Mass transport in a boundary layer and in an ion exchange membrane: Mechanism of concentration polarization and water dissociation

In an unforced flowing NaCl solution in bulk, gravitational or electro convection supplies ions from bulk toward the membrane surface through a boundary layer. In a boundary layer formed on an anion exchange membrane, the convection converts to migration and diffusion and carries an electric current. In a boundary layer formed on a cation exchange membrane, the convection converts to migration and carry an electric current. In a forced flowing solution in bulk, the boundary layer thickness is reduced and gravitation or electro convection is disappeared. An electric current is carried by diffusion and migration on the anion exchange membrane and by migration on the cation exchange membrane. Ion transport in a boundary layer on the cation exchange membrane immersed in a NaCl solution is more restricted comparing to the phenomenon on the anion exchange membrane. This is due to lower counter-ion mobility in the boundary layer and the restricted water dissociation reaction in the membrane. The water dissociation reaction is generated in an ion exchange membrane and promoted due to the increased forward reaction rate constant. However, the current efficiency for the water dissociation reaction is generally low. The intensity of the water dissociation is more suppressed in the strong acid cation exchange membrane comparing to the phenomenon in the strong base anion exchange membrane due to lower forward reaction rate constant in the cation exchange membrane. In the strong acid cation exchange membrane, the intensity of electric potential is larger than the values in the strong base anion exchange membrane. Accordingly, the stronger repulsive force is developed between ion exchange groups (SO ₃ ^? groups) and co-ions (OH^? ions) in the cation exchange membrane, and the water dissociation reaction is suppressed. In the strong base anion exchange membrane, the repulsive force between ion exchange groups (N⁺(CH₃)₃ groups) and co-ions (H⁺ ions) is relatively low, and the water dissociation reaction is not suppressed. Violent water dissociation is generated in metallic hydroxides precipitated on the desalting surface of the cation exchange membrane. This phenomenon is caused by a catalytic effect of metallic hydroxides. Such violent water dissociation does not occur on the anion exchange membrane.     

Transport of metal ions through cation exchange membranes containing episulfide (or thiol) groups and/or triethylenetetramine side chains

Two types of cation exchange membranes bearing sulfonic acid groups were prepared. One membrane (EA membrane), having episulfide groups beside sulfonic acid groups, was prepared with 2,3-epithiopropylmethacrylate (ETMA)-2-acrylamide-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS) copolymers and the another one (EA-TTA membrane) having thiol groups, triethylenetetramide (TTA) side chains, and carboxyl groups beside sulfonic acid groups was prepared by treating EA membranes with TTA in a water-1,4-dioxane mixture solution. The transport of metal ions such as K⁺, Li⁺, Ag⁺, Ca²⁺, and Cu²⁺ through the membranes was investigated. The transport rate of Ag⁺ through the EA membranes was considerably lower than those of other metal ions from solution. High selective transport of Ag⁺ from mixed solution could be observed using the EA and EA-TTA membranes. Transport of Cu²⁺ and Ca²⁺ through the EA-TTA membrane was depressed by an electrostatic repulsion between ammonium groups in the membranes and metal ions when HNO₃ or sodium ethylenediamine tetraacetate was used as receiving solution.     

Transport properties of vanadium ions in cation exchange membranes:: Determination of diffusion coefficients using a dialysis cell

Diffusion coefficients of vanadium ions in cation exchange membranes are of interest because they allow to calculate the ion exchange across the membrane in an all vanadium redox flow battery which leads to undesired cross contamination and energy losses in the battery system. Diffusion coefficients of V²⁺, V³⁺, VO²⁺ and VO⁺₂ ions in CMS, CMV and CMX cation exchange membranes have been determined by measuring the ion exchange fluxes of these ions with H₃O⁺ ions using a dialysis cell. The experimental data are evaluated on the basis of integrated flux equations which require also ion exchange sorption equilibria obtained already in previous work. The lowest diffusion coefficients are observed in the CMS membrane for all vanadium ions. This membrane turns out to be the most suitable one for being applied in a vanadium battery since it is expected to prevent most effectively cross contamination of vanadium ions.     

