正渗透过程中纳米碳管膜的盐水通道行为

以纳米碳管(CNT)仿生构筑正渗透(FO)膜, 采用分子动力学模拟的方法考察水和盐在由CNT(6,6)、CNT(7,7)、CNT(8,8)、CNT(9,9)、CNT(10,10)、CNT(11,11)等不同尺寸纳米碳管构筑膜中, 于2.5、3.75、5.0mol·L^-1等不同汲取液浓度下的传递行为. 纳秒级的模拟得到水分子在不同尺寸纳米碳管膜内的分布, 水通量的变化以及盐截留等情况. 模拟结果表明, 由CNT(8,8)构筑的正渗透膜表现出优异的通水阻盐性能.     

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.     

基于离子浓差极化的立体式海水淡化微流控器件研究

海水淡化是解决人类淡水资源匮乏的一个重要途径。现有的海水淡化技术存在设备体积大、海水淡化成本高等问题。本研究采用聚二甲基硅氧烷( PDMS)制备了基于离子浓差极化原理的海水淡化器件,采用盐溶液模拟海水,进行盐离子和水分子分离的研究。研究了不同的外加电压、盐溶液在通道中的流动速度、盐溶液通道深度和Nafion纳米通道的深度等实验条件和结构参数对微流控器件分离盐离子和水分子的影响。对微流控器件的结构参数进行了优化。实验结果表明,采用外加电压为25 V、盐溶液流速为4μL/min、盐溶液通道深宽比为1：20、Nafion纳米通道深度为450~500μm的微流控器件进行盐溶液分离,除盐率可达到99%。研究结果对于开发新型高效、低能耗的海水淡化器件有重要的指导意义。     

水和盐分子在反渗透膜内扩散过程的分子模拟

采用分子动力学模拟方法研究了水和盐分子(NaCl, MgCl2, CaSO4, K2SO4)在8种反渗透复合膜中的扩散状态及扩散系数. 并对膜材料的结构单体与水和盐分子在膜内扩散系数相关性进行了分析与讨论. 在所模拟的8种膜内, 随着膜种类的不同, 水分子在其中的扩散系数有明显的变化, 且扩散系数的变化规律与实验所得到的膜的水通量一一对应. NaCl分子中的Na+和Cl-在膜内的扩散速率不一致, 其扩散系数值在同种膜中相差较大, 且当盐分子单独存在时, 制约其在膜内扩散过程的离子只与膜种类有关, 与盐分子本身无关. 在同种膜中, 水分子的扩散过程不受体系中盐分子类型的影响.     

离子对水溶液微观结构和动力学的影响

离子对水溶液结构和动力学性质的影响具有特异性,本文对此进行了一系列的分子模拟研究,发现一价单原子离子的溶解结构与阴离子-阳离子、离子-水和水-水之间的竞争作用有关,离子间成对趋势符合Collins规则,以水分子为桥的离子对结构是离子在水中溶解的重要方式,并具有不对称性.在Na SCN和KSCN极稀水溶液中,盐对水分子活动性影响体现为阴、阳离子效应的叠加,符合Hofmeister离子序和Jones-Dole黏度B系数的定量趋势,随着浓度增大,离子协同性和离子团簇的影响逐渐增强,浓溶液中普遍具有拖慢效应.水溶液中水分子转动与氢键交换相关,存在大角度跳跃转动和氢键对协同扩散转动两种方式,阴离子效应主要体现在对跳跃转动的影响,由阴离子与水分子间氢键强度决定,阳离子主要通过间接方式同时影响两种方式,影响程度与电荷密度有关.     

