紫外接枝聚合聚乙二醇甲基丙烯酸甲酯制备抗污染聚砜超滤膜

以二苯甲酮(BP)为紫外引发剂,将聚乙二醇甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PEGMA)接枝在聚砜超滤膜表面以提高膜的抗污染性能.在二苯甲酮存在的条件下,波长较长(λ300nm)的紫外光(UV)辐射下发生提氢反应,可以有效防止聚砜分子主链的剪切,保持改性膜的分离性能.考察了PEGMA浓度、UV辐射时间和BP浓度对改性超滤膜接枝度、亲水性和抗污染性能的影响.用表面全反射红外光谱(ATR/FTIR)表征改性前后膜表面化学组成的变化.表面改性膜的纯水通量略有降低而牛血清白蛋白(BSA)截留率有所提高.随着接枝度的提高,PEGMA接枝改性膜的抗污染性能增加.     

抗污染PVA/PVDF电纺纳米纤维复合超滤膜的制备及过滤性能

以聚对苯二甲酸二醇酯(PET)无纺布为基底,聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)纳米纤维为支撑层,聚乙烯醇(PVA)纳米纤维膜为分离层,采用静电纺丝法制备超滤膜,并用水/丙酮混合溶液对复合纳米纤维膜表面进行溶液处理,再加入戊二醛交联改性得到致密分离层.采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和红外光谱(FTIR)表征了复合超滤膜的表面,用水接触角(WCA)表征复合超滤膜的亲水性.在0.02 MPa恒压下死端过滤油/水乳液,测试复合超滤膜的过滤性能.结果表明,最优条件下制备的复合超滤膜死端过滤油/水乳液的通量为(42.50±4.78)L/(m~2·h),截留率达到(95.72±0.33)%;循环使用5次后,依然具有较好的过滤性能,常压下死端过滤复合超滤膜的纯水通量为(3469±28)L/(m~2·h).     

四甲基氢氧化铵改性聚偏氟乙烯一步接枝聚苯乙烯磺酸油水分离膜的制备及性能

利用四甲基氢氧化铵(TMAH)聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)进行改性,以过氧化苯甲酰(BPO)为引发剂,将苯乙烯磺酸(SSA)接枝到改性的PVDF骨架上,制得聚偏氟乙烯接枝聚苯乙烯磺酸(PSSA-g-PVDF)油水分离膜。 研究了TMAH质量分数对PSSA的接枝率和油水分离膜性能的影响,同时采用傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和视频光学接触角测量仪测试了膜的结构和表面接触角。 结果表明,TMAH使PVDF脱去部分氟化氢(HF)产生碳碳双键,硫元素均匀地分布在分离膜中。 PSSA的接枝率随着TMAH的质量分数增加而升高,分离膜的水通量随接枝率的升高先增加后降低。 当TMAH质量分数为20%,分离膜的接触角在30 s内降低到37.2°,接枝率和水通量分别为22.1%、643.3 L/(m·h),截留率和水通量恢复率分别达到90.6%和93.7%,衰减率为7.1%。 循环测试显示膜的水通量恢复率和油水通量恢复率均在90%以上。     

UV辐照接枝制备酚酞基聚芳醚酮纳滤膜——链转移剂的作用

酚酞基聚芳醚酮(PEK-C)超滤膜的表面通过紫外辐照接枝丙烯酸(AA)可以制备对II价盐有很好截留率的亲水性纳滤膜. FTIR-ATR、表面接触角、SEM和AFM的研究结果表明, 在接枝单体溶液中加入异丙醇(i-PrOH)作为链转移剂并不影响AA在PEK-C超滤膜表面的接枝反应. 得到的改性膜同样具有优良的纳滤性能. 与不加i-PrOH的AA改性膜相比, 新合成的膜有较高的滤出液通量, 该膜对盐离子的截留率虽有所降低, 但可以通过增加接枝反应时间和辐照光源的强度来提高. i-PrOH的浓度对膜的分离性能的影响很大, 在低浓度时, 改性膜对离子的截留率会有所下降, 继续提高i-PrOH的浓度, 膜的截留率不再变化而滤出液通量会有成倍的增加, 表明链转移剂的存在可能会提高膜的接枝密度, 增加膜的表面电荷, 使膜对离子的截留率保持不变.     

