Preparation and characterization of acid and solvent resistant polyimide ultrafiltration membrane

Chengyu Yang, Weixing Xu, Yang Nan, Yiguang Wang*, Congjie Gao, Yunxia Hu, Xianhong Chen

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Abstract

In this study, a new type of polyimide (PI) composite material was synthesized by a two-step method using 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine (TMPDA), 4,4′-methylenedianiline (MDA), and 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA). The PI material was then used to prepare an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane by phase inversion method. The membrane showed a dense surface layer, a porous sublayer, and fully developed finger-like macrovoids at the bottom, which had excellent hydrophilicity and antifouling property. In the recovery experiments with a protein solution, the PI membrane displayed a satisfactory water flux recovery ratio of 90.03%. The PI membrane can operate stably in 1 mol L −1 hydrochloric acid solution, and the retention rate of BSA remains at 93%. In addition, the flux of the membrane is 325.60 L m −2 h −1 and the BSA retention rate the retention rate is still higher than 95% after soaking in various solvents for 7 days.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)278-284
Number of pages7
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume483
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2019

Keywords

  • Acid resistance
  • Antifouling
  • Polyimide
  • Solvent resistance
  • Ultrafiltration membrane

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