聚N,N-二乙基丙烯酰胺低聚物水溶液的分子动力学研究

对50个单元构成的聚N,N-二乙基丙烯酰胺(PDEA)低聚物的水溶液体系进行了分子动力学的研究,分别模拟了300 K时的伸展链、310 K时的伸展链以及紧缩链与水构成的体系,对溶液中PDEA周围溶剂水分子的分布情况以及水分子形成氢键的情况进行了统计,结果表明在PDEA周围的水产生了比本体水更有序的结构,形成了更多的氢键,这种有序结构维持到第二水合层甚至更远.发生相分离后,PDEA与水分子形成的氢键大部分未被破坏,水合层中每个水分子形成的氢键数也没有明显变化,但水合层(形成有序结构的水分子)内水分子数目的减少使得总的氢键数目减少,从而造成体系能量增加及熵增加.同时还研究了聚合物及水分子的自扩散系数,表明PDEA影响周围水分子结构的同时,对水的动力学性质也产生了很大影响.     

石墨烯狭缝受限孔道中水分子的分子动力学模拟

石墨烯是一种具有广泛应用前景的纳米材料,特别是由石墨烯片层自组装形成的二维纳米通道能够应用于物质的过滤分离.本文采用分子动力学模拟方法研究了原态石墨烯/羟基改性石墨烯狭缝孔道中水分子的微观行为,模拟计算了水的界面结构性质和扩散动力学性质,所研究的石墨烯孔宽为0.6-1.5 nm.模拟结果表明,在石墨烯狭缝孔道中,水分子受限结构呈现层状分布,在超微石墨烯孔道(0.6-0.8 nm)中水分子可形成特殊的环状有序结构,石墨烯表面可诱导产生特殊的水分子界面取向.在石墨烯孔道中,水分子的扩散运动低于主体相水分子的扩散运动,羟基化石墨烯孔道可以促使水分子的扩散能力降低.对于改性石墨烯狭缝孔道,由于羟基的作用,水分子可以自发渗入0.6 nm的石墨烯孔道内.模拟所得到的受限水分子的动力学性质与水分子在石墨烯孔道内的有序结构有关.本文研究结果将有助于分析理解水分子通过石墨烯纳米通道的渗透机理,为设计基于石墨烯的纳米膜提供理论指导.     

水化镁基蒙脱石的分子动力学模拟

利用分子动力学(MD)模拟了300 K时镁基蒙脱石(粘土)层间水和镁离子的结构和动力学性质.模拟结果显示水在粘土层间分为二层,只有一小部分水被粘土表面吸附,与粘土结构中的羟基形成氢键,不同分布位置的水处于动态平衡.层间水分子氢键配位数比普通水少24%左右,水在粘土中自扩散系数D＝5.355×10^-10 m²·s^-1,约为主体相水的1/4.镁离子在粘土层间形成一层,其与水分子配位数约为6.进一步讨论了温度对粘土层中水的结构和动力学性质的影响.随着温度升高,水层的局部密度ρ(z)降低,水在XY方向的扩散系数不断增大.当温度达到600 K后,层间水分子间的氢键断裂,与超临界状态下水的结构相似,层间水的扩散系数达最大值,温度进一步升至700 K时,其值基本无变化.     

部份层无序锆交联蒙脱土结构的研究

通过锆交联蒙脱土的X射线衍射、阳离子交换量及孔径分布等实验测定,利用部分无序层状结构的衍射公式,建立了相应的三维统计结构模型.交联剂中Zr(Ⅳ)主要以四聚及三聚的方式存在,在与Na-Mt交联过程中,四聚及三聚Zr(Ⅳ)离子先吸附一定量的水,与水共同支撑开蒙脱土层,使层间距分别达到2.55nm和2.10nm,如此层间距的层在整体结构中分别占35％和27％.水分子进入了其余层间域,层间距为1.26nm.     

