Preparation and characterization of TiO2-sulfonated polymer embedded polyetherimide membranes for effective desalination application

Y. Lukka Thuyavan; N. Anantharaman; G. Arthanareeswaran; A. F. Ismail; R. V. Mangalaraja

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2015.03.004

Preparation and characterization of TiO₂-sulfonated polymer embedded polyetherimide membranes for effective desalination application

Y. Lukka Thuyavan, N. Anantharaman, G. Arthanareeswaran^*, A. F. Ismail, R. V. Mangalaraja

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Abstract

Nanocomposite polyetherimide/TiO₂-sulfonated polymer membranes were fabricated by phase inversion process, using Dimethylacetamide as solvent. The sulfonated polymers such as sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) and sulfonated polyethersulfone (SPES) self-assemble with TiO₂ to form resultant hybrid PEI membranes. Such hybrid membranes were characterized by attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, contact angle, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and LCR meter. Among these membranes, TiO₂-SPEEK incorporated PEI membrane shows a higher flux of 44.75L/m²h and lesser contact angle value of 61.38°. It is observed that such combination improves the membrane surface functionality. In addition, the filtration of three different electrolytes (NaCl, Na₂SO₄ and MgSO₄) with varying concentrations from 50 to 500mg/L on resulted membranes was analyzed. It is inferred that an increasing dielectric constant value increased the salt rejection in such membranes. Also, a higher retention coefficient of 0.72 was observed during filtration of Na₂SO₄ using PEI/SPEEK/TiO₂ membrane. Effects of ground water on flux profile and flux reduction ratio in the fabricated membrane were also analyzed and discussions are provided.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	355-364
Number of pages	10
Journal	Desalination
Volume	365
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2015.03.004
State	Published - 1 Jun 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Electrolytes
Ground water
Low transmembrane pressure
Polyetherimide
Sulfonated polymer
TiO

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General Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering
General Materials Science
Water Science and Technology
Mechanical Engineering

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