静电位阻模型在纳滤膜跨膜电位解析中的应用

采用静电位阻模型对纳滤膜的跨膜电位进行了理论解析, 考察了溶液体积通量密度、原料液浓度、阴阳离子扩散系数比、膜孔半径和膜体积电荷密度对KCl(1-1型电解质)和MgCl2(2-1型电解质)中的纳滤膜跨膜电位的影响. 研究结果表明, 随着通量密度的增大, KCl和MgCl₂的跨膜电位线性程度增强; 两种电解质的跨膜电位均随着原料液浓度和膜孔半径的增大而下降; 在不同的考察范围内, 阴阳离子扩散系数比对1-1型和2-1型电解质的跨膜电位的影响差别较大; KCl的跨膜电位随着膜体积电荷密度的变化关于零点呈现出对称性, 而MgCl₂的跨膜电位零点则出现在膜体积电荷密度为负的条件下.     

纳滤膜对电解质溶液分离特性的理论研究(II): 混合电解质溶液

假定纳滤膜具有狭缝状孔, 使用纯水透过系数、膜孔径及膜表面电势来表征纳滤膜的分离特征, 用流体力学半径和无限稀释扩散系数表征了离子特性. 采用扩展Nernst-Planck方程、Donnan平衡模型和Poisson-Boltzmann理论描述了混合电解质溶液中离子在膜孔内的传递现象, 计算了三种商用纳滤膜(ESNA1-LF, ESNA1和LES90)对同阴离子、同阳离子和含四种离子的混合电解质体系中离子的截留率, 并与实验数据进行了比较. 计算结果表明, 电解质溶液中离子在纳滤膜孔内传递的主要机理是离子的扩散和电迁移, 纳滤膜对混合电解质溶液中离子的分离效果主要由空间位阻和静电效应决定. 该模型在低浓度时对含一价离子的混合电解质溶液通过纳滤膜的截留率计算结果比较准确, 但对高浓度或含高价离子的混合电解质溶液则偏差较大.     

聚电解质层层自组装线性多层膜的电荷分区互补理论建立及膜内聚电解质离子化率

提出了聚电解质层层自组装线性多层膜的电荷分区互补理论,基于该理论建立了表面电荷密度、诱导电荷、聚电解质的吸附量和形态、膜内电荷存在形态之间的半经验数学模型。提出了计算膜内聚苯乙烯磺酸钠（PSSS）与聚烯丙基胺盐酸盐（PAH）的离子化率和电荷诱导效应的方法,讨论了处于最外层和次外层聚电解质的离子化率的不同及其与聚电解质强弱的关系。该方法比红外光谱法和光电子能谱法更简便,可用于研究所有聚电解质的离子化率。     

动电法研究聚酰胺类纳滤膜界面电现象

以DK膜为研究对象,以透过式流动电位测试系统为分析手段,采用动电法研究聚酰胺类纳滤膜的界面电现象。根据Helmholtz-Smoluchowski方程和Gouy-Chapman模型系统地考察了电解质溶液浓度和离子种类、价态等因素对膜ζ电位和电荷密度的影响。研究发现,在一定浓度范围内,DK型纳滤膜的电荷密度与电解质溶液浓度之间符合Freundlich吸附等温式,其中对于Na2SO4溶液:ln|σ|(mC/m2)=2.436 0.505lnC(mol/m3);对于MgSO4溶液:ln|σ|(mC/m2)=-0.539 1.412lnC(mol/m3);对于KCl溶液:ln|σ|(mC/m2)=-0.140 0.280lnC(mol/m3);对于CaCl2溶液:ln|σ|(mC/m2)=-2.287 1.105lnC(mol/m3)。结果表明,电解质溶液中阴离子的特性吸附是聚酰胺类纳滤膜荷电现象产生的主要原因。     

铁离子(II/III)/Nafion膜体系的阻抗分析

对Fe(Ⅱ/Ⅲ)离子在Nafion膜中的电荷传输以及在溶液扩散层中的传质过程进行了理论上的分析, 利用小幅度阶跃电位作为激励信号的阻抗测量法测定了该体系的阻抗并求出了Fe(Ⅱ/Ⅲ)离子在膜中的扩散系数和标准速度常数。同时讨论了电极电位和支持电解质浓度对体系阻抗的影响。实验的结果与理论推导的结果相一致。     

