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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

用流动电位法表征纳滤膜的结构及性能

利用测量流动电位的方法考察了纳滤膜的表面电学性能对纳滤膜的截留性能的影响.首先,采用不同功能层材料制备了复合纳滤(NF)膜,考察功能层的交联时间、单体结构等对表面电性能的影响,研究纳滤膜对不同无机盐的选择截留性能与表面电性能的关系.通过流动电位法测定纳滤膜的表面电学参数,如流动电位(ΔE)、zeta电位(ζ)和表面电荷密度(σd).实验表明,这些电学参数的变化与功能层交联时间和纳滤膜截留率的变化一致,在交联时间为45 s时,3种电学参数的绝对值均最大,而纳滤膜对无机盐的截留率也最大.复合纳滤膜zeta电位的绝对值(|ζ|)按照Na2SO4>MgSO4>MgCl2变化,同截留率的变化相同.带侧基单体交联后得到的纳滤膜的表面电性能参数的绝对值小于不带侧基单体的.因此,流动电位法可用于研究复合纳滤膜的截留机理和功能层结构.     

基于多巴胺自聚合与表面接枝PHGH制备抗菌纳滤膜

在水溶液中将聚六亚甲基单胍盐酸盐(PHGH)共价接枝在经多巴胺自聚合改性的聚砜膜表面, 制备具有抗菌性能的纳滤膜. 采用全反射红外光谱(ATR-FTIR)、 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和接触角测试考察膜表面的结构、 形貌和亲水性变化. 探讨PHGH含量对膜的接枝度及分离性能的影响, 并对膜的抗菌性能进行了评价. 结果表明, 经过多巴胺的自聚合和表面接枝PHGH后, 聚砜膜表面形成了具有纳滤分离性能的活性层, 并且膜表面亲水性得到改善. 随着PHGH含量的增大, 膜的纯水通量降低, 而对无机盐和染料的截留性能提高. 接枝后的复合膜具有较高的抗菌性能, 当PHGH含量为3%(质量分数)时, 抗菌率可达98.5%.     

以聚偏氟乙烯为基底的高渗透选择性聚酰胺/酯纳滤膜的制备与表征

以亲水性聚(N-羟乙基丙烯酰胺)(PHEAA)、疏水性聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)为链段的两亲性三嵌段共聚物PHEAA-b-PMMA-b-PHEAA(PHMH)为改性剂,以聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)为基底膜材料,利用非溶剂诱导相分离法制备了PVDF/PHMH基底.与未改性PVDF基底相比,PVDF/PHMH基底表面孔径变小,孔隙率和亲水性增加;与PVDF基底纳滤膜N0相比,通过界面聚合制备的PVDF/PHMH基底纳滤膜N1表面粗糙度大、亲水性强、截留分子量小,N1纳滤膜对Na₂SO₄的截留率为96.0%,水渗透通量高达304 L·m^-2·h^-1·MPa^-1,优于商业化纳滤膜的渗透选择性.     

层状MoS2复合膜的制备及其纳滤与光热抗菌性能研究

二维纳米片构建的层状纳滤膜在工业染料和含盐废水的净化处理中显示出广泛的应用前景,但纳米片间松散的层状结构会影响过滤通道的稳定性,导致对盐类的截留效果不理想.本文以均苯三甲酰氯(TMC)交联单宁酸(TA)官能化的二硫化钼(MoS_2)纳米片构建薄层复合纳滤膜,以解决二维材料构建层状纳滤膜的常见问题.所制备的纳滤膜不仅对荷负电染料(伊文思蓝,分子量960.8)有很高的截留率(98.5%),也能很好地选择性分离染料-盐混合溶液(NaCl截留率15%).同时,该膜还能在严苛环境中保持优秀的稳定性.此外,在近红外光照射下,MoS2纳米片显著的光热转换效应赋予薄层复合纳滤膜一定的抗菌能力,使得该膜在实际应用中具有巨大潜力.     