MBA接枝聚丙烯微孔膜的亲水改性研究

运用表面吸附法使聚丙烯微孔膜表面覆盖上引发剂,然后浸入氮氮亚甲基双丙烯酰胺(MBA)水溶液在一定温度下进行接枝反应。研究了引发剂用量,单体浓度,反应时间与温度对接枝率的影响,并用红外、扫描电镜对聚丙烯膜接枝前后的微孔膜进行了表征。同时对膜的亲水性和水通量进行了测试,发现其亲水性能有了极大的提高,其中接枝改性后接触角与未接枝的相比降低了90°以上,吸水率最多提高了12%,但是水通量有所下降。还对改性微孔膜的抗污染性能进行了探究。     

超亲水聚偏氟乙烯中空纤维膜的制备及性能

采用超声辅助接枝聚合技术, 将甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯(GMA)接枝到聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)膜表面, 制备PVDF-g-GMA膜; 再利用氨基诱导环氧基团发生开环反应, 将苏氨酸(Thr)接枝到PVDF-g-GMA膜表面, 制备了具有两性离子结构表面的PVDF-g-GMA-Thr膜. 通过衰减全反射傅里叶变换红外光谱(ATR-FTIR)、 X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、 接触角测试仪、 场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)和牛血清白蛋白(BSA)过滤实验等系统研究了改性前后PVDF膜表面的化学组成、 润湿性能、 表面形貌和抗污染性能. 研究结果表明, 随着PVDF-g-GMA接枝Thr反应时间的增加, PVDF-g-GMA-Thr膜的亲水性能明显提高, 接触角从90°降为0°, 呈现出超亲水性能. 同时PVDF-g-GMA-Thr膜的水通量明显提高, 当Thr诱导开环反应时间为12 h时, PVDF-g-GMA-Thr膜的水通量高达686 L/(m ²·h), 与PVDF原膜相比, 水通量提高了204.5%. 在BSA的过滤测试中, 与PVDF膜相比, PVDF-g-GMA-Thr膜呈现出良好的截留性能和抗污染性能, BSA截留率从42%提高到84%,水通量恢复率从53%提高到87%, 不可逆污染率从47%降到12%, 表明通过接枝Thr构筑两性离子结构表面可以有效减小膜污染.     

UV辐照接枝聚合制备亲水性纳滤膜

用紫外光引发自由基共聚接枝的方法对酚酞基聚芳醚酮(PEK-C)超滤膜表面进行改性制备了亲水性荷电纳滤膜. 研究了用不同单体接枝改性膜对盐溶液的截留性能, 证明了Donnan电荷效应对纳滤膜分离性能的影响. 在此基础上, 通过丙烯酸(AA)与对苯乙烯磺酸钠(SSS)的共聚接枝, 并改变它们在接枝液中的相对含量, 成功地制备出膜的表观截留率和渗透通量都较高的纳滤膜.     

四乙基氢氧化铵改性聚偏氟乙烯接枝聚丙烯酸油水分离膜的制备

使用四乙基氢氧化铵(TEAH)液相本体改性聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF), 以过氧化苯甲酰(BPO)为引发剂, 将丙烯酸(AA)接枝到改性PVDF骨架上, 合成了聚偏氟乙烯接枝聚丙烯酸(PVDF-g-PAA)共聚物, 通过浸没沉淀法制备了PVDF-g-PAA亲水性油水分离膜. 通过傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和过滤试验分析了膜的结构和分离性能. 研究了不同接枝条件对PVDF-g-PAA膜接枝率的影响. 同时, 通过膜接枝率与膜表面接触角的关系确定最佳接枝条件. 结果表明, TEAH使PVDF脱去HF产生碳碳双键且PAA接枝到改性的PVDF骨架上, 膜内外孔隙分布均匀; PVDF-g-PAA膜的接触角随着接枝率的提高而降低. 接枝单体AA含量为45%, 接枝温度为85 ℃, 接枝4 h制备的PVDF-g-PAA膜的接枝率为20.1%, 孔隙度为65.3%, 平均孔径为78.0 nm, 接触角为57.5°, 且在60 s内接触角降至14.3°; 纯水通量提高到571.33 L/(m²·h), 截留率和水通量恢复率分别达到94.3%和88.7%, 且通量衰减率仅为9.8%. 与纯PVDF膜相比, PVDF-g-PAA膜的分离性能显著提高.     

