ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Salt-filtering properties of several polymeric membranes were investigated at 40 atm. applied pressure. The ultrafilters were classified as ion-excluding or ion-selective membranes according to their ohmic resistance to the ions of the sodium chloride test solution. Membranes containing hydrophilic groups which have a high resistance to both cations and anions are classified as ion-excluding. Polyelectrolyte membranes with high resistance to cations only are considered to be ion-selective. In addition to cellulose acetate, which has been investigated previously, cellulose isobutyrate, cellophane-supported polyvinyl methyl ketone, and cellophane-supported polyvinyl acetate were found to be ion-excluding membranes. The amorphous membranes, polyvinyl methyl ketone and polyvinyl acetate, do not reject salt alone; the cellophane appears to provide a supporting matrix which restricts the interchain distances in the interfacial region. Membranes composed of mixtures of the 1:1 copolymer of methyl vinyl ether and maleic anhydride with polyvinyl alcohol were durable, ion-selective salt filters. Baking these membranes reduced swelling and flow rate and increased salt rejection. Those membranes containing high concentrations of the copolymer were flimsy and required bonding to a cellophane supporting membrane in order to obtain high salt rejection. The effects of process variables on the ultrafiltration properties of the ion-selective membranes were also investigated. The salt rejection by either class of membrane depends on both a high concentration of the required functional groups and restricted interchain distances. Despite differences in the mechanism, each class behaves as a filter, in that the smaller the pores, the more effective the separation and the lower the flow rate.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1960.070041213
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