ADSORPTION OF METAL IONS ON STEARIC ACID-NONADECANE PARTICLES IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

The adsorption of metal ions at the stearic acid/electrolyte and nnonadccane-stearic acid mixture/electrolyte interface was investigated by means of the potentiometric titration, zeta potential and adsorption measurements. It was found that the studied colloidal suspensions exhibited an adsorption affinity towards multivalent metal ions. The adsorption of Ca²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Al³⁺ ions caused a strong decrease of surface charge density and zeta potential values in this systems. The adsorption reactions occur by way of cation exchange with protons from two surface carboxyl groups. Al high metal concentrations, in adsorption reactions there are involved also carboxyl groups from the subsurface layer. On the basis of the adsorption data, the cation surface complexation constants were calculated by Shindler's method.     

Modification of ion chromatographic separations by ionic and nonionic surfactants

New findings are reported on simple ways to modify an ordinary HPLC column to obtain efficient ion chromatographic (IC) separations. Permanently coating a column with an ionic surfactant is known to produce an effective column for IC. We now show that incorporation of a nonionic surfactant in the coating, or coating in separate layers, results in a dramatic reduction of ion retention times and gives sharper peaks. Dynamic coating by incorporating a small amount of an alcohol, diol or zwitterion in the aqueous mobile phase permits good separations of alkanecarboxylic acids. A mobile phase containing a quaternary ammonium cation and a zwitterion anion provides excellent separations of common anions on a silica C18 column. An aqueous eluent containing a mixture of a zwitterion 4-(2-hydroxyethyl) acid and methanesulfonic acid can be used in conjunction with a standard cation exchange column. After passing through a membrane suppressor, the mobile phase has a slightly acidic pH, permitting divalent transition metal ions (as well as others) to be detected by conductivity.     

mCMC-PEG-CS双极膜在电还原制备巯基乙酸中的应用

以Fe3+改性羧甲基纤维素(CMC)和聚乙二醇(PEG)共混物为阳膜, 以戊二醛改性壳聚糖(CS)和聚乙二醇共混物为阴膜, 制备了mCMC-PEG-CS双极膜, 并将其用作电解还原制备巯基乙酸(TGA)电解槽中阴阳两室间的隔膜. 以硫代硫酸钠法合成的巯基乙酸(TGA)和二硫代二乙酸(DTDGA)混合物为原料, 研究了酸浓度、温度及电解电流密度对电还原DTDGA制备TGA的生成量和电流效率的影响. 实验结果表明, 在TGA初始合成质量分数为2.79%, 电流密度为10 mA/cm2, 35 ℃电解时, 阴极室电还原产物巯基乙酸的电流效率为74.69%, 电解过程中的平均电流效率为54.02%. 与传统的金属还原法还原DTDGA制备的TGA相比, 不仅避免了昂贵的金属还原剂锌的消耗, 而且消除了反应副产物锌泥对环境的污染.     

Continuous preconcentration system for nitrate ions using anionic reverse osmosis tubes coupled to an ion chromatograph

A continuous preconcentration system for nitrate ions was developed using cation exchange tubing made from Nafion perfluorosulfonic acid membrane. This method is based on ion exclusion effects and reverse osmosis phenomena. The system was evaluated by connecting it to an ion chromatograph. The concentration ratios could be increased by raising the pressures between the two sides of the cation exchange tubing. Twenty-fold concentration of nitrate ion was achieved when the pump pressure was 20 x 10(5) Pa. The relative standard deviations of the preconcentration ratio at four different pump pressures, 5, 10, 15 and 20 x 10(5) Pa were 1.2-2.8% (n = 5).     

