Effect of Precipitation Temperature on the Properties of Cellulose Ultrafiltration Membranes Prepared via Immersion Precipitation with Ionic Liquid as Solvent

• Published in: Membranes (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 4; p. 87
• Main Authors: Nevstrueva, Daria, Pihlajamäki, Arto, Nikkola, Juha, Mänttäri, Mika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 25.09.2018; MDPI
• Subjects: Acid resistance; Atomic force microscopy; Cellulose; Chemical precipitation; Coagulation; coagulation bath temperature; Contact angle; Foreign exchange rates; Fouling; Humic acids; Immersion; immersion precipitation; ionic liquid; Ionic liquids; Membranes; Molecular weight; Morphology; Optimization; Polymers; Scanning electron microscopy; Solvents; Submerging; Ultrafiltration; Water purification; Wettability; United States > US; Sweden; Germany; ionic liquid; coagulation bath temperature; cellulose; ultrafiltration; immersion precipitation
• ISSN: 2077-0375; 2077-0375
• DOI: 10.3390/membranes8040087

Supported cellulose ultrafiltration membranes are cast from a cellulose-ionic liquid solution by the immersion precipitation technique. The effects of coagulation bath temperature and polymer concentration in the casting solution on the membrane morphology, wettability, pure water flux, molecular weight cut-off, and fouling resistance are studied. Scanning electron microscopy, contact angle measurements, atomic force microscopy, and filtration experiments are carried out in order to characterise the obtained ultrafiltration cellulose membranes. The results show the effect of coagulation bath temperature and polymer concentration on the surface morphology and properties of cellulose ultrafiltration membranes. Optimisation of the two parameters leads to the creation of dense membranes with good pure water fluxes and proven fouling resistance towards humic acid water solutions.