JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 6.578
Xinru Zhang,Tao Zhang,Yonghong Wang,Jinping Li,Chengcen Liu,Nanwen Li,Jiayou Liao
Mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) for CO 2 /N 2 separation were prepared by incorporating nickel-substituted ZIF-8 (Zn/Ni-ZIF-8) into a polyether-block-amide (PEBA2533) polymer, in which the Zn and Ni ions in Zn/Ni-ZIF-8 have different affinities for CO 2 based on π-complexation; these MMMs exhibited exceptional molecular sieving properties compared to ZIF-8-PEBA MMMs. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that Zn/Ni-ZIF-8 nanoparticles were small and uniformly distributed within the PEBA, and attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy revealed good interfacial compatibility between the Zn/Ni-ZIF-8 and PEBA; consequently these MMMs exhibited excellent mechanical properties . The 10% Zn/Ni-ZIF-8-PEBA MMM showed a high CO 2 permeability of 321 Barrer, and a CO 2 /N 2 selectivity of 42.8 at 2 bar; these values were much higher than those of the 10% ZIF-8-PEBA MMM (266 Barrer and 33.8, respectively). We assume that different metal-ion affinities towards CO 2 resulted in the asymmetric adsorption/desorption behaviour of these MMMs, which led to a significantly higher permselectivity for the Zn/Ni-ZIF-8-PEBA MMM. The MMM loaded with 10% Zn/Ni-ZIF-8 exhibited long-term CO 2 -separation-performance stability under mixed-gas conditions, with a CO 2 permeability of 282 Barrer and a CO 2 /N 2 selectivity of 42.7. Moreover, the permselectivity of the 10% Zn/Ni-ZIF-8-PEBA MMM under pure-gas condition surpassed Robeson's upper bound reported in 2008.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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IF 9
Xin-Ru Chen,Heng Mao,Qiu-Ying Zhang,Wei-Min Liu,Shen-Hui Li,Qian-Qian Li,Li-Hao Xu,Yan-Mei Zhang,Xin-Yue Zhang,Jun-Jie Liu,Ao Kou,Zhi-Ping Zhao
Interfacial engineering in mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) is essential to attain superior separation performance and ensure long-term operational stability. In this research, a range of novel MMMs were designed and fabricated for pervaporation (PV) separation of n-butanol/water solution by introducing the MIL-53(Al) particles and three variants (i.e., MIL-53(Al)–NH 2 , MIL-53(Al)–NO 2 , MIL-53(Al)–OH) into PEBA polymer matrix. These four MIL-53(Al) counterparts were synthesized via a microwave-assisted solvothermal method by selectively functionalizing the terephthalic acid linkers with different chemical groups. The functional MIL-53(Al) variants were employed to explore the relationship between membrane microstructures and PV performance by manipulating the interfacial interactions with PEBA matrix. The findings reveal that incorporating MIL-53(Al) variants not only displayed excellent interfacial compatibility and uniform dispersion within PEBA matrix, but also constructed the preferential transport pathways for n-butanol over water molecules. Impressively, in a 1 wt% n-butanol aqueous solution at 40 °C, the resultant membrane attained a permeation flux of 1483.3 g·m -2 ·h -1 and a separation factor of 18.1. Compared to the PEBA/PVDF membrane, the total flux was enhanced by 17.1 %, and the separation factor was improved by 46.4 %. Moreover, the embedding MIL-53(Al) variants boosted thermal and mechanical properties of the membrane, endowing it with considerable potential for practical applications.
