Roll-to-roll dip coating of three different PIMs for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
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Author(s)
Cook, M
Gaffney, Piers
Peeva, Ludmila
Livingston, Andrew
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
PIM-1, PIM-7, and PIM-8 composite membranes have been fabricated for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration (OSN) on two different support membranes. Both support membranes, PAN and crosslinked Ultem 1000, displayed pore sizes within the range of 20–25 nm as characterised by gas liquid porometry. PIM layers of < 500 nm thickness were formed from dip coating on a roll-to-roll pilot line. The resultant composite membranes exhibited typical MWCOs in the region of 500–800 g mol−1. The quality of coating obtained on the crosslinked Ultem 1000 support membrane was consistently higher for all three PIMs than that obtained on the PAN membrane. The PIM composite membranes coated on to crosslinked Ultem 1000 were stable in a wider range of solvents than those on the PAN support. OSN testing in a model system with isomeric alkane solutes verified that manipulated changes to the molecular architecture of the polymer backbone resulted in a higher separation factor between straight and branched alkane isomers.
Date Issued
2018-07-15
Date Acceptance
2018-04-27
Citation
Journal of Membrane Science, 2018, 558, pp.52-63
ISSN
0376-7388
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
52
End Page
63
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Membrane Science
Volume
558
Copyright Statement
© 2018 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
Shell Global Solutions International BV
Grant Number
PT48173
Subjects
03 Chemical Sciences
09 Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-04-27