Water and salt transport properties of pentiptycene-containing sulfonated polysulfones for desalination membrane applications

Wang, Tao; Gao, Feng; Li, Si; Phillip, William A.; Guo, Ruilan

doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119806

Water and salt transport properties of pentiptycene-containing sulfonated polysulfones for desalination membrane applications

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Journal of Membrane Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119806· OSTI ID:1977437

Wang, Tao ^[1]; Gao, Feng ^[2]; Li, Si ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[2]

University of Notre Dame, IN (United States); OSTI
University of Notre Dame, IN (United States)

A series of pentiptycene-containing disulfonated polysulfone copolymers (PENT-BP) were synthesized via condensation polymerization. Water and salt transport properties (solubility, diffusivity and permeability) were characterized for acid-form membranes (PENT-BP(H)) and compared with triptycene-based sulfonated polysulfones (TRP-BP(H)) and a non-iptycene-containing 4,4'-biphenol-based series (BPS(H)) of polysulfones to investigate the effect of pentiptycene on membrane performance. At comparable water content, the PENT-BP(H) exhibited increased water and salt permeability due to the additional free volume introduced by the pentiptycene units. Enhanced water/salt permeability selectivity of PENT-BP(H) series was also observed due to a significantly higher diffusivity selectivity. At comparable water permeance (P_w^D ~ 8 X 10^-6 cm²/s), the salt rejection of PENT-BP (H) copolymers obtained from dead-end filtration reached 91–93% at 400 psi, higher than that of a corresponding BPS(H) series. This study suggests that incorporation of iptycene moieties into polymer backbone is an effective strategy to enhance desalination membrane performance.

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Research Organization:: University of Notre Dame, IN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019024

OSTI ID:: 1977437

Journal Information:: Journal of Membrane Science, Journal Name: Journal of Membrane Science Vol. 640; ISSN 0376-7388

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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