Polydopamine-enabled distribution of polysiloxane domains in polyamide thin-film nanocomposite membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes have attracted growing interests for improving the energy efficiency of many chemical separation processes, while well-designed microstructures are essential to acquire high permeation flux, high selectivity and high stability for differen...

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Main Authors: Liu, Jian, Mu, W., Wang, J., Liu, H., Qin, Y., He, J., Guo, F., Li, Y., Cao, X., Zhang, P., Lu, E.
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Published: Pergamon Press 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70987
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author Liu, Jian
Mu, W.
Wang, J.
Liu, H.
Qin, Y.
He, J.
Guo, F.
Li, Y.
Li, Y.
Cao, X.
Zhang, P.
Lu, E.
author_facet Liu, Jian
Mu, W.
Wang, J.
Liu, H.
Qin, Y.
He, J.
Guo, F.
Li, Y.
Li, Y.
Cao, X.
Zhang, P.
Lu, E.
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description © 2018 Elsevier B.V. Thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes have attracted growing interests for improving the energy efficiency of many chemical separation processes, while well-designed microstructures are essential to acquire high permeation flux, high selectivity and high stability for different types of permeates. Herein, a novel strategy to regulate the microstructures and solvent permeation properties of TFN membranes is developed. Hydrophobic polysiloxane domains are proposed to be evenly distributed within hydrophilic polyamide matrix with the mediation of polydopamine nanoparticles (PDNPs). To be specific, PDNPs treated by 3-(triethoxysilyl)- propylamine (APTES) allow PDMS converge on its surface, so as to form nano-sized poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) domains within the active layer of TFN membranes. With polyethyleneimine (PEI) as the aqueous phase monomer during conventional interfacial polymerization (IP), trimesoyl chloride not only acts as the oil phase monomer, but also reacts with the terminal hydroxyl groups of PDMS, facilitating the uniform dispersion of the nanoparticles within the PEI matrix. By tuning the ratio of PDNPs to PDMS, PDMS could be uniformly dispersed within the active layer together with PDNPs, which effectively construct hydrophobic pathways for nonpolar solvents. A maximum permeate flux for n-heptane of 7.9 L m-2h-1bar-1at 10 bar is achieved, along with moderate area swelling (3.16%) and rather low MWCOs (below 400). Meanwhile, these TFN membranes containing PDMS domains still display appropriate permeate fluxes for polar solvents due to the maintenance of hydrophilic pathways, as well as enhanced rejection ability and potential long-term operation stability than the control membranes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-709872018-12-13T09:34:41Z Polydopamine-enabled distribution of polysiloxane domains in polyamide thin-film nanocomposite membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration Liu, Jian Mu, W. Wang, J. Liu, H. Qin, Y. He, J. Guo, F. Li, Y. Li, Y. Cao, X. Zhang, P. Lu, E. © 2018 Elsevier B.V. Thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes have attracted growing interests for improving the energy efficiency of many chemical separation processes, while well-designed microstructures are essential to acquire high permeation flux, high selectivity and high stability for different types of permeates. Herein, a novel strategy to regulate the microstructures and solvent permeation properties of TFN membranes is developed. Hydrophobic polysiloxane domains are proposed to be evenly distributed within hydrophilic polyamide matrix with the mediation of polydopamine nanoparticles (PDNPs). To be specific, PDNPs treated by 3-(triethoxysilyl)- propylamine (APTES) allow PDMS converge on its surface, so as to form nano-sized poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) domains within the active layer of TFN membranes. With polyethyleneimine (PEI) as the aqueous phase monomer during conventional interfacial polymerization (IP), trimesoyl chloride not only acts as the oil phase monomer, but also reacts with the terminal hydroxyl groups of PDMS, facilitating the uniform dispersion of the nanoparticles within the PEI matrix. By tuning the ratio of PDNPs to PDMS, PDMS could be uniformly dispersed within the active layer together with PDNPs, which effectively construct hydrophobic pathways for nonpolar solvents. A maximum permeate flux for n-heptane of 7.9 L m-2h-1bar-1at 10 bar is achieved, along with moderate area swelling (3.16%) and rather low MWCOs (below 400). Meanwhile, these TFN membranes containing PDMS domains still display appropriate permeate fluxes for polar solvents due to the maintenance of hydrophilic pathways, as well as enhanced rejection ability and potential long-term operation stability than the control membranes. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70987 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.05.034 Pergamon Press restricted
spellingShingle Liu, Jian
Mu, W.
Wang, J.
Liu, H.
Qin, Y.
He, J.
Guo, F.
Li, Y.
Li, Y.
Cao, X.
Zhang, P.
Lu, E.
Polydopamine-enabled distribution of polysiloxane domains in polyamide thin-film nanocomposite membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration
title Polydopamine-enabled distribution of polysiloxane domains in polyamide thin-film nanocomposite membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration
title_full Polydopamine-enabled distribution of polysiloxane domains in polyamide thin-film nanocomposite membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration
title_fullStr Polydopamine-enabled distribution of polysiloxane domains in polyamide thin-film nanocomposite membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration
title_full_unstemmed Polydopamine-enabled distribution of polysiloxane domains in polyamide thin-film nanocomposite membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration
title_short Polydopamine-enabled distribution of polysiloxane domains in polyamide thin-film nanocomposite membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration
title_sort polydopamine-enabled distribution of polysiloxane domains in polyamide thin-film nanocomposite membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70987