Enhanced gas separation performance of PSF membrane after modification to PSF/PDMS composite membrane in CO2/CH4 separation

Asymmetric polysulfone (PSF) membrane was developed and modified to PSF/polydimethylsiloxane (PSF/PDMS) composite membrane by dip coating technique. Effect of PDMS coating time on membrane properties was examined by scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, attenuated total reflectance‐Fourier transform infrared, and water contact angle. The increase in PDMS coating time resulted in a decrement in the thermal strength of PSF membrane. Surface contact angle values revealed that increase in PDMS coating time had increased the surface hydrophobicity in membranes. CO₂/CH₄ separation performance of membranes was evaluated, and an increase in CO₂/CH₄ ideal selectivity was observed with the increase of PDMS coating time. At feed pressure of 10 bar, the selectivity of PSF has increased up to 65% after dip coating with PDMS for 30 min. Modification of polymeric membrane into composite membrane provided a way forward towards the enhancement of gas separation performance in polymeric membranes. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018 , 135, 45650.     

Spray-coated PDMS/PVDF composite membrane for enhanced butanol recovery by pervaporation

In this study, spray-coating was used to prepare dihydroxypolydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composite membranes with high flux and separation factor for biobutanol recovery from aqueous solution. A thin, smooth, and defect-free PDMS layer was prepared by spray-coating on polyvinylidene difluoride ultrafiltration membrane with little PDMS penetration. The effects of process parameters for membrane fabrication and pervaporation on membrane performance were investigated. A membrane with 2 μm active layer was obtained with a high flux of 1306.9 g/m² h. The optimal membrane with the highest pervaporation separation index (PSI) (19.15 kg/m² h) showed a total flux of 530.6 g/m² h and a separation factor of 36.1 at 37°C, and a PSI of 65.61 kg/m² h and a flux of 1927.0 g/m² h at 70°C. Membrane performance was affected by feed composition and temperature. Acetone-butanol-ethanol solution and fermentation broth gave lower butanol fluxes and separation factors compared to butanol model solution.     

Influence of support layer and PDMS coating conditions on composite membrane performance for ethanol/water separation by pervaporation

A systematic study was performed on the combination of support properties and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating conditions for the lab‐scale preparation of a defect‐free, thin film composite membrane for organophilic pervaporation. Support layers having comparable surface porosities were prepared from three polymers with different chemical composition (PVDF, PSF, PI). Their exact role on the deposition of the PDMS coating (i.e., wetting and intrusion) and the final membrane performance (i.e., effect on mass transfer of the permeants) was studied. The crosslinking behavior of dilute PDMS solutions was studied by viscosity measurements to optimize the coating layer thickness, support intrusion and wetting. It was found essential to pre‐crosslink the PDMS solution for a certain time prior to the coating. Dip time for coating the PDMS solution on the supports was varied by using automated dip coating machine. The performance of the synthesized membranes was tested in the separation of ethanol/water mixtures by pervaporation. Both flux and selectivity of the membranes were clearly influenced by the support layer. Resistance of the support layers increased by increasing the polymer concentration in the casting solutions of the supports. Increasing the dip time of the PDMS coating solution led to increased selectivity of the composite membranes. Scanning Electron Microscopy analysis of the composite membranes showed that this leads to a minor increase in the thickness of the PDMS top layer. Top layer thickness increased linearly with the square root of the dip time (t^0.5) at a constant withdrawal speed of the support. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133, 43670.     

聚环糊精填充PDMS渗透蒸发膜分离苯酚水溶液

以聚二甲基硅烷为预聚体,正硅酸乙酯为交联剂,二丁基二月桂酸锡为催化剂,三氯甲烷或正庚烷为溶剂,通过相转化法制备得到了空白聚二甲基硅氧烷（PDMS）膜和聚环糊精（CDP）填充PDMS（CDP-f-PDMS）膜.考察了空白PDMS膜和CDP-f-PDMS膜对苯酚水溶液的渗透蒸发分离性能,证明填充膜优于空白膜.还分别考察了溶剂类型、填充剂用量等制膜因素和操作温度、原料液流量、原料液浓度等操作因素对PDMS膜的渗透蒸发分离性能的影响.当温度为60℃,CDP填充量为1%（质量）时,CDP-f-PDMS膜的渗透通量和分离因子分别可达32.0 g•m-²•h^-1和7.2.     