动电法研究磺化聚醚砜纳滤膜界面电现象

采用动电法对表面具有功能基团解离的磺化聚醚砜纳滤膜(NTR-7450)界面电现象进行探索。其中,在Zeta电位测试过程中引入相关措施,例如采用电化学工作站测定体系总电导(膜体电导、膜表面电导和电解质溶液电导)和变化流道高度等,以便获得更为真实的Zeta电位,进而根据Gouy-Chapman双电层模型系统地考察了离子强度、阴离子种类(KCl,K2SO4和K3PO4)对膜表面荷电性能的影响。实验结果表明,在较低浓度(0.1～0.5mmol/L)电解质溶液中,磺酸基的解离是NTR-7450纳滤膜荷电的主要原因;而在较高浓度下(1.0～10mmol/L),NTR-7450纳滤膜荷电则是由特性吸附引起,并且膜体积电荷密度与电解质溶液浓度之间符合Freundlich吸附等温式:在KCl,K2SO4和K3PO4溶液中分别为:ln|X|(mmol/L)=2.3337+0.772lnC(mmol/L),ln|X|(mmol/L)=3.584+1.119lnC(mmol/L)和ln|X|(mmol/L)=2.988+1.067lnC(mmol/L)。     

黑膜厚度与膜表面张力关系的研究

用微干涉测量技术直接测定楔压等温线,研究了电解质浓度对阳离子表面活性剂TTAB在浓度大于cmc时形成黑膜厚度的影响及膜表面张力与溶液表面张力之间的差别.结果显示,黑膜厚度取决于楔压和电解质浓度,随着楔压的增加,液膜厚度减少至一定程度后几乎保持不变,表明黑膜类型的转化是阶跃式的,而电解质屏蔽了液膜两个表面电荷层间的排斥作用,故电解质浓度增加,液膜厚度变小.由楔压等温线得出的膜表面张力的结果说明一般黑膜的表面张力与溶液的表面张力并无明显差别.     

TiO2纳米晶多孔膜的电荷传输特性

用光电流作用谱、瞬态光电流、循环伏安及线性电位扫描法研究了TiO2纳米晶／纳米多孔膜电荷传输特性．结果表明TiO2纳米多孔膜的电荷传输与块体半导体不同．TiO2纳米晶电极的能带不弯曲，电子在导带中可向两个方向流动，电子既可以流向电极内部经由外电路输出．也可以流向电解质溶液被溶液中的受主捕获．在TiO2纳米多孔膜电极中，不仅在负电位区能带边随电位变化，而且在正电位区能带边随电位变化而移动，即带边不钉扎。加入合适的施主可提高光电转换效率．加入受主则在电极溶液界面引起电子的严重损失，降低光电转换效率．     

利用荧光非辐射能量转移观察磺酸基聚电解质分子链形态

2-丙烯酰胺基-2-甲基丙磺酸(AMPS)与N,N-二甲基丙烯酰胺(DMAA)共聚合成了一系列电荷密度为5%～99%的强聚电解质,并分别用萘和芘标记.随试样电荷密度升高,用分子间非辐射能量转移(NRET)测定的聚电解质接触质量浓度ρ^*从0.55减小到0.25g/L,比激基缔合物荧光测定的ρ^*约小一个数量级.在稀溶液范畴内,随试样电荷密度增加,分子链间的NRET先减弱,至AMPS质量分数达30%后又增强.该现象可用Manning的反离子凝聚与聚电解质聚集理论予以定性说明.     

以荷电化碳纳米管构筑正渗透膜用于海水淡化的分子动力学模拟

受传统膜科学中分离膜的荷电化可提升膜盐水分离效能的启发,在前期工作基础上尝试以荷电化碳纳米管CNT(8,8)为水通道仿生构筑正渗透膜,利用分子动力学模拟的方法研究水分子在膜中的传递行为.模拟中,以0.5mo·lL-1氯化钠溶液模拟海水,1mo·lL-1的氯化镁溶液为汲取液,考察不同电量电荷修饰对碳纳米管正渗透膜中水分子密度分布、扩散系数以及水通量的影响.结果显示,电荷修饰对碳纳米管中水分子的密度分布和扩散速率以及水通量影响较显著,当碳纳米管管口荷电量为-0.3e时,碳纳米管膜可获得最大水通量.     