Armos/聚砜共混中空纤维基膜及其纳滤复合膜的制备与性能研究

中空纤维膜因其体积装填密度高、占地面积小、成本相对低等优点备受关注。本文通过将Armos聚合液与聚砜(PSf)共混，经干-湿法纺丝制备了Armos/PSf共混中空纤维超滤膜，研究表明：Armos均匀分散在中空纤维膜中，中空纤维膜断面呈现疏松的多孔结构，随着Armos共混含量的增加，膜的亲水性和纯水通量均提高，但对PEG-20000截留率下降明显。以Armos/PSf共混中空纤维膜为基膜，通过界面聚合制备了中空纤维复合纳滤膜，优化的制备条件为：基膜中Armos的共混含量为4%、水相单体浓度为3%、油相单体浓度为0.15%时，制得的中空纤维复合纳滤膜性能最佳，其通量为8.40L/(m²·h)，对MgSO₄的截留率为88%。     

聚酰胺纳滤膜对黄连中生物碱的截留性能

以盐酸小檗碱为模型分子,考察循环时间、操作压力、料液浓度和离子强度等因素对聚酰胺纳滤膜截留盐酸小檗碱性能的影响。实验表明:聚酰胺纳滤膜对盐酸小檗碱的截留率80min后基本稳定;随着操作压力的增加,膜通量和截留率都增大;随着料液浓度的增加,聚酰胺纳滤膜通量下降,对盐酸小檗碱的截留率先增大后下降;随着溶液中离子强度的增加,膜通量和截留率都减小。在黄连提取液中生物碱含量为0.025g/L、操作压力为0.4MPa条件下,聚酰胺纳滤膜5min可使黄连提取液中生物碱浓缩6.27倍。     

Relation between membrane characteristics and performance in nanofiltration

The performance of commercial membranes during nanofiltration of aqueous solutions containing dissolved uncharged or charged organic components, was studied on the basis of membrane characteristics by means of multiple linear regression.

The membrane characteristics studied were surface hydrophobicity, surface roughness, surface charge, molecular weight cut-off (MWCO), permeability and porosity of the top layer (expressed as the volume fraction of small and large pores, determined by Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy). Filtration and adsorption experiments were performed in the presence of various components, which differ in molecular mass, hydrophobicity and (in the case of charged organic components) in charge.

It was concluded that in order to minimize fouling, the membrane should have a low volume fraction of small pores in the top layer. When the organic components are charged, a membrane with a large surface charge and a high hydrophilicity is also favourable. Not only the membrane, but also the feed characteristics have an influence on fouling: the best results during nanofiltration of dissolved uncharged or charged components were obtained with hydrophilic or negatively charged components, respectively. Dissolved organic components were the best retained by membranes with a low MWCO. In addition, uncharged organic components should be hydrophilic and small to obtain a high retention and minimal flux decline, while the interplay between membrane and component charge is crucial during filtration of dissolved charged organic components.     

Potassium titanyl phosphate membranes: surface properties and application to ionic solution filtration

The relationship between the surface charge of potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP), studied on powder suspensions, and filtration properties of KTP nanofiltration membranes was studied. An experimental investigation of KTP powder characterization in different electrolytic solutions is presented: electrophoretic measurements show that the colloid particles are negatively charged whatever the solution pH, although they present a point of zero charge about 7.8. The selectivity of the membrane depends on the charge and size of ions. The interactions between the membrane and charged species have to be taken into account to explain the transfer through the membrane. With salts having the same cation, the rejection is higher for divalent anions than for monovalent anions. The best rejection rate is observed for applied pressure lower than 7 bar.     

