Crosslinked poly(ether block amide) composite membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration applications

Poly(ether block amide) – Pebax® – based membranes are well described for gas separation applications. But only a few publications exist for their application in pressure driven liquid applications like ultrafiltration and nanofiltration. Here we use the commercially available Pebax® 1657 for the pr...

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Published inJournal of membrane science Vol. 523; pp. 264 - 272
Main Authors Aburabie, Jamaliah, Peinemann, Klaus-Viktor
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.02.2017
Subjects
1-propanol
acetone
artificial membranes
coatings
crosslinking
differential scanning calorimetry
dimethylformamide
ethanol
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
graphene oxide
nanofiltration
nanosheets
polyacrylonitrile
scanning electron microscopy
solvents
toluene
ultrafiltration
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Summary:Poly(ether block amide) – Pebax® – based membranes are well described for gas separation applications. But only a few publications exist for their application in pressure driven liquid applications like ultrafiltration and nanofiltration. Here we use the commercially available Pebax® 1657 for the preparation of membranes for the filtration of organic solvents. Porous polyacrylonitrile membranes were coated with Pebax® 1657 which was then crosslinked. Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) was used as a crosslinker agent for the coating. Reaction time and crosslinker concentration were optimized for the aimed application. The Pebax® coating and the impact of the TDI on the resulting crosslinked membranes were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). SEM analysis shows a uniform thin coating of the PEBAX that covers the pores of the PAN membranes. FTIR and DSC analysis confirm the crosslinking reaction. Crosslinked Pebax® membranes show high stability toward ethanol propanol, acetone and even dimethylformamide (DMF). In the case of DMF applications, the standard PAN was replaced by crosslinked PAN developed in our laboratory.In order to increase the membranes permeances, graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets were incorporated in the Pebax® coating. These GO containing membranes showed strongly increased permeances for selected solvents.
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ISSN:0376-7388
DOI:10.1016/j.memsci.2016.09.027