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2022
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IF 4.326
Qian Xu,Hongyun Wang,Meng Zhang,Jie Wang,Xiaowei An,Xiaogang Hao,Xiao Du,Zhonglin Zhang,Yongguo Li
Pervaporation technology using PEBA-2533 membranes was investigated to separate a low concentration of pyridine from the ternary mixture of pyridine, water, and NaCl. The experimental results showed that the studied membrane could achieve the enrichment of pyridine and the rejection of NaCl simultaneously. The permeation of pyridine was driven by the temperature and pyridine concentration in the feed solution. The experimental results for the effect of NaCl content on the fluxes correlated with the simulation values of water and pyridine activities. The pyridine activity values increased and water activity decreased on adding NaCl to the feed solution. What is more, it was confirmed that the accumulation of NaCl in the membrane increased with the NaCl concentration, which could influence the flux. According to the results of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, the introduction of NaCl reduced the number of hydrogen bonds between pyridine and water, which was beneficial to the separation. The long-term operation tests for the pervaporation process showed that the poly(ether-block-amide) (PEBA) membrane had excellent stability, which proved the feasibility of pervaporation as an industrial process.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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Zhongxiao Du,Shun Gong,Zijian Yu,Kai Pan,Rui Zhang
In this study, we synthesized and developed a novel desalination pervaporation (PV) composite membrane material. The matrix consisted of customized thermoplastic polyether block-amides (PEBA), and a hydrophilic interpenetrating chemical cross-linking structure was formed by the addition of polyethyleneimine (PEI) and ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EGDE) to make PEBA/PEI/EGDE/PTFE composite membranes. In order to improve the desalination performance, we investigated the effect of changing the ratio of PEI, EGDE and PEBA in the separation layer on the desalination efficiency of the composite PV membrane. Under the optimal conditions, the PEBA/PEI/EGDE/PTFE (M 4-1 ) composite membrane exhibited a water flux of 74.04 ± 0.79 kg/(m 2 ·h), and the salt rejection was maintained at 99.9 % in a 3.5 wt% NaCl solution at 70 °C. The M4-1 composite membrane also exhibited excellent acid-base stability, demonstrating salt removal rates after treatment in solutions at both pH = 2 and pH = 14, with removal exceeding 99.9 % in both cases after 360 h. Additionally, the measured water flux of the M 4-1 composite membrane was 39.84 ± 0.17 kg/(m 2 ·h) at 70 °C and a NaCl concentration of 20 wt%, highlighting its potential for treating high salinity solutions. This study presents a strategy of physical and chemical cross-linking of interpenetrating hydrophilic modified structures, which sheds light on the long-term stable operation of PV desalination membranes and lays the foundation for industrial applications in the concentration and purification of seawater or high salinity water under complex conditions.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2020
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IF 5.774
Rehan Khan,Ihtisham Ul Haq,Heng Mao,Ao-Shuai Zhang,Li-Hao Xu,Hong-Gang Zhen,Zhi-Ping Zhao
Phenol is highly toxic and carcinogenic even at low concentrations. This study focused on preparing high-performance mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) for the pervaporation separation of phenol from its aqueous solution. A highly-efficient zeolitic metal azolate framework, RHO-[Zn(Heim) 2 ] (MAF-6, Heim = 2-ethylimidazole) was incorporated into the polyether block amide (PEBA-2533) supported on the polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ultrafiltration membrane. The MAF-6 was chosen as the filler due to its inherent hydrophobic surfaces and aperture size (7.6 Å), which is larger than the molecular kinetic diameter of phenol (6.6 Å). Effects of the casting solution concentration, active layer thickness, MAF-6 loading, operating temperature, and phenol concentration were systematically investigated. With the increase of the MAF-6 loading ratio X from 0 to 7, the phenol flux of the membrane was gradually enhanced, but the water flux was reduced. For 1000 ppm phenol aqueous solution at 80 °C, MAF-6–7@MMM displayed the optimal separation factor of 25.9 with a phenol flux of 89.2 g∙m −2 ∙h −1 . The pervaporation separation index (PSI) of the MAF-6–7@MMM was 1317.7 kg∙µm∙m −2 ∙h −1 at 80 °C, which was much higher than the PEBA/PVDF membrane (787 kg∙µm∙m −2 ∙h −1 ). Impressively, an increasing feed temperature enhanced the phenol flux more prominently than water, owing to the hydrophobicity and porosity of MAF-6. Consequently, the resultant MAF-6-X@MMMs broke the trade-off limitation between phenol permeability and selectivity. The as-prepared membrane also exhibited exceptional long-term stability, suggesting its prospect of industrial application.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 7.312
Ling Liu,Yanbo Li,Man Xu,Cunwen Wang
Two-dimensional Co ultrathin metal–organic framework nanosheets (Co-UMOFNs) were synthesized and blended into poly (ether block amide) (PEBA) to prepare composite mixed matrix membranes on PVDF supports for the pervaporation of phenol aqueous solution. The membranes were characterized by XRD, ATR-IR, TGA, CA and SEM measurements. Effects of the Co-UMOFNs loading, feed temperature and feed concentration on phenol separation performance were investigated. The results showed that Co-UMOFNs have a two-dimensional layered morphology and have good compatibility with the PEBA. A “brick and mortar” architecture morphology was achieved after incorporating Co-UMOFNs into the PEBA membrane. The amorphous PE segments in the PEBA were turned into a crystalline structure, restricting the motion of PE segments. The filling of Co-UMOFNs slightly improved the thermal stability and hydrophobicity as well. With the increase of the Co-UMOFNs loading from 0% to 40%, the phenol separation factor increased from 27 to 45, and the total flux decreased from 1.2 kg m -2 h - 1 to 0.42 kg m -2 h - 1 , when separation of 1000 ppm phenol solution at 70 °C. The interlayer galleries induced by the Co-UMOFNs stacking increased the tortuosity, and the crystalline structure of the Co-UMOFNs-PEBA improved the energy barriers of water penetration. Therefore the water flux was inhibited and the phenol separation factor increased. Depression of water permeation can be another protocol to prepare high-performance organophilic pervaporation membranes.
