화학공학소재연구정보센터
Desalination, Vol.365, 355-364, 2015
Preparation and characterization of TiO2-sulfonated polymer embedded polyetherimide membranes for effective desalination application
Nanocomposite polyetherimide/TiO2-sulfonated polymer membranes were fabricated by phase inversion process, using Dimethylacetamide as solvent. The sulfonated polymers such as sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) and sulfonated polyethersulfone (SPES) self-assemble with TiO2 to form resultant hybrid PEI membranes. Such hybrid membranes were characterized by attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, contact angle, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and LCR meter. Among these membranes, TiO2-SPEEK incorporated PEI membrane shows a higher flux of 44.75 L/m(2) h and lesser contact angle value of 61.38 degrees. It is observed that such combination improves the membrane surface functionality. In addition, the filtration of three different electrolytes (NaCl, Na2SO4 and MgSO4) with varying concentrations from 50 to 500 mg/L on resulted membranes was analyzed. It is inferred that an increasing dielectric constant value increased the salt rejection in such membranes. Also, a higher retention coefficient of 0.72 was observed during filtration of Na2SO4 using PEI/SPEEK/TiO2 membrane. Effects of ground water on flux profile and flux reduction ratio in the fabricated membrane were also analyzed and discussions are provided. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.