Pervaporation Separation of Water-isopropanol Mixtures Through Modified Asymmetric Polyetherimide membranes: the Effect of NaOH Concentration for the Modification of Skin Layers on the Pervaporation Characteristics

개질 비대칭 폴리에테르이미드막을 통한 물-이소프로판올 혼합물의 투과증발 분리: 투과증발 특성에 미치는 표면층 개질에 사용된 NaOH 농도의 영향

  • Kim, Sang-Gyun (Membranes and Separation Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Jegal, Jonggeon (Membranes and Separation Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Lee, Kew-Ho (Membranes and Separation Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
  • 김상균 (한국화학연구소 분리소재연구센터) ;
  • 제갈종건 (한국화학연구소 분리소재연구센터) ;
  • 이규호 (한국화학연구소 분리소재연구센터)
  • Received : 1998.11.30
  • Accepted : 1999.01.16
  • Published : 1999.04.10

Abstract

Asymmetric polyetherimide membranes were prepared by phase inversion method. In the modification of the skin layers of polyetherimide membranes, the effects of NaOH concentration on the morphology and pervaporation separation of water-isopropanol mixtures were investigated. With increasing concentration of NaOH solution, polyamicacid structure was formed by the hydrolysis of imide group of polyetherimide, and the thickness of dense layer of the asymmetric membrane increased. In the pervaporation separation of water-isopropanol mixtures the overall permeation rate decreased and the separation factor increased with increasing concentration of NaOH solution. However, when the concentration of NaOH solution was very high, the permeation rate increased but separation factor decreased. From these results, it was found that the permeation behaviors of asymmetric polyetherimide membranes depended upon the concentration of NaOH solution. These modified membranes showed that both the permeation rate and separation factor increased as the operating temperature increased.

비대칭 폴리에테르이미드막을 상전이 방법으로 제조하였고, 표면층 개질에서 NaOH 농도의 영향과 그에 따른 물/이소프로판올 혼합물 투과증발 분리에 대하여 연구하였다. 실험결과, 개질 용액의 농도가 증가할수록 폴리에테르이미드의 이미드 그룹이 가수분해에 의해서 쉽게 폴리아믹산 구조로 변하여 치밀층의 두께가 증가하였다. 따라서 사용된 NaOH 농도가 증가할수록 전반적인 투과도는 감소하였고, 선택도는 증가하였다. 그러나 NaOH 용액의 농도가 너무 높은 경우, 선택도가 오히려 감소하고 투과도는 증가되었다. 이러한 결과로부터, 비대칭 폴리에테르이미드막의 투과거동이 NaOH 농도에 크게 의존한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한, NaOH로부터 개질된 막들의 투과증발 운전온도가 증가할수록 투과도와 선택도가 모두 증가되었다.

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