期刊
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
卷 635, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119530
关键词
Green solvent; Polyethersulfone; Thin film composite membranes; Substrate; Nanofiltration
资金
- Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund [XMUMRF/2018-C1/IENG/0007]
- Hengyuan International Sdn. Bhd. [EENG/0003]
This study introduces the use of TamiSolve (R) NxG as a green solvent for preparing PESU TFC membranes using nonsolvent induced phase separation. It evaluates the feasibility of using TamiSolve (R) NxG through various parameters and investigates the impact of substrate pore size and hydrophilicity on the surface morphology and PWP of TFC membranes.
The application of thin film composite (TFC) has emerged in aqueous and organic solvent-based membrane separation. However, the fabrication of TFC membrane requires abundant toxic and hazardous solvents, resulting in a process that is not completely green. For the first time, we report here using TamiSolve (R) NxG as a green solvent for the preparation of polyethersulfone (PESU) TFC membranes via nonsolvent induced phase separation. The feasibility study of using TamiSolve (R) NxG as a solvent for PESU membrane fabrication was evaluated by Hansen solubility parameters, ternary phase diagram, physical properties and toxicity. Besides, the impact of substrates on the separation performance of TFC membranes was investigated from the aspects of the morphology, thickness, porosity, pore size, hydrophilicity and pure water permeability (PWP). The substrates with different pore sizes were prepared while the TFC membranes demonstrated a promising separation performance with PWP and NaCl rejections of 0.64-3.54 LMH/bar and 91.4 %-94.1%, respectively. It was found that the pore size and hydrophilicity of the substrates play key roles in determining the surface morphology of TFC, which influences PWP. The fundamentals gained from this study may facilitate the development of TFC membranes using green solvents towards a sustainable membrane fabrication process.
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