Hybrid polymer/MOF membranes for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration (OSN): chemical modification and the quest for perfection
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Journal Article
Abstract
One of the main challenges in the field of Organic Solvent Nanofiltration (OSN) is to improve the selectivity of membranes, allowing the separation of closely related solutes. This objective might be achieved by constructing membranes with uniform porous structures. Hybrid Polymer/Metal Organic Framework (MOF) membranes were prepared by in-situ growth (ISG) of HKUST-1 within the pores of polyimide membranes. To improve the performances of ISG membranes, chemical modification was performed. Aryl carboxylic acid moieties were introduced to polyimide P84 ultrafiltration membranes allowing coordination of the HKUST-1 directly on to the polymer. Chemically modified ISG membranes outperformed non-modified ISG membranes in both solute retentions and permeance. Retentions of polystyrene solute in acetone were used to calculate theoretical pore size distributions for each of the membranes tested. It was found that the chemically modified ISG membrane had he narrowest calculated pore size distribution.
Date Issued
2016-01-15
Date Acceptance
2016-01-12
Citation
Journal of Membrane Science, 2016, 503, pp.166-176
ISSN
1873-3123
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Start Page
166
End Page
176
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Membrane Science
Volume
503
Copyright Statement
© 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000369494100019&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Grant Number
EP/J014974/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Engineering, Chemical
Polymer Science
Engineering
Hybrid membranes
Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
Metal Organic Frameworks
Chemical modification
Modelling
MIXED-MATRIX MEMBRANES
PORE-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS
ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY
RESISTANT NANOFILTRATION
GAS SEPARATION
FRAMEWORK MEMBRANES
HYDROGEN SEPARATION
POLYIMIDE
TRANSPORT
POLYMERIZATION
Chemical Engineering
03 Chemical Sciences
09 Engineering
Publication Status
Published