Pervaporation of Water-Dye, Alcohol-Dye, and Water-Alcohol Mixtures Using a Polyphosphazene Membrane
A novel phosphazene heteropolymer (HPP) was synthesized that contained three differing pendant groups: 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol (MEE), 4-methoxyphenol, and 2-allylphenol. The resulting polymer is an amorphous elastomer with good film forming properties where MEE and 4-methoxyphenol pendant groups influenced the hydrophilicity and the solvent compatibility of the polymer. Sorption studies were performed to characterize the polymer in terms of Hansen solubility parameters. Additionally, group contributions were used to predict the Hansen parameters for the polymer and these data compared favorably with the observed solubility behavior with 15 solvents that ranged from hydrocarbons to water. Homopolymers synthesized from MEE and 4-methoxyphenol were also studied for solubility revealing different behaviors with each representing a limit in hydrophilicity; MEE formed a water-soluble hydrophilic polymer and 4-methoxyphenol yielded a hydrophobic polymer. Membranes formed from HPP were characterized for use as pervaporation membranse using five different feeds: water–dye, methanol–dye, 2-propanol–dye, water–2-propanol, and water–methanol. Fluxes of methanol and isopropanol were greater than for water. For the alcohol–water separations, the alcohol was the favored permeate in all cases with higher fluxes observed for higher alcohol feed concentrations, however, separation factors declined.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC07-99ID-13727
- OSTI ID:
- 912056
- Report Number(s):
- INEEL/JOU-01-00514; JMESDO; TRN: US200801%%495
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Membrane Science, Vol. 197, Issue 1-2; ISSN 0376-7388
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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