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2023
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IF 9.5
Rehan Khan,Wei-Min Liu,Ihtisham Ul Haq,Hong-Gang Zhen,Heng Mao,Zhi-Ping Zhao
Pyridine is generally found in the effluents from the synthesis of paints, rubber chemicals, vitamins, and pesticides. This study focused on improving the pervaporation (PV) performance of polyether block-amide (PEBA-2533) membranes cast on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) substrate, by incorporating the MIL-53 (Al) particles to prepare mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) for pyridine separation from the aqueous solution. MIL-53 (Al) has a larger aperture size (8.5 Å) than the molecular size of the pyridine (6.0 Å), which could allow pyridine molecules to efficiently pass through its channels. The coadjacent MIL-53 particles created relatively continuous permeation pathways for the penetrants in the MMMs, which substantially enhanced the separation performance. Impressively, the resultant MMMs displayed superior pyridine separation performance at complex conditions. At 65 °C and 0.5 wt% pyridine aqueous solution, the separation factor and pyridine flux of PEBA/PVDF membrane were 17.3 and 143.5 g m −2 h −1 , which were improved using MIL-53@PEBA/PVDF MMMs to 48.1 and 226.9 g m −2 h −1 , respectively. Owing to the enhanced pyridine affinity, hydrophobic property, and thermal robustness, the resultant MMMs overcame the inherent trade-off between selectivity and permeability, and also displayed the promising long-term stability. These findings may provide valuable insights for developing novel MMMs with superior separation performance.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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IF 8.6
Zhongming Zhang,Enfang Gou,Zhiying Zhao,Jie Yao
The recovering of phenolic compounds from waste waters is of vital significance owing to their strong toxicity, carcinogenicity and potential biological accumulation. Herein, different organic ligands-functionalized MIL-101 particles were synthesized and introduced into the polyether block amide (PEBA) matrix to construct excellent mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) for the permselective pervaporation of phenol. A range of characterization techniques were employed to investigate the physicochemical properties of these MIL-101 based particles and the resultant membranes. It was found that the incorporation of ligand-modified MIL-101 demonstrated better interfacial compatibility and hydrophobicity than the unmodified MIL-101. The BMIL-101/PEBA-3 membrane exhibited optimum separation factor of 12.47 and corresponding total flux of 1711.71 g·m −2 ·h −1 at 50 °C for a 1000 ppm phenol solution. The separation factor increased by 4.83 % versus FMIL-101/PEBA-3 membrane. However, in comparison to the original PEBA polymer membrane, the total flux and separation factor climbed by 16.96 % and 10.95 %, respectively, whereas the MMMs introducing unfunctionalized MIL-101 (3 wt%) exhibited a reduction in the phenol separation factor. Effects of polymer solution concentration, casting solution thickness, filler content, operating temperature, and phenol concentration on membrane separation performance were explored systematically. What’s more, the BMIL-101/PEBA-3 membrane also presented outstanding long-term stability for 84 h, which also provides novel guidelines to develop high-performance membranes for phenol recovery.