Thermal stability of ion-exchange Nafion N117CS membranes

The effect of exchanged ions on the thermal stability of Nafion N117CS membranes was investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermomechanical analysis (TMA), and ion exchange capacity determinations. The ion exchange of alkaline metal ions was effective in improving the thermal stability of the Nafion N117CS membrane. Findings reveal that when Nafion was exchanged for cations with a larger ionic radius, the membrane attained superior thermal stability. On the other hand, we confirmed that the Na-exchange Nafion N117CS membrane possessed a distinctive degree of thermal stability among the alkaline ion-exchange Nafions, although the order of ionic radii is K > Na > Li. Thermal stability improved the most when the Nafion membrane was exchanged for alkaline ions, followed by divalent ions, then trivalent ions. As for the Nafion membrane when it was exchanged for divalent ions or trivalent ions, Nafion following the ion exchange had a thermal stability proportional to an increase in the ionic radius of the cation. This stability may be explained by the reduction of water content and a greater interaction between the sulfonate groups and the cations with larger ionic radii. Since the Al cations acted as a Lewis acid center, the decomposition of the ether bonds of the perfluoroalkylether pendant-chains of the Nafion membrane was observed for the Nafion N117CS membrane that had been exchanged for Al ions. The activation of molecular mobility in Nafion was observed between the decomposition stages of the loss of water and the loss of sulfonic groups. The temperature of activation of cation-exchange Nafion became much higher than that of Nafion in an acid form.     

离子色谱-抑制型电导检测牛肝菌中胆碱、腐胺和尸胺

建立离子色谱-抑制型电导检测牛肝菌中胆碱、腐胺和尸胺的方法。牛肝菌干片样品经7 mmol/L甲烷磺酸溶液提取,过滤膜,经反相固相萃取柱净化后进样分析。胆碱、腐胺、尸胺与样品中共存离子在IonPac CS17（250 mm×4 mm）阳离子交换色谱柱上可实现较好分离。以7 mmol/L甲烷磺酸为淋洗液等度淋洗,25 min可完成一次样品测定。胆碱、腐胺和尸胺的检出限（S/N=3）分别为0.002、0.002和0.003 mg/L,具有较宽的线性范围（0.01~10 mg/L）,样品加标回收率为91.6%~100.2%。该方法简便、选择性好、灵敏度高,适用于牛肝菌中胆碱、腐胺和尸胺的检测分析。     

Preparation and basic characterization of heterogeneous weak acid cation exchange membrane

The goal of this article is focused on the preparation and the basic characterization of heterogeneous weak acid cation exchange membranes. The six weak cation exchange resins were chosen for the preparation of the membranes. The strong acid cation exchange membrane was prepared for the comparison of properties and preparation parameters. Heterogeneous membranes were prepared in the several steps. The last operations were the extrusion and hydraulic hot-pressing. The torque and pressure in the extrusion head were observed while the extrusion of heterogeneous membranes. According to the type of the ion exchange resin, parameters varied greatly. The strong acid cation exchange membrane and weak acid cation exchange membranes with carboxylic groups had the lowest values of the torque and pressure while the homogenization and extrusion. All membranes were characterized. Electrochemical (permselectivity, ion exchange capacity, resistance), physical (relative water content, swelling in the different solutions), and mechanical properties were measured. Properties varied distinctly according to the type of the ion exchange resins. Swelling dimensional changes of ion exchange membranes in sodium hydroxide and water were bigger than changes in hydrochloric acid. Ion exchange capacity of membranes related with ion exchange capacity of used ion exchange resins. Weak acid cation exchange membranes with carboxylic functional groups compared to the strong membrane had the best specific and areal resistance.     

Competitive anion transport in desalting of mixtures of organic acids by batch electrodialysis

Desalting and separation of binary and quaternary acid mixtures via batch electrodialysis are investigated in this article. A monoselective cation exchange membrane and either a non-selective or a monoselective anion exchange membrane are employed in the electrodialysis stack. The effects of current density and composition of the initial feed of the electrodialysis stack (employing a non-selective anion exchange membrane) on its performance are studied in experiments involving mixtures of acetic and succinic acids. The effect of the type of the anion exchange membrane on the process performance is examined in desalting experiments involving a mixture of acetic, formic, lactic, and succinic acids. The trends observed in the experiments are interpreted in terms of species-specific parameters (such as molar concentration, charge on ionic species, molecular weight, degree of ionization, and ionic equivalent conductivity) and characteristics of anion exchange membrane used.     

