scholarly journals Effect of Methanol Concentration on the Performance of Asymmetric Cellulose Acetate Reverse Osmosis Membranes Using Dry/Wet Phase Inversion Technique

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ani Idris ◽  
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail ◽  
S. Iswandi ◽  
Simon J. Shilton

Membran asimetrik telah dihasilkan daripada larutan polimer multikomponen yang terdiri daripada selulosa asetat, aseton formamid dan metanol. Dalam kajian ini, teknik fasa balikan kering/basah telah digunakan dan kehadiran metanol dikaji. Selain itu, kajian ini juga mengemukakan isu asas yang terlibat dalam pengubahsuaian larutan tuangan kepingan rata, bagi menghasilkan larutan yang berpotensi untuk digunakan bagi penyediaan membran gentian geronggang, yang mempunyai lapisan memilih yang bebas daripada kecacatan. Pengubahsuaian komposisi larutan multikomponen telah menghasilkan membran osmosis balikan yang berbeza prestasinya. Prestasi membran ditentukan secara uji kaji oleh pemboleh ubah asas seperti fluks air tulen (PWP), kadar kebolehtelapan air garam (PR) dan kadar buangan. Daripada data tersebut, parameter sekunder seperti pemalar kebolehtelapan air tulen (A), parameter pengangkutan bahan larut (DAM /Kδ) dan pekali pemindahan jisim (k) dapat ditentukan. Parameter tersebut adalah penting dalam meramal prestasi membran osmosis balikan dan pencirian morfologi membran. Keputusan uji kaji menunjukkan bahawa kehadiran metonal dalam formulasi larutan polimer telah meningkatkan kadar buangan dan aliran fluks. Nilai (DAM/Kδ) yang lebih rendah bagi larutan rujukan menunjukkan bahawa purata saiz liang pada permukaan membran secara bandingan adalah lebih kecil. Kata kunci: Asimetrik membran; osmosis balikan; selulosa asetat; fasa balikan. Asymmetric membranes were prepared from a multicomponent dope polymer solution consisting of cellulose acetate, acetone, formamide and methanol. In this work, the dry/wet phase inversion technique is used and the presence of methanol is studied. In addition, this work also presents the fundamental issues involved in altering flat sheet casting solutions to produce solutions, potentially useful for preparing hollow fibers within, defect free selective layers. Variations in the composition of multicomponent casting solution resulted in membranes with drastically different reverse osmosis performance. The membrane performance are determined experimentally by primary parameters such as the pure water permeation rate (PWP), salt permeation rate (PR) and rejection rates. From these data, the secondary parameter such as pure water permeability constant (A), solute transport parameter (DAM/Kδ) and mass transfer coefficient (k) are determined. These parameters are important in the prediction of reverse osmosis performance and also in characterising membrane morphology. The results revealed that the presence of methanol in the dope formulation increases the percentage of salt rejection and flux flow. The relatively lower value of (DAM /Kδ) for a reference solute indicates a relatively a relatively smaller average pore size on the membrane surface. Key words: Asymmetric membrane; reverse osmosis; cellulose acetate; dry/wet phase inversion

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajagopalan Mahendran ◽  
Prashant Kumar Bhattacharya

Abstract Charged nanofiltration (NF) membranes were prepared from aminated polysulfone (APSF) via a phase inversion technique, by varying the polymer and solvent weight ratios. A two-step phase inversion technique, adopted for the preparation of NF membranes, involved chloromethylation, and subsequent amination of the polymer, polysulfone (PSF). Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) spectroscopic analyses of the prepared chloromethylated PSF (CPSF) membrane confirmed the incorporation of chloromethylated groups on the polymer backbone. Also, the separation capability of the prepared membranes was evaluated by compaction studies, pure water fluxes (PWF) at different pressures, and hydraulic membrane resistance measurements. Furthermore, scanning electron microscopic (SEM) and atomic force microscopic (AFM) images revealed that the pore size and pore distribution decreased with increase in the polymer weight ratio. In addition, the functionality of the prepared membranes as a nano-filter was analyzed by constructing a stirred batch NF cell and evaluated towards a feed solution containing different concentrations of Cr (III) ions. The performance of the prepared membrane was compared with commercially available (NFT-50) NF membrane.


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Siti Rofiqoh ◽  
Dwi Indarti ◽  
Bambang Piluharto

The aim of recearch is study the effect of MSG in coagulation basin on cellulose acetat membranes properties. It was preparated by phase inversion technique. As the result showed that the higher the concentration of MSG in coagulation basin, which is character of membrane permeability coefficients and lower water flux. Dextran rejection of 11, 40, 100-200, and 500 kDa increased. The morphology analysis has shown that sub layer membranes structure with 2% MSG addition more uniform than 0,5% MSG addition.Keywords: cellulose acetat, phase inversion, MSG, coagulation basin


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