A novel thin-film composite polyamide membrane for nanofiltration is prepared, and the addition of sodium N-cyclohexylsulfamate is found to have a significant influence on its performance.
Organic solvent nanofiltration
(OSN) membranes are always troubled by the “trade-off”
effect between solvent flux and solute rejection. Hence, a rapid,
convenient, and effective way to synthesize novel β-cyclodextrin-enhanced
zeolite imidazole framework-8 (β-CD@ZIF-8) nanoparticles was
first proposed and the nanoparticles were doped into both selective
layer and poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide) support
for fabricating thin-film nanocomposite membranes. Transmission/scanning
electron microscopy images and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results
demonstrate the successful synthesis of β-CD@ZIF-8. Atomic force
microscopy images illustrate the more rougher surface compared to
the pristine membrane, while the pure acetone flux reached 62.3 ±
2.3 L m–2 h–1, and Rose Bengal
rejection achieved 96.6 ± 1.8 and 94.5 ± 0.5% in methanol
(MeOH) and tetrahydrofuran at 0.6 MPa, respectively, when the dosage
was 0.05% (w/v). The
molecular weight cutoff around 574 Da of PPA2505 containing β-CD@ZIF-8
in both support and selective layers shows the optimum properties
and outstanding OSN performances in erythromycin concentration and
purification in MeOH and butyl acetate. Additionally, polyimide nanofiber
and the formed net structure may offer a potential way to fabricate
“ultrathin” film in the OSN industry.
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes were prepared via a phase inversion method employing the modification of carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs-COOH). Various contents of MWCNTs-COOHs (0.00-0.15 wt%, weight of casting solution) were added into PVDF/PVA/dimethyl sulfoxide systems for the fabrication of the plate UF membrane. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectra identified the successful introduction of carboxyl through the C@O peak at 1730 cm 21 . Scanning electron microscopy images exhibited the external surface and the asymmetric morphology with the appearance of a sponge-like inner structure. Atomic force microscopy analysis determined the roughness values and rougher topography. The hydrophilicity of the composite membrane containing 0.09 wt% of MWCNTs-COOHs improved the most. This sample has the highest pure water flux, approximately doubled (126.6 L m 22 h 21 ) compared to the PVDF/PVA membrane (68.6 L m 22 h 21 ), an enhanced bovine serum albumin flux recovery rate, showing an increase of 17%, and the best fouling resistance ability. Meanwhile, the porosity and dynamic contactangle also indicate the enhancement of membrane hydrophilicity. Dextran (DEX) 600k rejection reached 91.0%. Break strength, elongation at break, and Young's modulus also had improvements of 60%, 215.5%, and 56.7%, respectively, when the MWCNTs-COOH content was 0.12 wt%. POLYM. ENG. SCI.,
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