紫外辐照接枝制备亲水性两性纳滤膜

通过紫外辐照在酚酞基聚芳醚酮(PEK-C)超滤膜表面引发自由基共聚反应, 依次接枝二甲基二烯丙基氯化铵(DADMAC)和对苯乙烯磺酸钠(SSS), 制成亲水性、表面载有两种不同电荷的纳滤膜. 通过测定膜的纯水通量和对不同盐溶液表观截留率的变化, 系统研究了单体浓度和接枝时间对膜的分离性能的影响. 结果表明, 用这种方法制成的亲水性两性纳滤膜对盐溶液的截留作用与两种单体在接枝液中的浓度和接枝时间有关. 膜对由高价同离子和高价反离子组成的盐表现出优良的截留作用.     

PSF-SPES共混中空纤维超滤膜制备的研究

以聚砜(PSF)、磺化聚醚砜(SPES)和醋酸纤维素(CA)为膜材料,水为内凝胶剂,采用干湿法制备了PSF-SPES共混中空纤维超滤膜,探讨了PSF-SPES铸膜液中SPES离子交换容量(IEC)、SPES浓度、添加剂、外凝胶剂的选择和热处理对膜性能的影响。所得共混超滤膜性能如下:w=0.0 0 1的Na2SO4截留率19.9%,通量62 L/(h.m2.MPa);w=0.001的PEG4000截留率78.2%,通量85 L/(h.m2.MPa)。此外,以PSF-SPES中空纤维为支撑膜,采用醋酸纤维素作为涂层液,研究了CA/PSF-SPES复合超滤膜性能,讨论了CA/PSF-SPES共混中空纤维超滤膜结构。     

Copper-exchanged LTA zeolite membranes with enhanced water flux for ethanol dehydration

Phase-pure and well-intergrown Cu-LTA membranes are developed through copper ions exchange of sodium ions in Na-LTA framework. For pervaporation of 90.0 wt% ethanol/10.0 wt% water mixtures, the Cu-LTA membrane shows much higher water flux than Na-LTA membranes due to the enhancement of the pore size after ions exchange.     

高硅ZSM—5沸石填充硅橡胶膜的醇—水渗透蒸发分离性质

高硅ZSM－5沸石填充疏水性硅橡胶蓦地低浓度醇－水体度醇－水体的渗透蒸发性质的研究有明，提高沸石硅铝比，增加填充量以及进行酸处理皆有利于改善膜对醇－水的分离系数和通量。料液的成，浓度以及温度对膜的分离性质也有显著影响。     

The effect of ac fields on carrier-mediated transport

Molecular diffusion contributes the limiting resistance in many separation processes which use a membrane to moderate interphase solute fluxes. The transmembrane flux and selectivity can be improved by using carrier-mediated membranes; however, these membranes are often diffusion-rate limited. It is proposed that this limitation be alleviated by applying a sinusoidal electric field across a membrane containing charged carrier.An approximate model is formulated which emphasizes the fundamental aspects of this hypothesis. When applied to the separation of olefins from paraffins using silver ion in aqueous membranes, the model indicates that the flux of solute is generally increased by applying an AC field to the membrane.     

Dehydration of acetonitrile using cross-linked sodium alginate membrane containing nano-sized NaA zeolite

Pervaporation (PV) separation of water–acetonitrile mixture using sodium alginate (NaAlg) based mixed matrix membranes (MMM) comprising different amounts of nano NaA zeolite (10, 20 and 30 wt%) is investigated in various concentrations of water and temperatures. The prepared membranes are modified by sulfosuccinic acid (SSA) as a crosslinking agent. NaAlg-NaA/SSA membranes are synthesized by a solution casting technique. The process and membrane performance including separation factor, flux and activation energy of permeation are determined. Results reveal that adding of nano zeolite may lead to an increase in the flux and the separation factor of sodium alginate membrane up to 123 and 169%. In addition, using MMM in dehydration of a feed containing 30 wt% of water shows much better performance than alginate membrane. Furthermore, the activation energy of water permeation through MMM is predicted lower than sodium alginate membrane which reflects the facilitated permeation of water through MMM.     

