Abstract
Hydrophilic membranes composed of polyphenylsulfone (PPSU)/polyethylene glycol hexadecyl ether (Brij-58), with noticeable properties and performance in the filtration of dye solution, were prepared for the first time. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images were utilized to examine the morphology of the obtained membranes. Attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectra, water contact angle, water uptake capacity, and tensile properties of the membranes confirmed that Brij-58 remained in the structure of the obtained membranes due to the high molecular weight of the additive. Higher water contact angle and water uptake capacity obtained with increasing the Brij-58 concentration showed enhanced membrane hydrophilicity. The addition of Brij-58 and increasing its concentration was followed by a constant increase in pure water flux (PWF) and antifouling property of the membrane. According to the results, the incorporation of 10 wt% Brij-58 into the polymeric solution contributed to almost 54-fold higher water flux and approximately 36% higher flux recovery ratio (FRR), while the rejection of disperse blue was only slightly reduced.
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Abbreviations
- A:
-
membrane area in the wet state [cm2]
- Aeff :
-
effective membrane area [m2]
- ATR-FTIR:
-
attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared
- Brij-58:
-
polyethylene glycol hexadecyl ether
- BSA:
-
bovine serum albumin
- C f :
-
dye concentration in the feed [ppm]
- C p :
-
dye concentration in the permeate [ppm]
- FRR:
-
flux recovery ratio [%]
- HLB:
-
hydrophilic-lipophilic balance
- J0 :
-
pure water flux before BSA filtration [L/m2h]
- J1 :
-
pure water flux after BSA filtration [L/m2h]
- NMP:
-
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
- PAN:
-
polyacrylonitrile
- PEG:
-
polyethylene glycol
- PES:
-
polyethersulfone
- PI:
-
polyimide
- PPSU:
-
polyphenylsulfone
- PSU:
-
polysulfone
- PVDF:
-
polyvinylidene fluoride
- PVP:
-
polyvinylpyrrolidone
- PWF:
-
pure water flux [L/m2h]
- R:
-
rejection [%]
- SEM:
-
scanning electron microscopy
- sPPSU:
-
sulfonated polyphenylsulfone
- At:
-
filtration time [h]
- TMP:
-
transmembrane pressure [bar]
- V:
-
permeate volume [L]
- W:
-
weight of the membrane sample after immersion in water [g]
- W0 :
-
weight of the membrane sample before immersion in water [g]
- WC:
-
water content [%]
- W d :
-
weight of the dry membrane sample [g]
- W w :
-
weight of the wet membrane sample [g]
- ε :
-
membrane porosity [%]
- δ :
-
thickness of the membrane in the wet state [cm]
- ρ w :
-
density of pure water [g/cm3]
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Rastegar, B., Saljoughi, E., Mousavi, S.M. et al. Polyphenylsulfone/polyethylene glycol hexadecyl ether blend membranes with enhanced surface hydrophilicity for high-performance nanofiltration of dye solution. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 39, 2465–2473 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-022-1144-x
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