Continuous preconcentration system for nitrate ions using anionic reverse osmosis tubes coupled to an ion chromatograph

A continuous preconcentration system for nitrate ions was developed using cation exchange tubing made from Nafion perfluorosulfonic acid membrane. This method is based on ion exclusion effects and reverse osmosis phenomena. The system was evaluated by connecting it to an ion chromatograph. The concentration ratios could be increased by raising the pressures between the two sides of the cation exchange tubing. Twenty-fold concentration of nitrate ion was achieved when the pump pressure was 20 × 10⁵ Pa. The relative standard deviations of the preconcentration ratio at four different pump pressures, 5, 10, 15 and 20 × 10⁵ Pa were 1.2 ～ 2.8% (n = 5).     

Asymmetric bipolar membrane: A tool to improve product purity

Bipolar membranes (BPMs) are catalytic membranes for electro-membrane processes splitting water into protons and hydroxyl ions. To improve selectivity and current efficiency of BPMs, we prepare new asymmetric BPMs with reduced salt leakages. The flux of salt ions across a BPM is determined by the co-ion transport across the respective layer of the membrane. BPM asymmetry can be used to decrease the co-ion fluxes through the membrane and shows that the change of the layer thickness and charge density of the corresponding ion exchange layer determines the co-ion flux. The modification of a commercial BP-1 with a thin additional cation exchange layer on the cationic side results in a 47% lower salt leakage. Thicker layers result in water diffusion limitations. In order to avoid water diffusion limitations we prepared tailor made BPMs with thin anion exchange layers, to increase the water flux into the membrane. Therefore a BPM could be prepared with a thick cation exchange layer showing a 62% decreased salt ion leakage through the cationic side of the membrane.     

金属离子负载修饰阳离子树脂在酯化反应中的研究

将催化精馏中常用作催化填料的强酸性阳离子交换树脂用金属离子负载修饰后，考察了树脂催化性能的改变及树脂结构对催化性能的影响。实验表明，经修饰后树脂的催化能力都高于原树脂，在不分水的情况下，合成乙酸乙酯时乙酸的转化率最高可达73％，具有很好的选择性，金属离子能与树脂的磺酸基团产生络合，提高了树指的催化性能，所形成的新酸中心不会被阳离子交换而失活。     

Dynamics of the separation of amino acid and mineral salt in the stationary dialysis of solutions with an MK-40 profiled sulfo group cation exchange membrane

The conjugated diffusion transport of amino acid and mineral salt through a profiled sulfo group cation exchange membrane that simulates the extraction of amino acid from wash waters of microbiological production containing mineral components not used in synthesis is studied. The competitive nature of the conjugation of flows resulting in a decrease in the rate of the mass transfer of components and their separation factor is established from a comparative analysis of experimental data on the diffusion transfer of phenylalanine and sodium chloride in the form of hydrogen from individual and mixed solutions through a profiled sulfo group cation exchange membrane. The range of concentrations and the ratio of components in solution corresponding to the effective separation of phenylalanine and sodium chloride are determined.     

四磺酸基铜酞菁-海藻酸钠/壳聚糖双极膜的制备与表征

分别用Fe3+和戊二醛作为交联剂对海藻酸钠(SA)阳离子交换膜和壳聚糖(CS)阴离子交换膜进行改性,制备了四磺酸基铜酞菁(CuTsPc)-海藻酸钠/改性壳聚糖双极膜(CuTsPc-SA/mCSBPM).在海藻酸钠阳膜层中添加四磺酸基铜酞菁,以提高阳膜层的离子交换容量,促进双极膜中间层中水的解离.采用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对CuTsPc-SA阳离子交换膜进行了表征.实验结果表明,改性后SA阳膜层的离子交换容量、H+透过率均获得提高.与Fe3+改性或二茂铁离子改性的mSA/mCS双极膜相比,CuTsPc-SA/mCS双极膜的阻抗及电阻压降(即膜IR降)均下降.当电流密度为120mA/cm2时槽电压仅为5.6V.当CuTsPc含量为2.5%(质量分数)时CuTsPc-SA/mCS双极膜在H+离子浓度小于8mol/L的酸溶液中具有稳定的工作性能.     

