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中国化学工程学报 ›› 2021, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6): 332-340.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.11.038

• Materials and Product Engineering • 上一篇    

Effects of coagulation-bath conditions on polyphenylsulfone ultrafiltration membranes

Zhenghui Liu, Jun Xiang, Xiaoli Hu, Penggao Cheng, Lei Zhang, Wei Du, Songbo Wang, Na Tang   

  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brine Chemical Engineering and Resource Eco-utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
  • 收稿日期:2020-07-02 修回日期:2020-10-03 出版日期:2021-06-28 发布日期:2021-08-30
  • 通讯作者: Na Tang
  • 基金资助:
    This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (18JCZDJC37200), Tianjin University of Science & Technology Innovation Fund (2014CXLG11), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Chemistry (201404), Yangtze Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT-17R81), Innovative Research Team of Tianjin Municipal Education Commission (TD13-5008).

Effects of coagulation-bath conditions on polyphenylsulfone ultrafiltration membranes

Zhenghui Liu, Jun Xiang, Xiaoli Hu, Penggao Cheng, Lei Zhang, Wei Du, Songbo Wang, Na Tang   

  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brine Chemical Engineering and Resource Eco-utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
  • Received:2020-07-02 Revised:2020-10-03 Online:2021-06-28 Published:2021-08-30
  • Contact: Na Tang
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (18JCZDJC37200), Tianjin University of Science & Technology Innovation Fund (2014CXLG11), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Chemistry (201404), Yangtze Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT-17R81), Innovative Research Team of Tianjin Municipal Education Commission (TD13-5008).

摘要: Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) ultrafiltration membrane with different structures was prepared by nonsolvent-induced phase separation. The effects of coagulation bath conditions (concentration and temperature) on membrane morphology, pure water flux, pore size, porosity, and contact angle were studied and discussed based on ternary-phase diagrams. Results indicated that water had stronger coagulant power than ethanol, and that the morphology of the membrane prepared from the polyphenylsulfone/1-methyl- 2-pyrrolidinone/H2O (PPSU/NMP/H2O) system had finger-like structures. Conversely, sponge-like structures were observed for the PPSU/NMP/(NMP-H2O) and PPSU/NMP/(70NMP-EtOH-H2O) systems. Ethanol also greatly influenced on membrane structures. According to the Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) image, the composition (mass fraction) of casting solution is 16% PPSU-84% NMP and the coagulation bath consisting of 70% NMP-26% H2O-4% C2H5OH. Meanwhile, the PPSU ultrafiltration membrane with spong-like was prepared under 8 ℃ coagulation bath. The formation of sponge-like structure reduces the pure water flux of ppsu membrane from 488.39 L·m-2·h-1 to 36.04 L·m-2·h-1. It also reduces the gas permeability, porosity, and pore size of the membrane. The addition of ethanol and NMP into the coagulation bath increases the roughness of the PPSU ultrafiltration membrane and reduces the hydrophilicity of the membrane.

关键词: PPSU ultrafiltration membrane, Ternary-phase diagram, Coagulation bath conditions, Sponge-like structures

Abstract: Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) ultrafiltration membrane with different structures was prepared by nonsolvent-induced phase separation. The effects of coagulation bath conditions (concentration and temperature) on membrane morphology, pure water flux, pore size, porosity, and contact angle were studied and discussed based on ternary-phase diagrams. Results indicated that water had stronger coagulant power than ethanol, and that the morphology of the membrane prepared from the polyphenylsulfone/1-methyl- 2-pyrrolidinone/H2O (PPSU/NMP/H2O) system had finger-like structures. Conversely, sponge-like structures were observed for the PPSU/NMP/(NMP-H2O) and PPSU/NMP/(70NMP-EtOH-H2O) systems. Ethanol also greatly influenced on membrane structures. According to the Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) image, the composition (mass fraction) of casting solution is 16% PPSU-84% NMP and the coagulation bath consisting of 70% NMP-26% H2O-4% C2H5OH. Meanwhile, the PPSU ultrafiltration membrane with spong-like was prepared under 8 ℃ coagulation bath. The formation of sponge-like structure reduces the pure water flux of ppsu membrane from 488.39 L·m-2·h-1 to 36.04 L·m-2·h-1. It also reduces the gas permeability, porosity, and pore size of the membrane. The addition of ethanol and NMP into the coagulation bath increases the roughness of the PPSU ultrafiltration membrane and reduces the hydrophilicity of the membrane.

Key words: PPSU ultrafiltration membrane, Ternary-phase diagram, Coagulation bath conditions, Sponge-like structures