Effects of Different Ionic Liquids as Green Solvents on the Formation and Ultrafiltration Performance of CA Hollow Fiber Membranes

Autor: Tai-Shung Chung, Wen Yi Dong, Ding Yu Xing
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 55:7505-7513
ISSN: 1520-5045
0888-5885
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b01603
Popis: In this work, we have examined and compared the interactions between cellulose acetate and different ionic liquids at a molecular level and explored their effects on dope rheology, hollow fiber morphology, and performance. Ionic liquid, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([EMIM]OAc), was found to interact with cellulose acetate (CA) more closely with intensive hydrogen bonds than 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate ([EMIM]SCN). Thus, the CA/[EMIM]OAc solution exhibits a more pronounced charge-ordered network than the CA/[EMIM]SCN solution. In addition, the former does not obey the Cox–Merz rule, whereas the latter obeys the rule with its shear viscosity η identical to its complex viscosity |η*| at the equivalent shear rate and angular frequency. These dissimilar factors have contributed to an instantaneous liquid–liquid demixing and resulted in a dense outer skin surface and a porous cross-sectional structure comprising macrovoids for the CA/OAc membrane. In contrast, the CA/SCN membrane has a looser...
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