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Membranes, Volume 10, Issue 3

March 2020 - 21 articles

Cover Story: The potential of using ionic liquids (ILs) to improve gas separation processes has been demonstrated in recent years. In this work, iongel-based membranes were prepared via fast (<1 min) UV-initiated polymerization of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) in the presence of different ILs with the [C2mim]+ cation and anions such as [TFSI]−, [FSI]−, [C(CN)3]− and [B(CN)4]−. The results showed that the single-pot methodology used to combine PEGDA with high contents of the best-performing ILs is a promising and simple strategy to achieve improved CO2 permeabilities. This offers new possibilities in the design of high-performance iongel membranes for CO2 separation. View this paper
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Articles (21)

  • Article
  • Open Access
73 Citations
6,461 Views
16 Pages

Acid mine drainage is an environmental problem associated with mining operations and activities. Its treatment is essential to achieving environmental sustainability. In this study, a polyethersulphone (PES) membrane infused with chitosan is proposed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,733 Views
13 Pages

Forward osmosis (FO) technology has increasingly attracted attention owing to its low operational energy and low fouling propensity. Despite extensive investigations on FO, very few module-scale FO studies on the operation and design of the FO proces...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
4,675 Views
13 Pages

In this study, a carbon nanotube (CNT)-infused blended polymer membrane was prepared and evaluated for phenol and benzene removal from petroleum industry wastewater. A 25:75 (by weight %) blended polysulfone/polyethersulfone (PSF/PES) membrane infuse...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,665 Views
21 Pages

Synthesis of Silica Membranes by Chemical Vapor Deposition Using a Dimethyldimethoxysilane Precursor

  • S. Ted Oyama,
  • Haruki Aono,
  • Atsushi Takagaki,
  • Takashi Sugawara and
  • Ryuji Kikuchi

Silica-based membranes prepared by chemical vapor deposition of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) on γ-alumina overlayers are known to be effective for hydrogen separation and are attractive for membrane reactor applications for hydrogen-producing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,480 Views
15 Pages

Synthesis and Performance of Aromatic Polyamide Ionenes as Gas Separation Membranes

  • Kathryn E. O’Harra,
  • Irshad Kammakakam,
  • Danielle M. Noll,
  • Erika M. Turflinger,
  • Grayson P. Dennis,
  • Enrique M. Jackson and
  • Jason E. Bara

Here, we report the synthesis and thermophysical properties of seven primarily aromatic, imidazolium-based polyamide ionenes. The effects of varied para-, meta-, and ortho-connectivity, and spacing of ionic and amide functional groups, on structural...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,168 Views
19 Pages

Electromembrane devices are usually operated in two electrical regimes: potentiodynamic (PD), when a potential drop in the system is set, and galvanodynamic (GD), when the current density is set. This article theoretically investigates the current-vo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
6,241 Views
17 Pages

Removal of Dye from a Leather Tanning Factory by Flat-Sheet Blend Ultrafiltration (UF) Membrane

  • Maryam Y. Ghadhban,
  • Hasan Shaker Majdi,
  • Khalid T. Rashid,
  • Qusay F. Alsalhy,
  • D. Shanthana Lakshmi,
  • Issam K. Salih and
  • Alberto Figoli

In this work, a flat-sheet blend membrane was fabricated by a traditional phase inversion method, using the polymer blends poly phenyl sulfone (PPSU) and polyether sulfone (PES) for the ultrafiltration (UF) application. It was hypothesized that addin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,538 Views
31 Pages

Morphology of Thin Film Composite Membranes Explored by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering and Positron-Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy

  • Vitaliy Pipich,
  • Marcel Dickmann,
  • Henrich Frielinghaus,
  • Roni Kasher,
  • Christoph Hugenschmidt,
  • Winfried Petry,
  • Yoram Oren and
  • Dietmar Schwahn

The morphology of thin film composite (TFC) membranes used in reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) water treatment was explored with small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and positron-annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS). The combination...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,419 Views
14 Pages

The Use of Succinonitrile as an Electrolyte Additive for Composite-Fiber Membranes in Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Jahaziel Villarreal,
  • Roberto Orrostieta Chavez,
  • Sujay A. Chopade,
  • Timothy P. Lodge and
  • Mataz Alcoutlabi

In the present work, the effect of temperature and additives on the ionic conductivity of mixed organic/ionic liquid electrolytes (MOILEs) was investigated by conducting galvanostatic charge/discharge and ionic conductivity experiments. The mixed ele...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,450 Views
18 Pages

Influence of Anion Structure on Thermal, Mechanical and CO2 Solubility Properties of UV-Cross-Linked Poly(ethylene glycol) Diacrylate Iongels

  • Ana P. S. Martins,
  • Asier Fdz De Añastro,
  • Jorge L. Olmedo-Martínez,
  • Ana R. Nabais,
  • Luísa A. Neves,
  • David Mecerreyes and
  • Liliana C. Tomé

Iongel-based CO2 separation membranes were prepared by fast (< 1 min) UV-initiated polymerization of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) in the presence of different ionic liquids (ILs) with the [C2mim]+ cation and anions such as [TFSI]&minus...

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