Separation of acetic acid from dilute aqueous solution by nanofiltration membrane

NF membranes have been prepared from α, β, γ‐cyclodextrin (CD) composite with polysulfone and characterized by pore size, thickness, pure water permeability, contact angle measurement and membrane morphology study. The permeation performances of the prepared membranes have been tested for separation of acetic acid from dilute aqueous solution. Effect of concentration, pressure, flow rate on flux and rejection have been calculated and interpreted. Different permeation models have been tested for experimental values and validated by comparing the values with the experimental data. It has observed that in β‐CD membranes 99% recovery of acetic acid from aqueous solution has been obtained and found to be the best membrane for separation of acetic acid from dilute solution. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 40537.     

Adsorption of alcohols from aqueous solution by ZSM-5

Isotherms have been measured for the adsorption from aqueous solution of water soluble alcohols onto the zeolite ZSM-5. For methanol and ethanol the amount of alcohol adsorbed increases with increasing percentage of Al₂O₃, whereas for n-butanol the amount adsorbed decreases as the amount of Al₂O₃ increases. Adsorption of alcohols is also dependent on the cation form. For the alkali metal ion forms, the amount of alcohol adsorbed decreases as the ionic size increases, the effect being particularly pronounced for Cs⁺. Subsequent alcohol desorption was studied by thermogravimetry and mass spectrometry which showed that the zeolite retained a portion of the alcohol to temperatures (ca 250°C) sufficiently high that catalytic breakdown occurred. This reduces its likely potential for commercial alcohol concentration.     

Styrene–butadiene rubber membranes for the pervaporative separation of benzene/cyclohexane mixtures

Styrene–butadiene rubber membranes with methylene bridges, stemming from the concomitant in situ Friedel–Crafts alkylation during a chloromethylation reaction, were prepared and used in the pervaporative separation of benzene/cyclohexane mixtures. A set of four membranes with different crosslinking extents was achieved by the variation of the [Trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS)]/[Paraformaldehyde (PF)] molar ratios with respect to the styrene (St) unit. Study of the swelling of membranes by the mixture components individually and by their feed mixture compositions, 1 : 1 and 1 : 9, was conducted. The total flux (J) and the separation factor (α) were assessed as a function of the feed composition, temperature, and [St unit]/[TMCS]/[PF] molar ratios. The highest J and α measured in this study were 1401 g m^?2 h^?1 and 28.50, respectively. The diffusion selectivity was found to depend on the crosslinking extent of the membrane. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012     

Pervaporation separation of meOH/MTBE through CTA membrane

In the present work, the pervaporation (PV) separation of a MeOH/MTBE mixture system was studied using a CTA dense membrane. The PV performances were characterized by changing the operating conditions, such as the feed composition and permeation temperature. The results show that the CTA membrane favors MeOH permeation and exhibits specificity during the PV separation process for the MeOH/MTBE system due to the existence of the plasticization effect from the MeOH component. Furthermore, the swelling sorption measurements reaffirm that the plasticization effect has a dominant effect on the transport of the penetrants through the membrane and substantially determines the PV permeation properties. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 71: 377–386, 1999     

Crosslinked polystyrene beads modified with polar groups for the separation of aromatic/aliphatic hydrocarbons

Crosslinked polystyrene (CPS) beads modified with polar groups for the separation of aromatic/aliphatic hydrocarbons were successfully prepared. The synthesized beads were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The effects of the crosslinking agents and polar groups on the swelling and selectivity performances toward n‐heptane/toluene mixtures were studied. Impressively, the results indicated that the sulfone‐modified CPS beads obtained a high toluene selectivity. Further adsorption tests with a variety of aromatic/aliphatic hydrocarbons were carried out at 50°C with initial aromatic concentrations of 13 wt %, and the results showed that the beads had a preferential selectivity for aromatic hydrocarbons, in particular, a higher separation factor of 6.76 for benzene/cyclohexane mixtures. We expect that modified CPS beads will serve as an effective material for the selective separation of aromatic/aliphatic hydrocarbons in chemical and petrochemical fields. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 40156.     

