Polyamide Membranes Modified by Carbon Nanotubes: Application for Pervaporation

New polymer nanocomposites consist of poly(phenylene isophtalamide) (PA) modified by carbon nanotubes (CNT) were obtained by the solid state interaction method to prepare dense membranes. The investigation of the PA/CNT nanocomposites was made by Raman spectroscopy. The morphology of the dense membrane was analyzed by SEM. The transport properties of the dense polyamide membranes modified by 2 and 5wt% CNT were studied in pervaporation of methanol/ methyl tert-butyl ether mixture. It was shown that the selectivity with respect to methanol and permeability were the highest for membranes containing 2wt% CNT as compared to membranes of pure PA and containing 5wt% CNT. To analyze transport properties the sorption tests and contact angle measurements were employed.