Issue 22, 2010
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Chlorine tolerant, multilayer reverse-osmosis membranes with high permeate flux and high salt rejection†

Howard M. Colquhoun,*a   David Chappell,a   Andrew L. Lewis,b   David F. Lewis,b   Graeme T. Finlanb  and  Peter J. Williamsb  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, UK
E-mail: h.m.colquhoun@rdg.ac.uk

b ICI plc, The Heath, Runcorn, UK

Abstract

A new class of high molecular weight polyethersulfone ionomers is described in which the ionic content can be varied, at will, over a very wide and fully controllable range. A novel type of coating process enables these materials to be deposited from alcohol-type solvents as cohesive but very thin (50–250 nm) films on porous support membranes, giving high-flux membranes (3.3–5.0 L m−2 h−1 bar−1) with very good, though not outstanding, salt rejection (typically 92–96%). A secondary layer of formaldehyde–cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol can be deposited from aqueous solution on the surface of the ionomer membrane, and this layer increases salt rejection to greater than 99% without serious loss of water permeability. The final multilayer membrane shows excellent chlorine tolerance in reverse-osmosis operation.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B926352G
Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Dec 2009
Accepted
16 Feb 2010
First published
15 Mar 2010

J. Mater. Chem., 2010,20, 4629-4634

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Chlorine tolerant, multilayer reverse-osmosis membranes with high permeate flux and high salt rejection

H. M. Colquhoun, D. Chappell, A. L. Lewis, D. F. Lewis, G. T. Finlan and P. J. Williams, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 4629 DOI: 10.1039/B926352G

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