界面水分子扩散对超高分子量聚乙烯摩擦学性能影响的反应分子动力学模拟研究

采用基于反应力场(ReaxFF)的分子动力学模拟方法,研究了摩擦界面水分子向超高分子量聚乙烯(UHMWPE)基体扩散和渗透的基本过程.分子模拟结果表明：摩擦过程中,水分子稳定吸附在Fe板表面,并与聚乙烯链形成分子内摩擦,使聚乙烯分子产生剪切变形.当Fe板表面存在纳尺度外凸结构时,其在UHMWPE表面的耕犁作用更为显著,使摩擦界面的内摩擦力显著增加.当摩擦速度增加时,摩擦界面原子温度显著升高.在水润滑条件下,界面水分子逐渐扩散到UHMWPE基体中,引起相邻聚乙烯链之间的原子距离增加,这导致聚乙烯链之间的相互作用强度降低.此外,摩擦界面处还伴随着水分子中氢氧键断裂,并引起相应原子的电荷跃变.此时,水氧原子与Fe原子形成Fe―O化合物,且具有与Fe₂O₃相似的晶体结构.水分子扩散进入UHMWPE内时,还引起其周围聚乙烯分子的电荷发生改变,造成UHMWPE表层原子电荷分布不均匀.     

Fluorine-functionalized nanoporous graphene as an effective membrane for water desalination

Most water in the world is as saline water in seas and oceans. Desalination technology is a promising method to solve the global water crisis. Recently, many attentions have been paid to the graphene-based membranes in water desalination due to their low production cost and high efficiency. In this paper, molecular dynamics simulations are employed to investigate the effect of functionalized graphene nanosheet (GNS) membranes on the performance of salt separation from seawater in terms of water permeability and salt rejection. For this purpose, the hydrogenated (–H) and fluorinated (–F) pores were created on the GNS membrane. Then, the functionalized graphene membrane was placed in the middle of the simulation box in an aqueous ionic solution containing Na⁺ and Cl^? ions. The applied pressure (in the range of 10–100 MPa) was used as the driving force for transport of water molecules across the reverse osmosis (RO) graphene-based membrane in order to obtain the water permeability and salt rejection. Also, radial distribution functions (RDFs) of ion–water and water–water as well as the water density map around the membrane were obtained. The results indicated that the hydrophilic chemical functions such as fluorine (–F) can improve the water permeability at low pressures.

     

聚丙烯酰胺稀溶液的分子模拟

聚丙烯酰胺(PAM)是一类重要的线性水溶性聚合物,具有"百业助剂"之称,因此对其溶液性质的研究意义重大.在溶液质量浓度约为1g·mL-1的基础上,分别构建了含有不同水分子数的溶液模型.采用分子动力学(MD)方法模拟分析了不同温度下非离子型的聚丙烯酰胺(PAM-H)和阴离子型的聚丙烯酰胺(HPAM)在纯水溶液及含不同质量分数NaCl的水溶液中的回旋半径(Rg).结果发现,不同温度下PAM-H和HPAM的抗盐性能的模拟结果与实验数据基本吻合,水分子数不同的溶液模型所得模拟结果趋势没有明显变化,为了提高模拟效率,选取含有2000个水分子的溶液模型分析HPAM链中氧负离子及氧原子的径向分布函数,从微观结构模拟说明了HPAM水溶液粘度随NaCl质量分数增加而减小,且HPAM比PAM-H具有较好的增粘效果及较差的抗盐性能的原因.     

Exploring the characteristics,performance, and modification of Matrimid for development of thin‐film composite and thin‐film nanocomposite reverse osmosis membranes

