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Ali AKM, Ali MEA, Younes AA, Abo El Fadl MM, Farag AB. Proton exchange membrane based on graphene oxide/polysulfone hybrid nano-composite for simultaneous generation of electricity and wastewater treatment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 419:126420. [PMID: 34166952 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a combined technology for simultaneous generation of electricity and wastewater treatment. In MFC, the proton exchange membrane (PEM) is an essential component affecting electricity generation. In the current study, two proton exchange membranes, namely sulfonated polyethersulfone (SPES) and graphene oxide/sulfonated -polyethersulfone hybrid nanocomposite (GO-SPES), were prepared and characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The collected information confirmed the successful preparation of the membranes. Moreover, contact angle measurements, ion exchange capacity and degree of sulfonation of the prepared membranes were determined. The results showed that the introduction of GO nanoparticles into SPES membrane improved its proton exchange capability and resulted in better performance. The power density and the current generated from SPES membrane were 60 mW/m2 and 425 mA/m2, respectively. For GO-SPES, the obtained power density was 101.2 mW/m2 and the current was 613 mA/m2. Both membranes showed comparable chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency of about 80%; suggesting that the prepared membranes are working efficiently in wastewater treatment as PEMs in MFCs. As a final point, the performance of GO-SPES membrane was compared to the performance of the well-known Nafion® 117 membrane and the results were promising. To conclude, the GO-SPES membrane is an outstanding membrane for use as PEM in MFCs for simultaneous generation of electricity and wastewater treatment.
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- Amira K M Ali
- Egypt Desalination Research Center of Excellence (EDRC) & Hydrogeochemistry Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo 11753, Egypt
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- Egypt Desalination Research Center of Excellence (EDRC) & Hydrogeochemistry Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo 11753, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Egypt Desalination Research Center of Excellence (EDRC) & Hydrogeochemistry Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo 11753, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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Tomasino DV, Wolf M, Farina H, Chiarello G, Feldhoff A, Ortenzi MA, Sabatini V. Role of Doping Agent Degree of Sulfonation and Casting Solvent on the Electrical Conductivity and Morphology of PEDOT:SPAES Thin Films. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13040658. [PMID: 33672105 PMCID: PMC7926741 DOI: 10.3390/polym13040658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) plays a key role in the field of electrically conducting materials, despite its poor solubility and processability. Various molecules and polymers carrying sulfonic groups can be used to enhance PEDOT's electrical conductivity. Among all, sulfonated polyarylether sulfone (SPAES), prepared via homogenous synthesis with controlled degree of sulfonation (DS), is a very promising PEDOT doping agent. In this work, PEDOT was synthesized via high-concentration solvent-based emulsion polymerization using 1% w/w of SPAES with different DS as dopant. It was found that the PEDOT:SPAESs obtained have improved solubility in the chosen reaction solvents, i.e., N, N-dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and, for the first time, the role of doping agent, DS and polymerization solvents were investigated analyzing the electrical properties of SPAESs and PEDOT:SPAES samples and studying the different morphology of PEDOT-based thin films. High DS of SPAES, i.e., 2.4 meq R-SO3-× g-1 of polymer, proved crucial in enhancing PEDOT's electrical conductivity. Furthermore, the DMSO capability to favor PEDOT and SPAES chains rearrangement and interaction results in the formation of a polymer film with more homogenous morphology and higher conductivity than the ones prepared from DMAc, DMF, and NMP.
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- Daniela Valeria Tomasino
- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy; (D.V.T.); (H.F.); (G.C.); (M.A.O.)
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstrasse 3A, 30167 Hannover, Germany; (M.W.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy; (D.V.T.); (H.F.); (G.C.); (M.A.O.)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy
- CRC Materiali Polimerici “LaMPo”, Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy; (D.V.T.); (H.F.); (G.C.); (M.A.O.)
