Journal
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
Volume 362, Issue 1-2, Pages 374-383Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.06.064
Keywords
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs); Brominated polyphenylene oxide (BPPO); Dry-wet phase inversion; Hydrophilicity
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- National Science of Foundation of China (NSFC) [20876028, 20934002, 20774022]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2005CB623800, 2009CB930000]
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Novel ultrafiltration membranes were prepared by incorporating multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) Into a matrix of brominated polyphenylene oxide (BPPO) and using triethanolamine (TEOA) as the crosslinking agent The membranes exhibited not only high permeability and hydrophilicity but also excellent separation performance and chemical stability Furthermore, the water permeability increased as the weight fraction of MWNTs Increased, reaching a maximum of 487 L/m(2) h at 5 wt% of MWNTs, while maintaining a 94% membrane rejection rate to egg albumin The addition of TEOA into the BPPO/MWNTs casting solution might result in an increase in water permeation rate of membrane if the amount of TEOA exceeded a threshold value, however, the membrane rejection rate was essentially constant despite increasing the molar fraction of TEOA in the casting solution. Using an adequate amount of MWNTs and a proper TEOA/BPPO ratio, it is feasible to make MWNTs/polymer ultrafiltration membranes with both high permeation flux and excellent selectivity (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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