Abstract
This study investigates the performance of a new electrically tuneable polyaniline (PANI) membrane, and shows that this synthesis method has the potential to address key challenges of small-acid doped PANI membranes, including: acid dopants leaching out during filtration and low mechanical strength. The novel in-situ polymerisation used poly (2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) (PAMPSA), as polymer acid template leads to the formation of inter-polymer complexes of PANI and polymer acid. The developed membranes were comprehensibly evaluated through visual, chemical, mechanical and filtration studies and compared to small-acid doped membranes (PANI-HCl membranes). The PANI-PAMPSA membranes were smooth, acid leach resistant, had higher tensile strength and showed conductivity three magnitudes higher compared to PANI membrane with post cast doping. The developed membrane showed in-filtration performance stability, electrical tuneability (in-situ control of flux and rejection) and fouling removal characteristics under applied electrical potential. Data obtained by SEM, IR spectroscopy, electrical analysis and cross-flow filtration confirm these results. The overall results showed that the proposed membrane fabrication procedure resulted in a significant improvement in performance across a range of critical parameters, including conductivity, stability, flexibility, permeance and fouling removal with additional advantage of being electrically tuneable.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 263-272 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Membrane Science |
Volume | 578 |
Early online date | 9 Oct 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 May 2019 |
Keywords
- Anti-fouling
- Electrically tuneable membrane
- Polyaniline
- Polymer acid dopant
- Stimuli responsive membrane
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Materials Science(all)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Filtration and Separation
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Profiles
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Emma Emanuelsson Patterson
- Department of Chemical Engineering - Lecturer
- Reaction and Catalysis Engineering research unit (RaCE)
- Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC)
- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistical Applied Mathematics (SAMBa)
- Institute for Mathematical Innovation (IMI)
- Centre for Integrated Bioprocessing Research (CIBR)
Person: Research & Teaching