Reverse osmosis (RO) membrane technology is widely employed to address the demands for freshwater. In this study, fabrication and performance evaluation of customized RO membranes comprised of Matrimid and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is carried out. While exploring adoption of slip coating procedure, the effects of various modification techniques including incorporation of TiO₂ nanoparticles and polyethylene glycol (PEG) into the skin layer as well as cross‐linking were investigated. The individual and combined effects of parameters on membrane morphology, surface characteristics and performance were also examined. Despite the distinctive characteristics of involved materials, delamination‐free composite membranes were successfully formed with an intimate contact at the interface of two layers. The results also indicated that increasing concentration of Matrimid in dope solution led to increase in membrane thickness and consequently decline in water flux. In the best case, membrane prepared using 1 wt.% Matrimid in dope exhibited water flux of 0.98 LMH and NaCl rejection of 95.7%. Also, incorporation of 3 wt.% TiO₂ nanoparticles offered membranes with improved water flux of 1.37 LMH and salt rejection of 95.8%. On the other hand, water flux and salt rejection in membranes containing 5 wt.% PEG were 1.18 LMH and 96.2%, respectively. The co‐presence of both nanoparticles and PEG provided more insights about the contributing factors in tuned membranes. Modification of skin layer by cross‐linking significantly improved salt rejection at the expense of water flux. The results are scientifically interpreted and compared to the values reported in literature.     

添加共试剂改善聚酰胺复合反渗透膜的性能

将N,N′-二甲基乙酰胺(DMAc)作为共试剂添加在间苯二胺水溶液中参与界面聚合反应, 以改善聚酰胺复合反渗透膜(PA-RO-x, x代表添加DMAc的质量分数)的性能. X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和衰减全反射傅里叶红外光谱(ATR-FTIR)分析表明, 随着DMAc含量的增加, 复合膜结构中交联聚酰胺含量相对于线性羧基部分有所增加; 场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)和原子力显微镜(AFM)表征结果显示, 随着DMAc含量的增加, 膜表面的粗糙程度逐渐增大; 静态水接触角测试结果表明, 添加DMAc后, 膜的亲水性增强. 结合上述测试结果发现, 添加DMAc可以有效降低水油两相的不相溶性, 提高水相中间苯二胺向正己烷中扩散的速率, 这有助于加快间苯二胺与均苯三甲酰氯反应; 同时, 聚酰胺结构中交联酰胺含量的增加可以提供更多的氢键位点, 有助于水分子快速渗透通过复合膜而不损失截盐率; 膜表面的粗糙程度变大, 有助于提高水通量. 在2 g/L的氯化钠溶液和1.6 MPa测试压力条件下, PA-RO-5.2(DMAc添加质量分数为5.2%)的渗透通量和截盐率分别为66.1 L/(m²·h)和98.7%, 与未添加DMAc的聚酰胺复合反渗透膜相比, 通量增加115%, 截盐率仅下降0.9%.     

Monte Carlo simulations of the hydrophobic effect in aqueous electrolyte solutions

The hydrophobic interaction between two methane molecules in salt-free and high salt-containing aqueous solutions and the structure in such solutions have been investigated using an atomistic model solved by Monte Carlo simulations. Monovalent salt representing NaCl and divalent salt with the same nonelectrostatic properties as the monovalent salt have been used to examine the influence of the valence of the salt species. In salt-free solution the effective interaction between the two methane molecules displayed a global minimum at close contact of the two methane molecules and a solvent-separated secondary minimum. In 3 and 5 M monovalent salt solution the potential of mean force became slightly more attractive, and in a 3 M divalent salt solution the attraction became considerably stronger. The structure of the aqueous solutions was determined by radial distribution functions and angular probability functions. The distortion of the native water structure increased with ion valence. The increase of the hydrophobic attraction was associated with (i) a breakdown of the tetrahedral structure formed by neighboring water molecules and of the hydrogen bonds between them and (i) the concomitant increase of the solution density.     

