  浙江大学高分子科学与工程学系，杭州 310058
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- DOI：10.14028/j.cnki.1003-3726.2025.24.382
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- Received：18 December 2024，
  
  Accepted：2025-02-14，
  
  Published Online：11 March 2025，
  
  Published：20 April 2025
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杨皓程, 徐志康. 界面聚合与薄层复合膜: 历史、现状与反思. 高分子通报, 2025, 38(4), 651–658.

Yang, H. C.; Xu, Z. K. Interfacial polymerization in thin-film composite membranes: historical overview, current advances, and forward thinking. Polym. Bull. (in Chinese), 2025, 38(4), 651–658.
杨皓程, 徐志康. 界面聚合与薄层复合膜: 历史、现状与反思. 高分子通报, 2025, 38(4), 651–658. DOI： 10.14028/j.cnki.1003-3726.2025.24.382.

Yang, H. C.; Xu, Z. K. Interfacial polymerization in thin-film composite membranes: historical overview, current advances, and forward thinking. Polym. Bull. (in Chinese), 2025, 38(4), 651–658. DOI： 10.14028/j.cnki.1003-3726.2025.24.382.

摘要

两种高反应活性的单体分别溶于互不相溶的2种溶剂中，进而在两相界面上进行的聚合反应被定义为界面聚合。广义的界面聚合可以发生在气-液、液-液和液-固两相界面上，其中油-水界面上的三甲苯酰氯/二元胺反应已发展成为一种经典且十分重要的反渗透膜和纳滤膜材料制备方法，所生产的聚酰胺薄层复合膜被广泛应用于海水淡化、化工分离、药物提纯、芯片制造以及自来水提标深度处理等众多领域，成为现代水处理与工业分离不可或缺的关键材料。近年来，有关界面聚合薄层复合膜的论文如雨后春笋般地大量涌现，体现了这一领域的蓬勃发展。我们回顾了界面聚合技术及其在薄层复合膜应用的发展历史，梳理这一过程中的重要里程碑，以期为青年学子勾勒出这一领域的发展脉络。同时，还简要总结了该领域的最新动态与前沿发展趋势，分享我们对界面聚合技术和薄层复合分离膜材料未来发展方向的见解与思考。

Abstract

Interfacial polymerization is a kind of condensation reaction between highly-reactive monomers taking place at the interface of two insoluble solvents. This polymerization can be carried out at the interfaces of gas-liquid

liquid-liquid

and liquid-solid

respectively. The interfacial polymerization of trimesoyl chloride and diamine has been developed for typically and widely producing reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes. The manufactured polyamide-based thin film composite membranes have been widely applied in desalination

chemical engineering

pharmaceutical purification

chip production

and water purification for drinking. The publication number has also greatly increased in recent years. Herein

we revisit the histories of interfacial polymerization and thin film composite membranes. We try to comb the important milestones and development contexts. We then summarize the recent progresses and frontier trends in this field.

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