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2025
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IF 9
Hao Zhang,Zhikang Li,Feng Xiao,Huabin Han,Yanhui Wu
High-performance pervaporation membranes play a crucial role in the separation of biobutanol. Graphene oxide (GO) shows remarkable potential in membrane separation applications due to its tunable interlayer channel, good hydrophilicity and excellent surface modifiability. However, the narrow d-spacing between GO layers and the weak interlayer interaction forces impose limitations on its application in alcohol permselective pervaporation. Herein, porous graphene oxide (PGO) was prepared via etching of the surface functional groups. Subsequently, 4-dodecylaniline was covalently grafted with PGO nanosheets to fabricate C12H-PGO/PEBA mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) featuring in-plane and interlayer dual transport channels. The introduction of long alkyl chains not only enlarges the d-spacing of PGO and augments its hydrophobicity but also bolsters the mechanical integrity of the framework. At 40°C, the 1 wt% C12H-PGO/PEBA membrane exhibited a 25.4% increase in separation factor and a 106.9% improvement in permeation flux compared to the pristine PEBA membrane. In addition, the adsorption and diffusion behaviors of GO/PEBA, PGO/PEBA, and C12H-PGO/PEBA were investigated using Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) and Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations. The results reveal that C12H-PGO incorporation enhances affinity toward butanol molecules while suppresses water diffusion, accounting for the improved separation performance. This microstructural modification strategy of GO paves the way for the development of novel butanol pervaporation membrane.
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EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
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2022
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IF 5.546
Xin-Zhu Wang,Jing-Wen Wang,Hou-Qing Wang,Guo-Chao Zhuang,Jian-Bao Yang,Ying-Jie Ma,Yang Zhang,Hua Ren
In this work, to improve the mechanical properties of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), polyether-block-amide elastomer (PEBA) was used to modify it through a blending method. Due to the low compatibility of the two, a polyurethane with one end blocked with an isocyanate group and one end blocked with two epoxy groups was prepared as a compatibilizer, named as E-PU-I. And a series of TPU/PEBA blends with different components were prepared using a torque rheometer, and the effects of E-PU-I on the microstructure, phase interface interaction, rheological properties and mechanical properties of the blends were investigated. It proves that E-PU-I improves the compatibility between TPU and PEBA, resulting in more uniform dispersion of PEBA in TPU and smaller particle size, thus improving the overall performance of the blends. In addition, when the critical E-PU-I content is around 3.2 parts, the mechanical properties of the blends have been significantly improved.
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高分子化学
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2019
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IF 7.015
Wangyang Tang,He Lou,Yifang Li,Xiangbin Kong,Yanhui Wu,Xuehong Gu
This work explored a novel way to modify graphene oxide (GO) with ionic liquid (IL) and incorporate the modified GO into polyether block amide (PEBA) membrane for pervaporation of butanol aqueous solutions. The adsorption properties of GO and ionic liquid N -octylpyridiniunm bis (trifluoromethyl) sulfonyl imide [OPY][Tf2N] modified graphene oxide (IL-GO) for butanol and water were investigated via molecular simulation . Because ionic liquid [OPY][Tf2N] has good butanol affinity and hydrophobicity , the adsorption selectivity of butanol over water by the IL-modified GO increased by about 4 times compared with the pristine GO. Then IL-GO was incorporated into PEBA to fabricate mixed matrix membrane. The membrane was characterized, and the pervaporation performance of the membrane was evaluated. Pervaporation experiments showed that the incorporation of IL-GO is in favour of enhancing the membrane performance. Compared with pristine PEBA membrane, at 35 °C, for 2.5 wt% butanol aqueous solutions, the separation factor and permeation flux of the mixed matrix membrane with 1 wt% content of IL-GO were increased by 31.5% and 18.2%, respectively. Meanwhile, connecting ionic liquid to GO can effectively improve the membrane stability by preventing the loss of ionic liquid in the pervaporation process.
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JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH
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2026
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IF 3.5
Song Xiaobo,Liu Xinyi,Mu Zongjing,Xu Zhongbin,Zhang Cailiang
The growing demand for advanced medical catheters in minimally invasive surgery underscores the importance of optimizing catheter mechanical properties. Although existing studies have explored various multilayer catheters made from different materials and composite designs, research on poly ether ether ketone (PEEK)-based double-layer catheters remains limited. This work developed a PAKD/PEBA double-layer medical catheter utilizing a combination of plasma surface modification and multi-step grafting. The approach enhanced the interlayer peel strength from 0 N to 6.78 N, meeting the bonding requirements for medical catheters. Moreover, compared to a single-layer PEEK catheter with the same dimensions, the bending stiffness of the PAKD/PEBA double-layer catheter was reduced by 39.65% and the torsional stiffness by 34.14%, resulting in improved flexibility and torsional resistance.
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