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Mizrahi Rodriguez K, Lin S, Wu AX, Storme KR, Joo T, Grosz AF, Roy N, Syar D, Benedetti FM, Smith ZP. Penetrant-induced plasticization in microporous polymer membranes. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:2435-2529. [PMID: 38294167 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00235g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
Abstract
Penetrant-induced plasticization has prevented the industrial deployment of many polymers for membrane-based gas separations. With the advent of microporous polymers, new structural design features and unprecedented property sets are now accessible under controlled laboratory conditions, but property sets can often deteriorate due to plasticization. Therefore, a critical understanding of the origins of plasticization in microporous polymers and the development of strategies to mitigate this effect are needed to advance this area of research. Herein, an integrative discussion is provided on seminal plasticization theory and gas transport models, and these theories and models are compared to an exhaustive database of plasticization characteristics of microporous polymers. Correlations between specific polymer properties and plasticization behavior are presented, including analyses of plasticization pressures from pure-gas permeation tests and mixed-gas permeation tests for pure polymers and composite films. Finally, an evaluation of common and current state-of-the-art strategies to mitigate plasticization is provided along with suggestions for future directions of fundamental and applied research on the topic.
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- Katherine Mizrahi Rodriguez
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Restrepo MA, Mohammadifakhr M, Kamp J, Trzaskus K, Kemperman AJB, de Grooth J, Roesink HDW, Roth H, Wessling M. Incorporation of an Intermediate Polyelectrolyte Layer for Improved Interfacial Polymerization on PAI Hollow Fiber Membranes. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:741. [PMID: 37623802 PMCID: PMC10456695 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13080741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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In a single-step spinning process, we create a thin-walled, robust hollow fiber support made of Torlon® polyamide-imide featuring an intermediate polyethyleneimine (PEI) lumen layer to facilitate the integration and covalent attachment of a dense selective layer. Subsequently, interfacial polymerization of m-phenylenediamine and trimesoyl chloride forms a dense selective polyamide (PA) layer on the inside of the hollow fiber. The resulting thin-film composite hollow fiber membranes show high NaCl rejections of around 96% with a pure water permeability of 1.2 LMH/bar. The high success rate of fabricating the thin-film composite hollow fiber membrane proves our hypothesis of a supporting effect of the intermediate PEI layer on separation layer formation. This work marks a step towards the development of a robust method for the large-scale manufacturing of thin-film composite hollow fiber membranes for reverse osmosis and nanofiltration.
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- Maria A. Restrepo
- Chemical Process Engineering AVT.CVT, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstraße 51, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- MST-Membrane Science and Technology Cluster, Department of Science and Technology, Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands (J.d.G.)
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- Chemical Process Engineering AVT.CVT, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstraße 51, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Research and Development, Aquaporin A/S, Nymøllevej 78, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- MST-Membrane Science and Technology Cluster, Department of Science and Technology, Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands (J.d.G.)
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- MST-Membrane Science and Technology Cluster, Department of Science and Technology, Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands (J.d.G.)
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- MST-Membrane Science and Technology Cluster, Department of Science and Technology, Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands (J.d.G.)
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- Chemical Process Engineering AVT.CVT, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstraße 51, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Chemical Process Engineering AVT.CVT, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstraße 51, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Junker M, Regenspurg JA, Valdes Rivera CI, Brinke ET, de Vos WM. Effects of Feed Solution pH on Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Nanofiltration Membranes. ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS 2023; 5:355-369. [PMID: 36660251 PMCID: PMC9841528 DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.2c01542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Over the past decade polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM)-based membranes have gained a lot of interest in the field of nanofiltration (NF) as an alternative to conventional polyamide-based thin film composite membranes. With great variety in fabrication conditions, these membranes can achieve superior properties such as high chemical resistance and excellent filtration performance. Some of the most common polyelectrolytes used to prepare NF membranes are weak, meaning that their charge density depends on pH within the normal window of operation relevant for potential applications (pH 0-14). This might cause a dependency of membrane properties on the pH of filtered solutions, as indicated by other applications of PEMs. In this work, the susceptibility of membrane structure (swelling and surface charge) and performance (permeability, molecular weight cutoff, and salt retention) toward the pH of the filtration solution was studied for four fundamentally different PEM systems: poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC)/poly(sodium-4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS) (strong/strong), poly(allylamine hydrochloric acid) (PAH)/poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) (weak/weak), and PAH/PSS (weak/strong) and PAH/PSS+PAH/PAA (asymmetric). Slight variations in structure and performance of the PDADMAC/PSS-based membranes were observed. On the contrary, structure and performance of PAH/PAA-based membranes are very susceptible to feed solution pH. A continuous change in charge density with variation in pH significantly affects salt retention. An increased swelling at pH 9 translates to variation in permeability and molecular weight cutoff of the membrane. The susceptibility of PAH/PSS-based membranes to pH is less pronounced compared to the PAH/PAA-based membranes since only one of the polyelectrolytes involved is weak. No structural changes were observed, indicating additional specific interactions between the polyelectrolytes other than electrostatic forces that stabilize film structure. A combination of the PAH/PSS and PAH/PAA system (8 + 2 bilayers) also displays a clear dependency of both membrane structure and performance on solution pH, where PAH/PSS is dominating due to a higher bilayer number.
