Improving the Separation Properties of Polybenzimidazole Membranes by Adding Acetonitrile for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Membrane Fabrication
2.3. Membrane Characterization
2.4. OSN Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effects of MeCN Concentration
3.1.1. Membrane Morphology
3.1.2. OSN Performance of PBI Membranes
3.2. Crosslinking Effect on Membrane Properties
3.2.1. FT-IR/XPS Analysis
3.2.2. Membrane Morphology
3.2.3. OSN Performance of Crosslinked Membranes
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Membrane | Materials | DBX Crosslink | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
PBI (wt%) | DMAc (wt%) | MeCN (wt%) | ||
M1 | 18 | 82 | 0 | No |
M1-X | 18 | 82 | 0 | Yes |
M2 | 18 | 72 | 10 | No |
M2-X | 18 | 72 | 10 | Yes |
M3 | 18 | 67 | 15 | No |
M3-X | 18 | 67 | 15 | Yes |
M4 | 18 | 62 | 20 | No |
M4-X | 18 | 62 | 20 | Yes |
Materials | Hansen Solubility Parameter (MPa0.5) | RHSP (Mpa0.5) | Boiling Point (°C) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
δd | δp | δh | δS-P | ||
PBI | 20.4 | 6.6 | 7.5 | - | - |
DMAc | 16.8 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 165 |
MeCN | 15.3 | 18.0 | 6.1 | 16.0 | 82 |
Membrane | Ethanol Permeance (L m−2 h−1 bar−1) | Solute | Rejection (%) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
PBI/MeCN-DBX | 2.7 | PPG (366 g/mol) | 96.56 | This work |
MPF-50 a | 4.2 | Raffinose (504 g/mol) | 41 | [48] |
STAPMEMTM 122 a | 2.4 | Sudan black (456 g/mol) | 94.1 | [49] |
DuraMem® 300 a | 0.3 | Methyl orange (327 g/mol) | 94.5 | [50] |
PEI2K-GA | 1.4 | Methyl orange (327 g/mol) | 89.6 | [50] |
PBI-PXDC | 0.3 | Crystal violet (408 g/mol) | 75.7 | [24] |
PBI-50sPPSU-DBX-HPEI25k | 4.24 | Tetracycline (444 g/mol) | 83 | [51] |
PBI-NGDGE | 19 | Methyl orange (327 g/mol) | 14.12 | [52] |
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Won, G.Y.; Park, A.; Yoo, Y.; Park, Y.-I.; Lee, J.-H.; Kim, I.-C.; Cho, Y.H.; Park, H. Improving the Separation Properties of Polybenzimidazole Membranes by Adding Acetonitrile for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration. Membranes 2023, 13, 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13010104
Won GY, Park A, Yoo Y, Park Y-I, Lee J-H, Kim I-C, Cho YH, Park H. Improving the Separation Properties of Polybenzimidazole Membranes by Adding Acetonitrile for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration. Membranes. 2023; 13(1):104. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13010104
Chicago/Turabian StyleWon, Ga Yeon, Ahrumi Park, Youngmin Yoo, You-In Park, Jung-Hyun Lee, In-Chul Kim, Young Hoon Cho, and Hosik Park. 2023. "Improving the Separation Properties of Polybenzimidazole Membranes by Adding Acetonitrile for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration" Membranes 13, no. 1: 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13010104