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Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 80 ›› Issue (4): 11-23.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2025.01.006

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Controllable prepared PDMS/SiO2/PVDF membrane for the separation of gaseous peppermint aromatic water

Qin Liu1, Yan Wang1, Zhi Guo1, Siyuan Wu1, Wancheng Li1, Chuanrun Li1,2, Bo Wu1   

  1. 1 School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology Research Center, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China;
    2 Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Preparation Technology and Application, Hefei 230012, China
  • Received:2024-10-22 Revised:2025-01-06 Accepted:2025-01-07 Online:2025-03-07 Published:2025-04-28
  • Contact: Chuanrun Li,E-mail:crli@ahtcm.edu.cn;Bo Wu,E-mail:wubo@ahtcm.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22478007), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFB3805100), and the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (2023AH050728).

Controllable prepared PDMS/SiO2/PVDF membrane for the separation of gaseous peppermint aromatic water

Qin Liu1, Yan Wang1, Zhi Guo1, Siyuan Wu1, Wancheng Li1, Chuanrun Li1,2, Bo Wu1   

  1. 1 School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology Research Center, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China;
    2 Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Preparation Technology and Application, Hefei 230012, China
  • 通讯作者: Chuanrun Li,E-mail:crli@ahtcm.edu.cn;Bo Wu,E-mail:wubo@ahtcm.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22478007), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFB3805100), and the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (2023AH050728).

Abstract: One of the main challenges in oil-water separation of traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) is to obtain essential oils from the aromatic water of TCM. In this study, silicon dioxide/polyvinylidene fluoride (SiO2/PVDF) membranes were prepared using nonsolvent induce phase separation. Then polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) was coated to obtain PDMS/SiO2/PVDF membranes. Separated essential oils and water from aromatic water in the gaseous state by vapor permeation membrane separation technology. The relationship between membrane structure and membrane separation effect was investigated. Response surface methodology was used to develop a quadratic model for the separation factor, membrane permeation separation index and membrane preparation process. The optimal process parameters for the membrane separation were 12.31% (mass) concentration of PVDF solution, 9.6% (mass) of N,N-dimethylacetamide in the solidification bath, and 0.2 g hydrophobic nano-SiO2 incorporation, with a separation factor of 14.45, and a membrane flux of 1203.04 g·m-2·h-1. Compared with the PDMS/PVDF membranes, the separation factor and membrane flux were increased by 68.59% and 3.46%, respectively. Compared with the SiO2/PVDF membranes, the separation factor and membrane flux were increased by 478% and 79.33%, respectively. Effectively mitigated the limitations of traditional polymer membrane material performance affected by the “trade-off” effect. Attenuated total internal reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, contact angle, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy were used to characterize the PDMS/SiO2/PVDF membranes, and gas chromatography was used to characterize the permeate. In addition, the contents of L-menthol, L-menthone, menthyl acetate and limonene in the permeate, conformed to the European Pharmacopoeia standards. This study provided an effective preparation strategy of a feasible hydrophobic powder polymer membrane for the separation of essential oils from gaseous peppermint aromatic water.

Key words: Hydrophobic nano-SiO2, Vapor permeable membrane, Peppermint aromatic water, Gaseous separation, Response surface method

摘要: One of the main challenges in oil-water separation of traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) is to obtain essential oils from the aromatic water of TCM. In this study, silicon dioxide/polyvinylidene fluoride (SiO2/PVDF) membranes were prepared using nonsolvent induce phase separation. Then polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) was coated to obtain PDMS/SiO2/PVDF membranes. Separated essential oils and water from aromatic water in the gaseous state by vapor permeation membrane separation technology. The relationship between membrane structure and membrane separation effect was investigated. Response surface methodology was used to develop a quadratic model for the separation factor, membrane permeation separation index and membrane preparation process. The optimal process parameters for the membrane separation were 12.31% (mass) concentration of PVDF solution, 9.6% (mass) of N,N-dimethylacetamide in the solidification bath, and 0.2 g hydrophobic nano-SiO2 incorporation, with a separation factor of 14.45, and a membrane flux of 1203.04 g·m-2·h-1. Compared with the PDMS/PVDF membranes, the separation factor and membrane flux were increased by 68.59% and 3.46%, respectively. Compared with the SiO2/PVDF membranes, the separation factor and membrane flux were increased by 478% and 79.33%, respectively. Effectively mitigated the limitations of traditional polymer membrane material performance affected by the “trade-off” effect. Attenuated total internal reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, contact angle, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy were used to characterize the PDMS/SiO2/PVDF membranes, and gas chromatography was used to characterize the permeate. In addition, the contents of L-menthol, L-menthone, menthyl acetate and limonene in the permeate, conformed to the European Pharmacopoeia standards. This study provided an effective preparation strategy of a feasible hydrophobic powder polymer membrane for the separation of essential oils from gaseous peppermint aromatic water.

关键词: Hydrophobic nano-SiO2, Vapor permeable membrane, Peppermint aromatic water, Gaseous separation, Response surface method