Enhanced CO2 separation performance by PVA/PEG/silica mixed matrix membrane

This article focused on segregation of low concentration CO₂ from CO₂/N₂ mixture gas by implementing high‐performance facilitated transport mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) in large‐scale carbon capture techniques. These advanced, novel CO₂‐selective membrane materials were developed by embedding silica nanoparticles at different loading into the poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) matrix using solution casting. In situ sol–gel technique was applied for the synthesis of the hydrophilic SiO₂ nanoparticles. The compatibility of filler‐polymer matrix plays a crucial role in the optimization of the membrane performance. The dispersion and interaction of the filler into the polymer matrix were confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, contact angle tests, and swelling ratio analysis. Field emission scanning electron microscopy analysis of the synthesized MMMs established the homogeneous dispersion of the fillers in the polymer matrix. Owing to its good compatibility with PVA/PEG matrix, the inclusion of fillers significantly increased the overall separation efficiency of CO₂ within the membrane. Compared to pristine PVA/PEG membrane, PVA/PEG/silica membrane with 3.34 wt % silica loading showed pronounced improvement in its gas separation properties with 78% augmentation in CO₂ permeability and 45% enhancement in CO₂/N₂ selectivity for fixed conditions pertaining to sweep side water flow rate of 0.04 mL/min and 100 °C temperature. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018 , 135, 46481.     

Pervaporation separation of ethanol/water mixture using modified zeolite filled PDMS membranes

In this article, the composite polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membranes supported by cellulose acetate (CA) microfiltration membrane were successfully prepared by adding modified zeolite particles with a silane coupling agent, NH₃–C₃H₆–Si(OC₂H₅)₃. The sorption and diffusion behaviors of ethanol and water in the films were studied. The results showed that with the increase in the modified zeolite content, the solubility selectivity increased, but the diffusion selectivity first increased, then decreased. The effects of modified zeolite content and feed temperature on the pervaporation performance of the composite membranes in 10 wt % ethanol/water mixture were also investigated. When modified zeolite loading was 20 wt %, for 10 wt % ethanol/water mixture at 40°C, the permeate flux was 348.7 g·m^?2·h^?1, the separation factor was 14.1, and the permeate separate index was 4568, respectively. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41897.     

A solvent-resistance OTS/PDA/O-PASS composite membrane for water-in-oil emulsions separation

Water-in-oil emulsions separation plays a critical role in industrial wastewater treatment. Membrane technology has attracted much interest in water-in-oil emulsions separation field for its excellent separation performance and facile processing method. However, versatile membrane with better solvent-resistance is still absent in chemical industry. In this work, oxidized polyarylene sulfide sulfone (O-PASS) membrane was severed as substrate, on which a hydrophobicity surface was built via coating of octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS). And polydopamine (PDA) layer was employed and acted as connector between OTS and O-PASS membrane due to its abundant active hydroxyl group. The maximum water contact angle was 132.6° indicating good hydrophobicity of the membrane. Finally, the OTS/PDA/O-PASS composite membranes showed good separation performance for corrosive emulsions: the rejection and flux were 93.0% and 10.0 L/m²h for water-in-dichloromethane emulsions, and the rejection and flux were 92.3% and 34.6 L/m²h for water-in-n-hexane emulsions. The OTS/PDA/O-PASS composite membrane is a new candidate membrane for water-in-oil emulsions separation. In addition, the superior performance of the composite membrane under harsh environment conditions ensures its usefulness in resistance aggressive solvent.     