反渗透复合膜的制备和脱盐功能

以玻璃化温度高、强度大、易磺化和耐酸碱的带酞侧基的聚芳醚酮(PEK-C)为支撑膜材料,研究了PEK-C铸膜液组成及复合液配比等对PFT反渗透复合膜(PFT ROCM)制备及其脱盐功能的影响。 试剂与材料 糠醇(FA):化学纯。用前精制,三(2-羟乙基)异氰尿酸酯(THEIC)。熔点134～136℃。聚乙二醇-400(PEG-400):化学纯。DMF,DMAc,N-甲基吡咯烷酮(NMP)为分析纯,经脱水精制。异丙醇、硫酸为分析纯。十二烷基磺酸钠(SLS)化学纯。含酞侧基的聚醚醚酮PEK-     

Increased interfacial thickness of the NaF, NaCl and NaBr salt aqueous solutions probed with non-resonant surface second harmonic generation (SHG)

Specific ion effects on the nonlinear optical response from the water molecules at the air/sodium halide solution interfaces are measured using non-resonant surface second harmonic generation (SHG). Procedures have been developed to monitor and remove the impurities in the salt solution samples to ensure measurement of small changes in the SHG signal. Quantitative polarization analysis of the measured SHG data indicated that the average orientation of the interfacial water molecules changed only slightly around 40 degrees with the increase of the bulk concentration of the three sodium halides, namely NaF, NaCl and NaBr, from that of the neat air/water interface. The observed significant SHG signal increase with the bulk salt concentration is attributed to the overall increase of the thickness of the interfacial water molecular layer, following the order of NaBr > NaCl approximately NaF. The absence of the electric-field-induced SHG (EFISHG) effect indicated that the electric double layer at the salt aqueous solution interface is much weaker than that predicted from the molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. These results provided quantitative data to the specific anion effects on the interfacial water molecules of the electrolyte aqueous solution, not only for the larger and more polarizable Br(-) anion, but also for the smaller and less polarizable F(-) and Cl(-) anions.     

Effects of pH and ionic strength on the stability of nanobubbles in aqueous solutions of alpha-cyclodextrin

Formation of stable nanobubbles in aqueous solutions of water-soluble organic molecules is a spontaneous process. Using a combination of laser light scattering (LLS) and zeta-potential measurements, we investigated the effects of salt concentration and pH on their stability in alpha-cyclodextrin (alpha-CD) aqueous solutions. Our results reveal that the nanobubbles are unstable in solution with a higher ionic strength, just like colloidal particles in an aqueous dispersion, but become more stable in alkaline solutions. The zeta-potential measurement shows that the nanobubbles are negatively charged with an electric double layer, presumably due to adsorption of negative OH- ions at the gas/water interface. It is this double layer that plays a critical dual role in the formation of stable nanobubbles in aqueous solutions of water-soluble organic molecules, namely, it not only provides a repulsive force to prevent interbubble aggregation and coalescence but also reduces the surface tension at the gas/water interface to decrease the internal pressure inside each bubble.     

Detecting a sodium chloride ion pair in ice using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy.

The hydrogen bond resonance of a sodium chloride (NaCl) ion pair trapped in aqueous ice has been observed by transmission terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. The absorption peak of a sodium chloride ion pair in ice is 1.65 THz at 83 K. By investigating the interaction of the cation and anion with other chemical compounds, we deduce that the absorption peak originates from the hydrogen bond resonance of sodium chloride and water molecules. The charge redistribution that occurs when other ion pairs are added to aqueous salt solution changes the absorption spectrum. Furthermore, the results also indicate that simple molecules such as sodium halides have fingerprints in the terahertz region when the ions are trapped in ice. NaCl ion pairs in seawater and in Ringer's solution were examined.     

Oxalic acid cross-linked sodium alginate and carboxymethyl chitosan hydrogel membrane for separation of dye/NaCl at high NaCl concentration

Dye desalination is a challenge in the treatment of textile wastewater with high salt concentration. It is imperative to develop salt resistance membrane that is from sustainable materials to effectively treat dye/salt mixtures. And most polymer membrane materials are non-renewable petrochemical resources.In this paper, a green hydrogel membrane(CMCS-OA-Na Alg) was prepared by non-metallic ions of oxalic acid(OA) cross-linking of two natural macromolecules of sodium alginate(Na Alg) and carboxym...