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Fabrication of pore size controllable polymeric composite membrane using phase change material

Journal

DESALINATION
Volume 299, Issue -, Pages 129-132

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.05.035

Keywords

Polymers; Porous materials; Phase change material; Membrane; Pore size; Lithium leaching

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  1. Kongju National University
  2. Converging Research Center Program through the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology [2011 K000644]

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We demonstrate a new membrane fabrication method based on phase inversion, using an organic phase change material (PCM) as a porogen. Macropores could be generated even when using a small amount of the PCM. The PCM amount and water-bath temperature employed in phase inversion influenced the membrane pore size. The feasibility of using the novel membrane as a polymeric membrane reservoir with lithium-selective inorganic adsorbents for lithium recovery is investigated through leaching measurements. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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