Modification of highly brittle polystyrene sulfonic acid-co-maleic acid crosslinked sodium alginate membrane into flexible membranes by the incorporation of dibutyl phthalate as a plasticizer for pervaporation separation

To convert highly brittle into flexible membrane, the polystyrene sulfonic acid-co-maleic acid crosslinked sodium alginate (PSSAMA/NaAlg) membrane was modified by incorporating the different weight% of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) as a plasticizer. The effect of DBP content on the physico-chemical properties of the membranes was thoroughly examined. The membranes exhibited lower glass transition temperatures with increasing the plasticizer content in the matrix of PSSAMA/NaAlg. The separation performance of the membranes for water/isopropanol and water/1,4-dioxane was studied at different temperatures. Among the modified membranes, the membrane containing 6 wt% of DBP exhibited the highest separation factors of 24,129 with a flux of 13.57 × 10⁻² kg/m² hr and 23,353 with a flux of 12.99 × 10⁻² kg/m² hr for water/isopropanol and water/1,4-dioxane at 30°C, respectively. From the temperature-dependent diffusion and permeation values, the Arrhenius activation parameters were estimated. The estimated activation energy values for permeation of water (E_pw) and isopropanol (E_pIPA) were, respectively, ranged between 12.09 and 8.79, and 42.52 and 32.79 kJ/mol. A negative heat of sorption (ΔH_s) values was obtained for all the membranes, suggesting that Langmuir's mode of sorption was predominant. Based on the results, it is concluded that the modified membranes demonstrated excellent pervaporation performance for the separation of water/isopropanol and water/1,4-dioxane.     

聚醚酰亚胺/硅橡胶复合膜分离有机蒸汽的研究

膜分离技术是21世纪高新技术之一,它具有能耗低、操作简单、无二次污染等优点。本文将聚醚酰亚胺/硅橡胶复合膜用于回收氮气中的醋酸甲酯蒸汽,研究了操作温度、渗透侧压力、原料气浓度,流量对分离过程的影响,得到了较佳的工艺条件。     

ZSM-5填充PDMS复合膜渗透蒸发分离乙醛水溶液(英文)

Hydrophobic ZSM-5 zeolite filled polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) composite membranes with Nylon micro-filtration membrane as the support layer were prepared to separate acetaldehyde from its aqueous solution.The composite membranes were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction.Their structural morphology and thermal stability were also examined.The swelling study showed that the composite membranes presented higher degree of swelling in aqueous solution of acetaldehyde than in pure water at 25 C,suggesting that the membranes have stronger sorption capacity in acetaldehyde solution.The effects of ZSM-5 filling content and acetaldehyde concentration on pervaporation performance of composite membranes were investigated.The permeation experiments at different temperatures showed that both selectivity and permeation flux of composite membranes increased with temperature.With 5%ZSM-5-PDMS/Nylon membrane at acetaldehyde mass concentration of 8% and 25℃,the separation factor of acetaldehyde/water achieved 35 and the permeation flux was 233.3 g·m-2·h-1.     

Pervaporation separation of methanol/methyl tert‐butyl ether with poly(lactic acid) membranes

Poly(lactic acid), as a natural source polymer, was used to prepare pervaporation dense membranes. The performance of these membranes for the separation of the methanol (MeOH)/methyl tert‐butyl ether (MTBE) mixtures was investigated. The effects of different operating conditions, including the feed concentration of MeOH, temperature, and flow rate, were examined. Several characterization tests were performed as well. The swelling results, scanning electron microscopy images, contact angles, and mechanical strength measurements are presented. These membranes were found to be selective to MeOH, particularly for traces of MeOH in MTBE with a separation factor of more than 30. There was a small decrease in the separation factor when the feed temperature was increased; meanwhile, the total flux increased to some extent. This could be explained with respect to the thermal motions of the polymer chains and the permeating molecules. With an increase in the feed flow rate, both the selectivity and total flux increased because the concentration and temperature polarizations decreased. At higher flow rates, the feed components were homogeneously distributed over the membrane surface, whereas there may have been a concentration or temperature gradient at lower flow rates. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

Fabrication of a novel cellulose acetate imprinted membrane assisted with chitosan‐wrapped multi‐walled carbon nanotubes for selective separation of salicylic acid from industrial wastewater