Effect of surface morphology on membrane fouling by humic acid with the use of cellulose acetate butyrate hollow fiber membranes

A serious problem faced during the application of membrane filtration in water treatment is membrane fouling by natural organic matter (NOM). The hydrophilicity, zeta potential and morphology of membrane surface mainly influence membrane fouling. The aim of the present study is to reveal the correlation between membrane surface morphology and membrane fouling by use of humic acid solution and to investigate the efficiency of backwashing by water, which is applied to restore membrane flux. Cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) hollow fiber membranes were used in the present study. To obtain the membranes with various surface structures, membranes were prepared via both thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) and nonsolvent-induced phase separation (NIPS) by changing the preparation conditions such as polymer concentration, air gap distance and coagulation bath composition. Since the membrane material is the same, the effects of hydrophilicity and zeta potential on membrane fouling can be ignored. More significant flux decline was observed in the membrane with lower humic acid rejection. For the membranes with similar water permeability, the lower the porosity at the outer surface, the more serious the membrane fouling. Furthermore, the effect of the membrane morphology on backwashing performance was discussed.     

Pervaporation from a dense membrane: roles of permeant-membrane interactions, Kelvin effect, and membrane swelling

Dense polymeric membranes with extremely small pores in the form of free volume are used widely in the pervaporative separation of liquid mixtures. The membrane permeation of a component followed by its vaporization on the opposite face is governed by the solubility and downstream pressure. We measured the evaporative flux of pure methanol and 2-propanol using dense membranes with different free volumes and different affinities (wettabilities and solubilities) for the permeant. Interestingly, the evaporative flux for different membranes vanished substantially (10-75%) below the equilibrium vapor pressure in the bulk. The discrepancy was larger for a smaller pore size and for more wettable membranes (higher positive spreading coefficients). This observation, which cannot be explained by the existing (mostly solution-diffusion type) models ofpervaporation, suggests an important role for the membrane-permeant interactions in nanopores that can lower the equilibrium vapor pressure. The pore sizes, as estimated from the positron annihilation, ranged from 0.2 to 0.6 nm for the dry membranes. Solubilities of methanol in different composite membranes were estimated from the Flory-Huggins theory. The interaction parameter was obtained from the surface properties measured by the contact angle goniometry in conjunction with the acid-base theory of polar surface interactions. For the membranes examined, the increase in the "wet" pore volume due to membrane swelling correlates almost linearly with the solubility of methanol in these membranes. Indeed, the observations are found to be consistent with the lowering of the equilibrium vapor pressure on the basis of the Kelvin equation. Thus, a higher solubility or selectivity of a membrane also implies stronger permeant-membrane interactions and a greater retention of the permeant by the membrane, thus decreasing its evaporative flux. This observation has important implications for the interpretation of existing experiments and in the separation of liquid mixtures by pervaporation.     

Pd encapsulated and nanopore hollow fiber membranes: Synthesis and permeation studies

New types of supported Pd membranes were developed for high temperature H₂ separation. Sequential combinations of boehmite sol slip casting and film coating, and electroless plating (ELP) steps were designed to synthesize “Pd encapsulated” and “Pd nanopore” membranes supported on -Al₂O₃ hollow fibers. The permeation characteristics (flux, permselectivity) of a series of unaged and aged encapsulated and nanopore membranes with different Pd loadings were compared to those of a conventional 1 μm Pd/4 μm γ-Al₂O₃/-Al₂O₃ hollow fiber membrane. The unaged encapsulated membrane exhibited good performance with ideal H₂/N₂ separation factors of 3000–8000 and H₂ flux 0.4 mol/m² s at 370 °C and a transmembrane pressure gradient of 4 × 10⁵ Pa. The unaged Pd nanopore membranes had a lower initial flux and permselectivity, but exhibited superior performance with extended use (200 h). At the same conditions the unaged 2.6 μm Pd nanopore membrane had a H₂ flux of 0.16 mol/m² s and separation factor of 500 and the unaged 0.6 μm Pd nanopore membrane had a H₂ flux of 0.25 mol/m² s and separation factor of 50. Both nanopore membranes stabilized after 40 h of operation, in contrast to a continued deterioration of the permselectivity for the other membranes. An analysis of the permeation data reveals a combination of Knudsen and convective transport through membrane defects. A phenomenological, qualitative model of the synthesis and resulting structure of the encapsulated and nanopore membranes is presented to explain the permeation results.     

