Enhancing Pervaporation Membrane Selectivity by Incorporating Star Macromolecules Modified with Ionic Liquid for Intensification of Lactic Acid Dehydration

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2021
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Abstract
Modification of polymer matrix by hybrid fillers is a promising way to produce membranes with excellent separation efficiency due to variations in membrane structure. High-performance membranes for the pervaporation dehydration were produced by modifying poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO) to facilitate lactic acid purification. Ionic liquid (IL), heteroarm star macromolecules (HSM), and their combination (IL:HSM) were employed as additives to the polymer matrix. The composition and structure of hybrid membranes were characterized by X-ray diffraction and FTIR spectroscopy. Scanning electron microscopy was used to investigate the membranes surface and cross-section morphology. It was established that the inclusion of modifiers in the polymer matrix leads to the change of membrane structure. The influence of IL:HSM was also studied via sorption experiments and pervaporation of water‒lactic acid mixtures. Lactic acid is an essential compound in many industries, including food, pharmaceutical, chemical, while the recovering and purifying account for approximately 50% of its production cost. It was found that the membranes selectively remove water from the feed. Quantum mechanical calculations determine the favorable interactions between various membrane components and the liquid mixture. With IL:HSM addition, the separation factor and performance in lactic acid dehydration were improved compared with pure polymer membrane. The best performance was found for (HSM: IL)-PPO/UPM composite membrane, where the permeate flux and the separation factor of about 0.06 kg m−2 h−1 and 749, respectively, were obtained. The research results demonstrated that ionic liquids in combination with star macromolecules for membrane modification could be a promising approach for membrane design.
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Authors Valeriia Rostovtseva;Alexandra Pulyalina;Roman Dubovenko;Ilya Faykov;Kseniya Subbotina;Natalia Saprykina;Alexander Novikov;Ludmila Vinogradova;Galina Polotskaya;Rostovtseva, Valeriia;Pulyalina, Alexandra;Dubovenko, Roman;Faykov, Ilya;Subbotina, Kseniya;Saprykina, Natalia;Novikov, Alexander;Vinogradova, Ludmila;Polotskaya, Galina;
Journal Polymers
Year 2021
DOI
10.3390/polym13111811
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https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/11/1811
Keywords
ionic liquid pervaporation hybrid membrane star macromolecule

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