Highly selective cellulose acetate (CA) blend imprinted membranes for salicylic acid (SA) removal were synthesized by phase inversion technique with chitosan as a functional polymer and chitosan‐wrapped multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (CHI‐wrapped MWCNTs) as the additives. The surface and cross‐sectional morphology of membranes were strongly affected by the amount of CHI‐wrapped MWCNTs. As compared to M₁‐MIM, M₂‐MIM, and M₄‐MIM, the M₃‐MIM with 2.0 wt % CHI‐wrapped MWCNTs showed higher membrane flux, faster kinetic, binding capacity and better selectivity for SA. The experimental data of adsorption kinetic were well fitted to the pseudo‐second‐order kinetic model by multiple regression analysis. The M₃‐MIM had the maximum adsorption capacity for SA. The selectivity coefficients of SA to p‐hydroxybenzoic acid (p‐HB) and acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) over M₃‐MIM were 6.3090 and 6.0019, respectively, showing that M₃‐MIM had excellent binding affinity and selectivity for separation of SA from SA‐contained aqueous solution. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42654.     

The influence of membrane formation parameters on structural morphology and performance of PES/PDMS composite membrane for gas separation

In this study, influence of membrane preparation parameters on structural morphology and performance of polyethersulfone/polydimethylsiloxane (PES/PDMS) composite membrane was investigated for gas separation. Asymmetric PES flat sheet membranes were composed by phase inversion method and used as supports. PES composite membranes were fabricated by coating silicone rubber as selective layer on the top surface of support. Effects of different concentrations of PES and PDMS, solvent type, and support thickness on membrane performance were investigated for separation of oxygen from nitrogen. The optimized superior membrane was further modified using polyvinylidenfluoride, methanol and ethanol as additives in PES solutions and/or in water coagulation bath to promote the membrane capability. The results showed that addition of ethanol and methanol in cast solution and coagulation bath can greatly affect the morphology and hence the performance of the prepared membranes. The permeance changes have the contrary trend with solubility parameter difference between solvent and nonsolvent mixture, for instance when this parameter difference was lowest, higher permeance was obtained. Support and coating polymer concentration can control the permeance. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

PDMS/陶瓷复合膜用于正丁醇-水体系的渗透汽化分离

Pervaporation has attracted considerable interest owing to its potential application in recovering biobutanol from biomass acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation broth. In this study, butanol was recovered from its aqueous solution using a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/ceramic composite pervaporation membrane. The effects of operating temperature, feed concentration, feed flow rate and operating time on the membrane pervaporation per-formance were investigated. It was found that with the increase of temperature or butanol concentration in the feed, the total flux through the membrane increased while the separation factor decreased slightly. As the feed flow rate increased, the total flux increased gradually while the separation factor changed little. At 40 C and 1% (by mass) butanol in the feed, the total flux and separation factor of the membrane reached 457.4 g•m2•h1 and 26.1, respec-tively. The membrane with high flux is suitable for recovering butanol from ABE fermentation broth.     

PDMS/ZSM-5膜的制备及渗透汽化分离水中乙酸正丁酯和乙酸乙酯

为探究出适合分离水中的乙酸正丁酯和乙酸乙酯的新型渗透汽化膜材料,选用沸石ZSM-5 对聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)材料进行填充改性,以聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)为支撑层,采用刮涂法制备PDMS/ZSM-5/PVDF复合膜渗透汽化分离水中的乙酸正丁酯和乙酸乙酯。采用SEM、接触角测量仪、FTIR、TGA和XRD等对膜材料物理化学性能进行表征,考察了膜材料的溶胀行为及渗透汽化性能。结果表明,ZSM-5在 PDMS 膜中分散均匀,且没有发生化学作用,并提高了膜材料的疏水性和热稳定性。随着ZSM-5添加量的增加,膜在乙酸正丁酯和乙酸乙酯的溶胀度和待分离组分在膜材料中的扩散速率不断增加。随着进料浓度和温度的增加,渗透通量不断增大,分离因子先增大后减小。随着ZSM-5在PDMS/ZSM-5/PVDF复合膜中含量的增加,总渗透通量增加,而分离因子呈现先增加后减小的趋势。当添加量为10%（质量）时,分离因子达到最大值。对于乙酸正丁酯/水体系,渗透通量和分离因子最大值分别为319 g·m ^-2·h ^-1和131;而对于乙酸乙酯/水体系,渗透通量和分离因子最大值分别为1385 g·m ^-2·h ^-1和121。