Supporting data for "Removing organic micropollutants and pathogens by advanced membranes: Mechanisms and implications on potable water reuse"

In the context of global water scarcity, the membrane-based potable water reuse is a less costly strategy to augment drinking water supply. However, conventional membranes suffer the insufficient rejection toward organic micropollutants (OMPs) and pathogens in the practice of potable reuse. Although some advanced membranes (e.g., interlayered thin-film nanocomposite (TFNi) membranes, cosolvent-assisted membranes) have shown enhanced salt rejection and improved water permeance, their efficacy in removing OMPs and pathogens has not been well investigated.To address this issue, the thesis examined the feasibility of using a TFNi membrane with iron-tannic acid interlayer to remove various OMPs, studied both the direct and indirect effects of interlayer on enhancing the OMPs rejection, and evaluated the effectiveness of using cosolvent-assisted membranes to block viruses.The dataset uploaded include original experiment data for Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, as well as the copyright permission of figures in Chapter 2.