Pervaporation properties of EC membranes modified by aliphatic hyperbranched polyester

Wei Xin, Yunjun Luo*, Xuejing Song, Jingru Liu, Yin Yang, Yong Lv, Yongbin Jiu

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Abstract

Pervaporation membranes containing hyperbranched polymer were prepared from the blends of ethyl cellulose (EC) and hyperbranched polyester (HBPE). The FT-IR analysis indicated that the interactions between EC and HBPE decreased as increasing the generation of HBPE. The membrane containing HBPE (EC-HBPE) showed both higher sorption ratio and selectivity than pure EC membrane. The effects of HBPE content as well as temperature of feed solutions on the membrane performance were investigated in detail. The EC-HBPE membrane exhibited much higher permeate flux than the EC membrane, while the separation factor maintained at same level.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)592-598
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Membrane Science
Volume325
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2008

Keywords

  • Benzene/cyclohexane
  • Blend
  • Ethyl cellulose
  • Hyperbranched polyester
  • Pervaporation

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