Chain-length dependence of the antifouling characteristics of the glycopolymer-modified polypropylene membrane in an SMBR

Membrane-bioreactor processes have increased considerably in recent years. However, the natural disadvantages of common membrane materials, such as hydrophobic surface, cause membrane fouling and cumber further extensive applications. In this work, hydrophilic surface modification of polypropylene microporous membranes was carried out by the sequential photoinduced graft polymerization of d-gluconamidoethyl methacrylate (GAMA) to meet the requirements of wastewater treatment and water reclamation applications. The grafting density and grafting chain length were controlled independently in the first and second step, respectively. Attenuated total reflection–Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR/ATR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were employed to confirm the surface modification on the membranes. Water contact angle was measured by the sessile drop method. Results of FT-IR/ATR and XPS clearly indicated that GAMA was grafted on the membrane surface. It was found that the grafting chain length increased reasonably with the increase of the UV irradiation time. Water contact angle on the modified membrane decreased with the increase of the grafting chain length, and showed a minimum value of 43.2°, approximately 51.8° lower than that of the unmodified membrane. The pure water fluxes for the modified membranes increased systematically with the increase of the grafting chain length. The effect of the grafting chain length on the antifouling characteristics in a submerged membrane-bioreactor for synthetic wastewater treatment was investigated. After continuous operation in the submerged membrane-bioreactor for about 70 h, reduction from pure water flux was 90.7% for the virgin PPHFMM, and ranged from 80.8 to 87.2% for the modified membranes, increasing with increasing chain length. The flux of the virgin PPHFMM membrane after fouling and subsequent washing was 31.5% of the pure water flux through the unfouled membrane; for the modified membranes this ranged from 27.8 to 16.3%, decreasing with increasing chain length. These results demonstrated that the antifouling characteristics for the glucopolymer-modified membranes were improved with an increase in GAMA chain length.     

TFC polyamide membranes modified by grafting of hydrophilic polymers: an FT-IR/AFM/TEM study

Surface modification using grafting of a hydrophilic polymer onto the membrane surface is a possible route to improving the fouling properties of polyamide thin-film composite membranes. The structure of nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membranes modified using graft polymerization of acrylic (AA) monomers was visualized and analyzed using attenuated total reflection–Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The results show that a layer of AA polymer is indeed formed on the polyamide surface, which could be accompanied by a change of the surface morphology. It was observed that for the NF membranes studied polymerization could also take place inside the pores of the support as a result of penetration of the monomer through the active layer, particularly for high degrees of grafting. It suggests that the modification procedures should be optimized so that the latter effect is minimized.     

Polypyrrole modified solvent resistant nanofiltration membranes

New solvent resistant nanofiltration (SRNF) membranes with polypyrrole (PPy) modified toplayer were prepared on different types support by in situ pyrrole polymerization. The morphology of the membranes was studied by SEM. The PPy modified membranes were applied in the filtration of organic solvents. All the PPy modified membranes showed a very high retention of the negatively charged RB in different solvent systems, comparable to those of the MPF-50 and STARMEM 122 commercial membranes, but at much higher flux. The extended filtration experiment in strong aprotic DMF of PPy modified membranes showed a clearly stable permeability and retention over 30 h. In addition, the PPy modified membranes showed a much higher flux in THF systems than for earlier reported crosslinked poly(imide) membranes.     

Nanofiltration membranes synthesized from hyperbranched polyethyleneimine

Four nanofiltration membranes, two negatively and two positively charged, were fabricated by interfacial polymerization. Three different amines, ethylenediamine (EDA), diethylenetriamine (DETA), and hyperbranched polyethyleneimine (PEI) were selected to react with two acyl chlorides, trimesoyl chloride (TMC) and terephthaloyl chloride (TPC). The two membranes containing hyperbranched PEI, PEI/TPC and PEI/TMC, are positively charged at the operational pH. But the other two membranes, EDA/TMC and DETA/TMC, are negatively charged. It is found that the two PEI membranes own special rejection characters during nanofiltration. The PEI/TPC membrane has a similar pore size to the EDA/TMC membrane but owns simultaneously the higher salt rejection and permeation flux. The PEI/TMC has a pore size as large as 1.5 nm and still has a higher NaCl rejection than the EDA/TMC membrane of which the pore size as small as 0.43 nm. We consider that the special rejection characters are derived from the special structure of PEI. The hyperbranched structure allows some of the charged amine groups drifting inside the pores and interacting with the ions in the pathway. The drifting amines increase salt rejection but have little effect on water permeation. It implies that a high flux and high rejection membrane for desalting can be obtained by attaching freely rotating charged groups.