Different viscosity grade sodium alginate and modified sodium alginate membranes in pervaporation separation of water + acetic acid and water + isopropanol mixtures

Different viscosity grade sodium alginate (NaAlg) membranes and modified sodium alginate membranes prepared by solution casting method and crosslinked with glutaraldehyde in methanol:water (75:25) mixture were used in pervaporation (PV) separation of water+acetic acid (HAc) and water+isopropanol mixtures at 30 °C for feed mixtures containing 10–50 mass% of water. Equilibrium swelling experiments were performed at 30 °C in order to study the stability of membrane in the fluid environment. Membranes prepared from low viscosity grade sodium alginate showed the highest separation selectivity of 15.7 for 10 mass% of water in the feed mixture, whereas membranes prepared with high viscosity grade sodium alginate exhibited a selectivity of 14.4 with a slightly higher flux than that observed for the low viscosity grade sodium alginate membrane. In an effort to increase the PV performance, low viscosity grade sodium alginate was modified by adding 10 mass% of polyethylene glycol (PEG) with varying amounts of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) from 5 to 20 mass%. The modified membranes containing 10 mass% PEG and 5 mass% PVA showed an increase in selectivity up to 40.3 with almost no change in flux. By increasing the amount of PVA from 10 to 20 mass% and keeping 10 mass% of PEG, separation selectivity decreased systematically, but flux increased with increasing PVA content. The modified sodium alginate membrane with 5% PVA was further studied for the PV separation of water+isopropanol mixture for which highest selectivity of 3591 was observed. Temperature effect on pervaporation separation was studied for all the membranes; with increasing temperature, flux increased while selectivity decreased. Calculated Arrhenius parameters for permeation and diffusion processes varied depending upon the nature of the membrane.     

Preparation and characterization of ZIF-8 and ZIF-67 incorporated poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes for pervaporative separation of methanol/water mixtures

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are made up of metal centers and organic binders with larger surface area and distinct pore structures. Particularly significant advancement in MOF membranes has been achieved in three different directions: preparation of MOF membranes with larger surface area, improving the membrane performance by surface modification, and its usage with added features. However, its significance has not been completely known and concluded yet. MOF membranes are used in a variety of membrane-based separation like gas permeation, nanofiltration, pervaporation, membrane distillation, etc. This research aims to synthesize MOFs (ZIF-8 and ZIF-67) and MOF membranes (ZIF-8/PVDF and ZIF-67/PVDF) and used them in the pervaporative separation of the methanol/water mixture. MOFs and MOF membranes were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetry analysis. Methanol/water mixtures were be used to study the performance of the prepared membranes. A study on the process parameters such as temperature (40, 45, 50, and 55°C), feed pressure (4, 8, 12, and 16 psi), and feed composition (10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% of water) was carried out to examine the effect of each process parameters for pure membrane. In contrast, Taguchi screening design was used to screen the most influential process variable. The optimized conditions based on Taguchi screening method were 55°C, 12 psi, and 40 %vol of water in feed. The obtained total flux of 425 L/m²h was observed for M3 membrane. As feed temperature increased, the total flux of all three membranes was increased.     

超亲水-水下超疏油PVDF-g-PAA多孔膜的制备及油水分离性能

采用相反转方法制备了丙烯酸(AA)接枝的超亲水-水下超疏油聚偏氟乙烯膜(PVDF-g-PAA),通过加入一定量的聚乙烯吡咯烷酮获得可用于油水分离的多孔聚偏氟乙烯膜.多孔聚偏氟乙烯膜具有较好的抗油污染性能及较高的力学强度,可以快速高效地分离油水混合体系和乳化油水体系,分离性质稳定,多次使用后对油水混合物的分离效率在98%以上,对油水乳化液的分离效率在91%以上,可广泛应用于油水混合体系和乳化油水体系的油水分离.