A chemical imidization method to avoid pore collapsing and selective layer thickening of PMDA-ODA polyimide nanofiltration membranes

作者：Zhang, Rui; Xue, Jingjing; Li, Yuan; Cao, Bing^*; Li, Pei^*

来源：Desalination and Water Treatment, 2018, 115: 33-44.

DOI：10.5004/dwt.2018.22470

• PMDA-ODA polyimide
• Nanofiltration
• Chemical imidization
• Non-woven substrate
• Flat sheet composite membrane

To suppress pore collapsing and selective layer thickening of Poly (pyromellitic dianhydride-co-4,4'-oxydianiline) (PMDA-ODA) nanofiltration (NF) membrane during imidization, we proposed a novel two step method. Specifically, a PMDA-ODA polyamic acid (PAA) polymer dope was cast on top of a non-woven polyester fabric and then underwent non-solvent induced phase inversion to form a PMDA-ODA PAA membrane. The membrane was subsequently dried by solvent exchange and chemically imidized to form PMDA-ODA PI membrane. Compared with the thermally imidized PMDA-ODA PI membrane, which had a thick selective layer of 14.5 mu m and pure water permeability of 1.5 L/(m(2).h.bar), membrane fabricated using the new method had a thinner selective layer of 1.04 mu m and 7 times higher pure water permeability of 10.4 L/(m(2).h.bar) without losing rejections. Other than that, the NF membrane also showed good separation properties in organic solvent systems. It showed rejections of 87%similar to 95% to Rose Bengal in DMF, THF, and DMSO, with stable permeabilities of 6.1-8.0 L/(m(2).h.bar), at a trans-membrane pressure of 20 bar for at least 24 h. Therefore, the PMDA-ODA PI membranes had great potential for NF in both water and organic solvent systems.

• 出版日期2018-5
• 单位北京化工大学