离子交换与离子排斥色谱柱串联体系中阳离子的多峰现象及其机理

研究了串联柱体系中阳离子的“多峰现象”。在阳离子交换柱后面接上阴离子分析用的离子排斥柱构成一个串联柱体系,当以酒石酸（ＴＡ）和吡啶二羧酸（ＰＤＣ）的混合溶液作淋洗液时,每一种阳离子同时出现３个色谱峰。这是因为从阳离子交换柱流出的阳离子与有络合作用的两种淋洗剂阴离子形成络合物,使流动相中淋洗剂阴离子浓度减少以及两种淋洗剂阴离子在离子排斥柱中被保留且保留值不同。     

Performance Assessment of a Perfluorosulfonic Acid‐type Membrane (i. e. Nafion™ 115) for an Enzymatic Fuel Cell

A high power enzymatic fuel‐cell was anticipated by using a recently developed glucose oxidase (GOx) immobilized bio‐anode, a conventional platinum?carbon based cathode and a popular high performance 125 μ‐thick perfluorosulfonic acid‐type proton exchange membrane (i. e. Nafion® 115). Unexpected current density decay from 2.13 mA cm^?2 to 0.28 mA cm^?2 was observed within 2 hours. Polarization measurements and AC impedance analysis indicated that loss of performance was linked to the membrane behavior. Ion exchange between buffer solution and membrane was perceived as the main cause for the fast performance loss. Saturation of the membrane with the cation in the buffer solution diminished proton transfer needed for cathode reaction. Charge transfer resistances, obtained from AC impedance data, increased with time substantially due to cation exchange within membrane. Replacement of membrane with the same enzyme electrode and cathode has resulted 100 % current density recovery on the fuel cell performance. It was concluded that a membrane, not affected by the buffer cations, was required for successful enzymatic fuel cell applications.     

Electrically controlled separation of maleic acid and fumaric acid through a poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(acrylic acid) composite membrane

The separation of maleic acid (MA) from a mixture of MA and fumaric acid (FA) was studied using an electrically activated polyelectrolyte gel membrane. The membrane was prepared through the iterative freezing-thawing of an aqueous solution containing poly(vinyl alcohol) and poly(acrylic acid). The separation of MA from an equimolar mixture (5 mM) of MA and FA using the membrane was performed under different conditions of pH (1–8) and electric fields (2–6 V). It was found that MA was separated from the mixture at pH 2 under an applied electric field of greater than 2 V because only the COOH groups of MA were dissociated at pH 2 and the MA⁻ ions were transported through the membrane toward the electrode opposite in sign to their charge.     

Modification of properties of ion exchange membranes. VI. Electrodialytic transport properties of cation exchange membranes with a electrodeposition layer of cationic polyelectrolytes

When a cation exchange membrane is immersed in a cationic polyelectrolyte solution to form a thin layer on the membrane surface, the membrane properties are changed: permselectivity between cations with different electric charges (a relative transport number of the calcium ions to sodium ions, P), current efficiency, and electric resistance of the membrane. Here the more compact the cationic polyelectrolyte layer, the more outstanding the change in permselectivity. To make a more compact layer, an electrodeposition method was adopted and a change in the permselectivity of the resultant cation exchange membrane was investigated. By using the electrodeposition method a strongly basic polyelectrolyte with a larger molecular weight effectively changed the permselectivity of the cation exchange membrane: the P value dropped to about 0.3 from about 2.5 of the P of the untreated membrane during electrodialysis of the sodium chloride—calcium chloride system, and an increase in the electric resistance of the membrane (i.e., organic fouling) due to a cationic surface-active agent could be prevented. It is noteworthy that by using the strongly basic polyelectrolyte with a larger molecular weight the electrodeposition method was effective, whereas the immersion method was ineffective. Furthermore, even with the electrodeposition method the cationic polyelectrolyte which had a relatively smaller molecular weight resulted in a more remarkable change in the P value than did that with a larger molecular weight. In the electrodeposition method the amount of polyelectrolyte cohered onto the membrane surface in creased with an increase in the concentration of the polyelectrolyte, and weakly basic polyelectrolyte, and weakly basic polyelectroyte (polyethyleneimine) was also available independent of its molecular weight.