The Influence of the Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Inclusion Membranes (PIMs) on Zinc Ion Separation from Aqueous Solutions

Witt, Katarzyna; Radzyminska-Lenarcik, Elzbieta; Kosciuszko, Artur; Gierszewska, Magdalena; Ziuziakowski, Kamil

doi:10.3390/polym10020134

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The Influence of the Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Inclusion Membranes (PIMs) on Zinc Ion Separation from Aqueous Solutions

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Katarzyna Witt

^1,*

,

Elzbieta Radzyminska-Lenarcik

^1,*,

Artur Kosciuszko

²,

Magdalena Gierszewska

³

and

Kamil Ziuziakowski

^4,5

¹

Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, UTP University of Sciences and Technology, PL 85326 Bydgoszcz, Poland

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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UTP University of Sciences and Technology, PL 85796 Bydgoszcz, Poland

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Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, PL 87100 Torun, Poland

⁴

Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, PL 61614 Poznan, Poland

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Przedsiebiorstwo Wielobranzowe GALKOR Sp. z o.o., PL 86010 Koronowo, Poland

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Polymers 2018, 10(2), 134; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10020134

Submission received: 30 November 2017 / Revised: 25 January 2018 / Accepted: 26 January 2018 / Published: 30 January 2018

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymeric Membranes)

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The transport of Zn(II) ions across polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs) with acetylacetone (ACAC) or di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (D₂EHPA) as carriers was studied. Polymeric membranes consisting of polyvinylchloride (PVC) as the support, bis(2-ethylhexyl)adipate (DAO) as plasticizer, and ACAC or D₂EHPA as ion carriers were investigated. The highest recovery factors for Zn(II) ions were observed in the case of a membrane containing 20% acac (99.6%) and 60% D₂EHPA (56.3%). The prepared PIMs were examined using atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques. Their mechanical properties were also determined. The influence of membrane morphology and mechanical properties on the zinc transport process was discussed.

Keywords: polymer inclusion membrane; metal ion separation; zinc(II); membrane mechanical properties; membrane morphology

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Witt, K.; Radzyminska-Lenarcik, E.; Kosciuszko, A.; Gierszewska, M.; Ziuziakowski, K. The Influence of the Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Inclusion Membranes (PIMs) on Zinc Ion Separation from Aqueous Solutions. Polymers 2018, 10, 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10020134

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Witt K, Radzyminska-Lenarcik E, Kosciuszko A, Gierszewska M, Ziuziakowski K. The Influence of the Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Inclusion Membranes (PIMs) on Zinc Ion Separation from Aqueous Solutions. Polymers. 2018; 10(2):134. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10020134

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Witt, Katarzyna, Elzbieta Radzyminska-Lenarcik, Artur Kosciuszko, Magdalena Gierszewska, and Kamil Ziuziakowski. 2018. "The Influence of the Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Inclusion Membranes (PIMs) on Zinc Ion Separation from Aqueous Solutions" Polymers 10, no. 2: 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10020134

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Witt, K., Radzyminska-Lenarcik, E., Kosciuszko, A., Gierszewska, M., & Ziuziakowski, K. (2018). The Influence of the Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Inclusion Membranes (PIMs) on Zinc Ion Separation from Aqueous Solutions. Polymers, 10(2), 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10020134

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