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstrasse 3A, 30167 Hannover, Germany; (M.W.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy; (D.V.T.); (H.F.); (G.C.); (M.A.O.)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy
- CRC Materiali Polimerici “LaMPo”, Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy; (D.V.T.); (H.F.); (G.C.); (M.A.O.)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy
- Correspondence:
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Shi W, Zeng X, Li H, Zhang H, Qin X, Zhou R. Removal of dyes by poly(
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‐phenylene terephthamide)/polyvinylidene fluoride hollow fiber
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blend membranes. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.48569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Wenying Shi
- School of Textiles EngineeringHenan University of Engineering Zhengzhou 450007 People's Republic of China
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- School of Textiles EngineeringHenan University of Engineering Zhengzhou 450007 People's Republic of China
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- School of Textiles EngineeringHenan University of Engineering Zhengzhou 450007 People's Republic of China
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- School of Textiles EngineeringHenan University of Engineering Zhengzhou 450007 People's Republic of China
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- School of Textiles EngineeringHenan University of Engineering Zhengzhou 450007 People's Republic of China
- School of Textiles Science, Donghua University Shanghai 201620 People's Republic of China
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- School of Textiles EngineeringHenan University of Engineering Zhengzhou 450007 People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Textile and Garment Industry of Henan Province, 41 Zhongyuan Road Zhengzhou 450007 People's Republic of China
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Elakkiya S, Arthanareeswaran G, Ismail A, Das DB, Suganya R. Polyaniline coated sulfonated TiO2 nanoparticles for effective application in proton conductive polymer membrane fuel cell. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Zhao C, Nguyen NS, Li X, McCarthy D, Wang H. Tannic acid coating and
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deposition of silver nanoparticles to improve the antifouling properties of an ultrafiltration membrane. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Chen Zhao
- Department of Chemical Engineering Monash University Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Monash University Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Monash University Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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- Environment and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering Monash University Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Monash University Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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Sabatini V, Pifferi V, Checchia S, Rebeccani S, Farina H, Aldo Ortenzi M, Falciola L. A Combined XRD, Solvatochromic, and Cyclic Voltammetric Study of Poly (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) Doped with Sulfonated Polyarylethersulfones: Towards New Conducting Polymers. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:polym10070770. [PMID: 30960695 PMCID: PMC6403848 DOI: 10.3390/polym10070770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite the poor solubility in organic solvents, poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) is one of the most successful conducting polymers. To improve PEDOT conductivity, the dopants commonly used are molecules/polymers carrying sulfonic functionalities. In addition to these species, sulfonated polyarylethersulfone (SPAES), obtained via homogeneous synthesis with different degrees of sulfonation (DS), can be used thanks to both the tight control over the DS and the charge separation present in SPAES structure. Here, PEDOTs having enhanced solubility in the chosen reaction solvents (N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone) were synthesized via a high-concentration solvent-based emulsion polymerization with very low amounts of SPAES as dopant (1% w/w with respect to EDOT monomer), characterized by different DS. The influence of solvents and of the adopted doping agent was studied on PEDOT_SPAESs analyzing (i) the chemical structure, comparing via X-ray diffraction (XRD) the crystalline structures of undoped and commercial PEDOTs with PEDOT_SPAES' amorphous structure; (ii) solvatochromic behavior, observing UV absorption wavelength variation as solvents and SPAES' DS change; and (iii) electrochemical properties: voltammetric peak heights of PEDOT_SPAES cast onto glassy carbon electrodes differ for each solvent and in general are better than the ones obtained for neat SPAES, PEDOTs, and glassy carbon.
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- Valentina Sabatini
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
- CRC Materials & Polymers Laboratory (LaMPo), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
- Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
- CRC Materials & Polymers Laboratory (LaMPo), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
- Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy.
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
- CRC Materials & Polymers Laboratory (LaMPo), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
- Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
- CRC Materials & Polymers Laboratory (LaMPo), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
- Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
- CRC Materials & Polymers Laboratory (LaMPo), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
- Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy.
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Alenazi NA, Hussein MA, Alamry KA, Asiri AM. Modified polyether-sulfone membrane: a mini review. Des Monomers Polym 2017; 20:532-546. [PMID: 29491825 PMCID: PMC5812116 DOI: 10.1080/15685551.2017.1398208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Polyethersulfone has been widely used as a promising material in medical applications and waste-treatment membranes since it provides excellent mechanical and thermal properties. Hydrophobicity of polyethersulfone is considered one main disadvantage of using this material because hydrophobic surface causes biofouling effects to the membrane which is always thought to be a serious limitation to the use of polyethersulfone in membrane technology. Chemical modification to the material is a promising solution to this problem. More specifically surface modification is an excellent technique to introduce hydrophilic properties and functional groups to the polyethersulfone membrane surface. This review covers chemical modifications of the polyethersulfone and covers different methods used to enhance the hydrophilicity of polyethersulfone membrane. In particular, the addition of amino functional groups to polyethersulfone is used as a fundamental method either to introduce hydrophilic properties or introduce nanomaterials to the surface of polyethersulfone membrane. This work reviews also previous research reports explored the use of amino functionalized polyethersulfone with different nanomaterials to induce biological activity and reduce fouling effects of the fabricated membrane.
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- Noof A Alenazi
- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Polymer Chemistry Lab., Faculty of Science, Chemistry Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Gong C, Pinatti L, Lavigne G, Shaw MT, Scola DA. Thermal stability of end-capped and linear sulfonated polyimides, sulfonated polystyrene, and Nafion 117. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.45694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Chenliang Gong
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000 People's Republic of China
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- Polymer Science Program, Institute of Materials Science; University of Connecticut; 97 North Eagleville Road, U-3136, Storrs Connecticut 06269-3136
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- Polymer Science Program, Institute of Materials Science; University of Connecticut; 97 North Eagleville Road, U-3136, Storrs Connecticut 06269-3136
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- Polymer Science Program, Institute of Materials Science; University of Connecticut; 97 North Eagleville Road, U-3136, Storrs Connecticut 06269-3136
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- Polymer Science Program, Institute of Materials Science; University of Connecticut; 97 North Eagleville Road, U-3136, Storrs Connecticut 06269-3136
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Combining control of branching and sulfonation in one-pot synthesis of random sulfonated polyarylethersulfones: effects on thermal stability and water retention. Polym Bull (Berl) 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-017-1933-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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