JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2025
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IF 2.8
Zhijiang Sun,Yumeng Wang,MeiMei Yu,Yuan Li,Dahui Wang,Zehua Yin,Fen Ran
Wastewater contaminants can be effectively removed using membrane separation technology, and polyacrylonitrile, a polymer with strong thermal and chemical durability, has been employed extensively in developing water treatment membranes. Typically, bare polymer membranes face numerous challenges, including low permeate flux and poor separation capacity, so researchers have used modification maneuvers such as adding polymers and inorganic and other modified materials as additives to overcome these challenges. However, the cost issues of membrane development, reproducibility, and whether they have the potential for large-scale industrial production are often overlooked. This study uses polyacrylonitrile as the polymer matrix, polyvinylpyrrolidone as the modifier, and 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone as the solvent to prepare hybrid ultrafiltration membranes utilizing the impregnation-submerged phase transition method. A polymeric membrane with high permeate flux (pure water permeate flux up to 693.7 L m −2 h −1 ) and good separation ability (BSA retention up to 89.6%) can be made by altering the casting solution's polymer matrix and modifier ratio. The membrane made by scraping and coating it with this cast membrane solution using an automatic coating machine also maintains good reproducibility (pure water permeate flux up to 683.5 L m −2 h −1 and BSA retention up to 86.6%). These results suggest that changing the blending ratio of the cast membrane solution provides a relevant idea for developing polyacrylonitrile ultrafiltration membranes with industrialization prospects.
研究领域:
膜科学
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高分子科学
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水处理技术
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化学工程
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材料科学
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产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2019
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IF 7.149
Jiexu Ye,Chenkai Jiang,Han Chen,Yao Shen,Shihan Zhang,Lidong Wang,Jianmeng Chen
The biphasic solvent-based absorption process has been regarded as a promising alternative to the monoethanolamine (MEA)-based process because of its high absorption capacity, phase separation behavior, and potential for conserving energy for CO2 capture. A trade-off between the absorption capacity and phase separation ratio is critical for developing an advanced biphasic solvent. Typically, water content in the biphasic solvent can be manipulated to tune the phase separation behavior. To explore the relationship between water content and phase separation behavior, an inert organic solvent, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, was added as a substitute for water in a biphasic solvent, specifically a triethylenetetramine (TETA) and 2-(diethylamino)ethanol (DEEA) blend. Moreover, the water content−kinetics and thermodynamics relationships were also evaluated. Experimental results revealed that reducing the water content was beneficial for phase separation but adverse for adsorption capacity. Kinetic analysis indicated that the water content did not significantly affect the rate of CO2 absorption at a rich loading. Furthermore, the regeneration heat decreased with the water content. The regeneration heat of TETA–DEEA with a water content of 20 wt % was almost 50% less than that of MEA solution. 13C nuclear magnetic resonance analysis revealed that the water content did not affect the reaction mechanism between CO2 and amines.
研究领域:
化学工程
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环境科学
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能源技术
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PubMed
高影响因子
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2020
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IF 7.864
Chenkai Jiang,Han Chen,Junliang Wang,Yao Shen,Jiexu Ye,Shihan Zhang,Lidong Wang,Jianmeng Chen
A biphasic solvent features high absorption capacity and low heat duty for CO2 capture. Phase separation behavior is essential to cut down energy penalty. Four phase splitting agents with different hydrophobicities, such as 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (DMI), 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP), N,N-dimethylformamide, and sulfolane, were dosed to biphasic solvents, triethylenetetramine and 2-(diethylamino)ethanol. Experimental results revealed that they can tune the phase separation behavior during CO2 absorption. Generally, under the same CO2 loading, the volume ratio of the rich phase increased with their hydrophobicity (log P), which accounts for over 50%. Moreover, their influences on absorption capacity, kinetics, and thermodynamics were also investigated. After dosing NMP, the heat duty was decreased by 22%. Furthermore, a phase splitting agent with a positive log P was more conducive to reducing the heat duty, and one with a negative log P enhanced the absorption rate. With DMI, the absorption rate was 114% higher than that of MEA at rich loading. The 13C NMR analysis showed that the agents were not involved in CO2 absorption and did not affect the reaction mechanism. Furthermore, quantum calculation was used to verify the reaction mechanism, confirming that the phase splitting agent increases the reaction equilibrium constant and makes it proceed more thoroughly.
研究领域:
化学工程
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环境科学
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材料科学
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产品关联
DOI
PubMed
高影响因子
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