CuFe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles to improve the ionic transfer properties of electrodialysis heterogeneous cation exchange membrane

• Published in: Ionics Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 1725 - 1734
• Main Authors: Hosseini, S. M., Aliabadi Farahani, M., Khalili, H., Van der Bruggen, B., Nemati, M., Rajabi, Z., Ahmadi, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cation exchanging; Charge density; Charge transport; Chemical precipitation; Chemical synthesis; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Condensed Matter Physics; Copper ferrite; Electrochemical analysis; Electrochemistry; Electrodialysis; Energy Storage; Fourier transforms; Ion exchange; Magnetic properties; Membranes; Microscopy; Nanoparticles; Optical and Electronic Materials; Organic chemistry; Original Paper; Polyvinyl chloride; Renewable and Green Energy; Scanning electron microscopy; Scanning microscopy; X-ray diffraction; CuFe; nanoparticles; Electrochemical property; Heterogeneous membrane; O; Electrodialysis
• ISSN: 0947-7047; 1862-0760
• DOI: 10.1007/s11581-019-02853-5

Mixed matrix polyvinyl chloride-copper ferrite nanoparticles cation exchange membranes were prepared by casting solution technique. The effect of CuFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles concentration on electrochemical properties of prepared membranes was investigated. The CuFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles were synthesized by chemical precipitation technique. The formation of copper ferrite nanoparticles was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Scanning microscopy images showed uniform distribution of particles in the membrane matrix. Membrane surface hydrophilicity and charge density, membranes potential, transport number (> 97%) and permselectivity (> 96%) were enhanced by using CuFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles in the membrane body. Also, ion exchange capacity and cation flux were increased initially by utilizing CuFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles up to 1 wt% in the casting solution and then followed by a decreasing trend by adding more concentration up to 8 wt%. The PVC-CuFe 2 O 4 membranes displayed lower electrical resistance (< 4 Ω.Cm 2 ) compared to unmodified ones.