Modeling the separation performance of nanofiltration membranes for the mixed salts solution

A new model is proposed to evaluate the separation performance of nanofiltration (NF) membranes for the mixed salts solution. In the model, the observed transmission of an ion through a NF membrane is applied to express the separation performance of the membrane for the ion in the mixed salts solution, which has a relationship with the total concentration, the equivalent fraction and the species of each ion in the mixed salts solution. The verification of the model was carried out in the permeation experiments of some mixed salts solutions ((1) Na⁺, Cl⁻ and F⁻; (2) Na⁺, K⁺ and Cl⁻; (3) Na⁺, F⁻, Cl⁻ and NO₃⁻; (4) Na⁺, Cl⁻, NO₃⁻ and SO₄²⁻) through three commercial NF membranes (ESNA 1-LF, ESNA 1 and LES 90). According to the permeation experiments of three NF membranes for some binary salts solutions, the competition coefficients of ions were obtained. The model evaluation results agreed quite well with the experimental data. Finally, the model was applied to evaluate the observed transmission of each ion in the mixed salts solution (Na⁺, F⁻, Cl⁻, NO₃⁻ and SO₄²⁻) through three NF membranes. The agreement between the model evaluation results and the experimental data indicated that the model is suitable for evaluating the separation performance of three NF membranes for the mixed salts solution.     

Charge mosaic membranes prepared from laminated structures of PVA-based charged layers: 1. Preparation and transport properties of charged mosaic membranes

A charge mosaic (CM) membrane has high permselectivity for electrolytes. While there are many reports of attempts to prepare such membranes, it is difficult to make CM membranes for practical applications. We report the preparation of CM membranes from laminated structures of charged-poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) membranes. The membranes were prepared by alternately stacking negatively charged base membranes and positively charged base membranes and by cutting the stack of charged layers. Permeation experiments were performed in a dialysis system consisting of the membrane and mixed solutions of KCl and sucrose. Although the salt flux through the membrane was about 30 times less than that through the charge mosaic membrane Desalton^® (Tosoh Co. Ltd.), which was prepared using microphase separation, the permselectivity for salt of our membrane is more than 30 times higher than that of Desalton^®.     

Asymmetric layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte nanofiltration membranes with tunable retention

Nanofiltration (NF) membrane processes are attractive to remove multivalent ions. As ion retention in NF membranes is determined by both size and charge exclusion, negatively charged membranes are required to reject negatively charged ions. Layer-by-layer assembly of alternating polycation (PC) and polyanion layers on top of a support is a versatile method to produce membranes. Especially the polyelectrolyte (PE) couple polydiallyldimethylammoniumchloride and poly(sodium-4-styrenesulfonate) (PDADMAC/PSS) is extensively investigated. This PE couple cannot form highly negatively charged membrane surfaces, due to interdiffusion and charge overcompensation of PDADMAC into the PSS layers, which limits the operational window to tailor membrane properties. We propose the use of asymmetric layer formation and show how combining two charge densities of one PC can produce negatively charged NF membranes. Starting from hollow fiber ultrafiltration supports coated with base layers of PDADMAC/PSS, they are coated with PDADMAC/PSS or poly(acrylamide-co-diallyldimethylammoniumchloride), P(AM-co-DADMAC)/PSS layers. P(AM-co-DADMAC) has a charge density of only 32% compared to 100% for PDADMAC. The particular novel membranes coated with P(AM-co-DADMAC) have a highly negatively charged surface and high permeabilities (7–19 L/[m²hbar]), with high retentions for Na₂SO₄ of up to 95%. These values position the developed membranes in the top range compared to commercial and other layer-by-layer membranes.     

Measurement of diffusion and partition coefficients of ferrocyanide in protein-immobilized membranes

True diffusion (D_m) and partition (α) coefficients for the transport of potassium ferrocyanide through diaphorase (Dp)- and bovine serum albumin (BSA)-glutaraldehyde (GA) membranes with different cross-linking degrees of 1-8% GA concentrations immobilized on gold electrodes are investigated by using potential-step method and rotating-disk-electrode method. The thickness of dry and hydrated immobilized membranes is accurately measured by the focus-difference method with a reflection microscope. The thickness of hydrated Dp-GA and BSA-GA membranes are about 1.4 and 2.4 times that of dry membranes, respectively. In addition, the actual area of electrode surface is calculated by the charge amount of chemisorbed oxygen on gold electrode. Owing to the increase of swelling degree and net negative charge of the immobilized membranes, the values of D_m and α for both of Dp-GA and BSA-GA membranes enlarge and decrease with increase of GA concentration, respectively. Furthermore, BSA-GA membranes possess greater D_m and α than those of Dp-GA membranes due to the thinner thickness and the greater swelling degree of BSA-GA membranes.     

