Pervaporation performance of quaternized poly(vinyl alcohol) and its crosslinked membranes for the dehydration of ethanol

作者：Zhang Qiu Gen; Liu Qing Lin^*; Zhu Ai Mei; Xiong Ying; Ren Lang

来源：Journal of Membrane Science, 2009, 335(1-2): 68-75.

DOI：10.1016/j.memsci.2009.02.039

• Quaternized poly(vinyl alcohol)
• Crosslinking
• Pervaporation
• Ethanol

Quaternized poly(vinyl alcohol) (q-PVA) was synthesized, and crosslinked by glutaraldehyde to reduce the swelling of the q-PVA in an aqueous solution. The structure of the q-PVA and its crosslinked membranes was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, and water contact angle measurements. Pervaporation performance of the membranes was studied by the dehydration of 85 wt% ethanol solution at 50 degrees C. The introduction of quaternary ammonium groups enhanced the hydrophilicity and water permselectivity. The water permeability and permselectivity of the q-PVA membranes increased simultaneously with increasing degree of quaternization (DQ). The crosslinking caused a decrease in swelling and an increase in water permselectivity of the q-PVA membranes. The q-PVA membrane with DQ of 4.035% has a highest water permeability of 12.628 g mu m m(-2) h(-1) kPa(-1), and the crosslinked q-PVA membrane with degree of crosslinking of 3.92% has a highest water permselectivity, of 75.

• 出版日期2009-6-15
• 单位厦门大学