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- Moritz
A. Junker
- Membrane
Science and Technology, University of Twente,
MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AEEnschede, The Netherlands
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- Membrane
Science and Technology, University of Twente,
MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AEEnschede, The Netherlands
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- Membrane
Science and Technology, University of Twente,
MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AEEnschede, The Netherlands
- International
Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic
and Environmental Engineering—IHE, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DADelft, The Netherlands
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- Membrane
Science and Technology, University of Twente,
MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AEEnschede, The Netherlands
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- Membrane
Science and Technology, University of Twente,
MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AEEnschede, The Netherlands
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The pH as a tool to tailor the performance of symmetric and asymmetric layer-by-layer nanofiltration membranes. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Jonkers WA, Cornelissen ER, de Grooth J, de Vos WM. Hollow fiber nanofiltration: From lab-scale research to full-scale applications. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Rezaei M, Hashemifard SA, Abbasi M. On performance of polycarbonate/silica aerogel nanoparticle mixed matrix hollow fiber membrane coated with polydimethylsiloxane for membrane distillation. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.52719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Mohsen Rezaei
- Sustainable Membrane Technology Research Group (SMTRG), Faculty of Petroleum, Gas and Petrochemical Engineering (FPGPE) Persian Gulf University (PGU) Bushehr Iran
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- Sustainable Membrane Technology Research Group (SMTRG), Faculty of Petroleum, Gas and Petrochemical Engineering (FPGPE) Persian Gulf University (PGU) Bushehr Iran
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- Sustainable Membrane Technology Research Group (SMTRG), Faculty of Petroleum, Gas and Petrochemical Engineering (FPGPE) Persian Gulf University (PGU) Bushehr Iran
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Li J, Xiao P, Xu Y, Dong L, Wang Z, Liu F, Shen J, Van der Bruggen B. Collagen Fibril-Assembled Skin-Simulated Membrane for Continuous Molecular Separation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:7358-7368. [PMID: 35025208 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c23811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A skin-simulated thin-film-composite membrane was fabricated using a vacuum-assisted interfacial polymerization method. A negatively charged surface-selective layer on a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) substrate was cross-linked using trimesoyl chloride to form polyamide and polyester with a three-layer structure that was similar to skin. The loading of collagen fibrils assembled on the membrane surface was varied, and a selective layer was obtained, of which the thickness, morphology, and hydrophilicity can be manipulated. The optimal membrane decorated with 0.5 mg of collagen fibril had a selective layer thickness of around 130 nm with pure water permeability up to 84.7 LMH bar-1. Furthermore, the membrane exhibited impressive rejections toward dyes (Congo red with a molecular weight of 696.68 Da: 99.6%, reactive blue 19 with a molecular weight of 626.54 Da: 99.8%, and Coomassie blueG-250 with a molecular weight of 854.02 Da: 98.6%) while high permeations of Na2SO4 and NaCl were achieved. This facile strategy provides a useful guideline for constructing bionic membranes through biomaterials.
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- Jian Li
- Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Singapore Membrane Technology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Science Center for Future Foods, School of Food Science and Technology, International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Chemical Engineering College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001, Leuven 3001, Belgium
- Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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Wang C, Park MJ, Seo DH, Phuntsho S, Gonzales RR, Matsuyama H, Drioli E, Shon HK. Inkjet printed polyelectrolyte multilayer membrane using a polyketone support for organic solvent nanofiltration. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Baig M, Willott JD, de Vos WM. Enhancing the Separation Performance of Aqueous Phase Separation-Based Membranes through Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Coatings and Interfacial Polymerization. ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS 2021; 3:3560-3568. [PMID: 34278307 PMCID: PMC8276274 DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.1c00457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The aqueous phase separation (APS) technique allows membrane fabrication without use of unsustainable organic solvents, while at the same time, it provides extensive control over membrane pore size and morphology. Herein, we investigate if polyelectrolyte complexation-induced APS ultrafiltration membranes can be the basis for different types of nanofiltration membranes. We demonstrate that APS membranes can be used as support membranes for functional surface coatings like thin polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEMs) and interfacial polymerization (IP) coatings. Three different PEMs were fabricated on poly(sodium 4-styrene sulfonate) (PSS) poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) APS ultrafiltration membranes, and only 4.5 bilayers were needed to create nanofiltration membranes with molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) values of 210-390 Da while maintaining a roughly constant water permeability (∼1.7 L·m-2·h-1·bar-1). The PEM-coated membranes showed excellent MgCl2 (∼98%), NaCl (∼70%), and organic micropollutant retention values (>90%). Similarly, fabricating thin polyamide layers on the ultrafiltration PSS-PAH APS membranes by IP resulted in nanofiltration membranes with MWCO values of ∼200 Da. This work shows for the first time that APS membranes can indeed be utilized as excellent support membranes for the application of functional coatings without requiring any form of pretreatment.
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