Gas permeation of fullerene‐dispersed poly(1‐trimethylsilyl‐1‐propyne) membranes

Homogeneously fullerene‐dispersed membranes were prepared under the conditions in which a 10 wt % poly(1‐trimethylsilyl‐1‐propyne) solution containing 0.5 wt % fullerene was dried under a reduced pressure of 50 cmHg at 100 °C. UV‐vis spectra and microscopic observations of the fullerene membranes indicated that the fullerene was homogeneously dispersed in the membranes. The permeability coefficients of 1‐butene were found to be higher than those of n‐butane in the fullerene membranes, although the permeability coefficients of olefin gases were nearly equal to those of paraffin gases having the same number of carbon in poly(1‐trimethylsilyl‐1‐propyne) membranes containing no fullerene. Pressure dependence of permeability coefficients was clearly observed for the permeation of carbon dioxide, ethylene, ethane, 1‐butene, and n‐butane through the fullerene membranes, while no significant dependence was found for poly(1‐trimethylsilyl‐1‐propyne) membranes except for the permeation of 1‐butene and n‐butane. The pressure dependence of the permeability was explained by the dual‐mode sorption model. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 38: 1749–1755, 2000     

Hydrogels for in situ encapsulation of biomimetic membrane arrays

Hydrogels are hydrophilic, porous polymer networks that can absorb up to thousands of times their own weight in water. They have many potential applications, one of which is the encapsulation of freestanding black lipid membranes (BLMs) for novel separation technologies or biosensor applications. We investigated gels for in situ encapsulation of multiple BLMs formed across apertures in a hydrophobic ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) support. The encapsulation gels consisted of networks of poly(ethylene glycol)‐dimethacrylate or poly(ethylene glycol)‐diacrylate polymerized using either a chemical initiator or a photoinitiator. The hydrogels were studied with regards to volumetric stability, porosity, and water permeability. All hydrogels had pore sizes around 7 nm with volumetric changes >2% upon crosslinking. Photoinitiated hydrogels had a lower hydraulic water permeability compared to chemically initiated hydrogels; however, for all hydrogels the permeability was several‐fold higher than the water permeability of conventional reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. Lifetimes of freestanding BLM arrays in gel precursor solutions were short compared to arrays formed in buffer. However, polymerizing (crosslinking) the gel stabilized the membranes and resulted in BLM arrays that remained intact for days. This is a substantial improvement over lifetimes for freestanding BLM arrays. Optical images of the membranes and single channel activity of incorporated gramicidin ion channels showed that the lipid membranes retained their integrity and functionality after encapsulation with hydrogel. Our results show that hydrogel encapsulation is a potential means to provide stability for biomimetic devices based on functional proteins reconstituted in biomimetic membrane arrays. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Unusual fluorescence spectral response of 1-(4-N,N-dimethylaminophenylethynyl)pyrene towards the thermotropic phase change in lipid bilayer membranes

The applicability of 1-(4-N,N-dimethylaminophenylethynyl)pyrene (DMAPEPy), a pyrene derivative showing intramolecular charge transfer, as a prospective probe for lipid bilayer membranes has been evaluated. High sensitivity of DMAPEPy to solvent polarity and viscosity makes it to act both as a polarity-sensitive probe and as a fluorescence anisotropy probe. The molecule shows high partition efficiency towards bilayer membranes in both solid gel as well as in the liquid crystalline phases. The emission spectrum, quenching experiment and lifetime data suggest bimodal distribution of DMAPEPy in the bilayer. Using the solvent polarity scales the polarity parameters of the two locations in lipid bilayer have been estimated. In the bilayer environment it exhibits remarkable spectral changes with temperature. The thermotropic phase change of the bilayer is sensitively monitored by fluorescence intensity as well as fluorescence anisotropy parameters. DMAPEPy is also capable of sensing the changes induced by membrane modifiers like cholesterol.     

全钒液流电池的隔膜研究与应用

研究全钒液流电池的质子传导膜制备过程,提出高分子亲水/疏水相互作用诱导溶液相分离的成膜原理,进行制膜工艺放大,满足全钒液流电池的电堆制造与储能工程应用需要. 突破现有“离子交换”传质机理的限制,利用电解液中不同价态钒离子与氢离子相比,存在体积和荷电量的差异,通过离子“筛分”和“静电排斥”效应进行离子选择性渗透. 制成孔径分布在4 ~ 7 nm的聚偏氟乙烯质子传导膜,电导率为3.5×10-2 S•cm^-1,爆破强度高于0.3 MPa,面积800 mm × 900 mm. 利用扩散实验测定膜对H⁺/VO²⁺离子选择性,选择性系数达到306. 利用该质子传导膜组装的15 kW电堆,充电/放电循环性能稳定,电流密度达到100 mA•cm^-2,在700多个循环过程电流效率为93%,能量效率超过72%,具备产业化应用前景.