Options
Untersuchungen von Layer-by-Layer Beschichtungen für polymere Ultrafiltrationsmembranen und Charakterisierung der Membraneigenschaften
Citation Link: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.4398
Publikationstyp
Doctoral Thesis
Publikationsdatum
2022
Sprache
German
Author
Advisor
Referee
Title Granting Institution
Technische Universität Hamburg
Place of Title Granting Institution
Hamburg
Examination Date
2021-12-16
Citation
Technische Universität Hamburg (2022)
The Layer-by-Layer (LbL) technology offers the possibility to modify ultrafiltration membranes in a way that certain retentions for dissolved substances, such as sulfate, DOC or trace substances are possible. Depending on the polyelectrolyte coating of the membrane, not only the performance parameters but also certain membrane properties change. In order to understand these changes and to gain an understanding of the altered retention mechanisms in the modified membranes, polymeric membranes were investigated in this work with respect to their optimal coating, membrane properties and solute retention behaviour.
After initial tests, two polyether sulfone ultrafiltration membranes were found to be suitable for LbL modification, a flat sheet membrane and a multicapillary membrane. When coated with the polyelectrolytes poly-(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) and poly (sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS), it became clear that the number of bilayers (DL) deposited and the additional ionic strength in the coating solution were the dominant factors during coating. Coating at 0.1 mol/L NaCl additional ionic strength and a layer number of 8 DL resulted in 70% sulfate retention for both membranes, with the flat sheet membrane having a slightly higher permeability of 15.6 L∙m-2∙h-1∙bar-1 compared to the capillary membrane. Additionally, a stable backwash for the multicapillary membrane could be achieved when coated under pressure (1 bar).
After single layer coating, the so-called odd-even effect was observed, in which the coatings terminated with the polyanion exhibited higher retention and slightly lower permeability than the coatings terminated with the polycation, suggesting that the charge of the top polyelectrolyte has an influence on the separation behaviour of the LbL membranes. This effect could be confirmed by zeta potential measurements which showed that, depending on the terminating polyelectrolyte, a zig-zag effect occurred which corresponded to the odd-even effect observed for retention and permeability; the coatings terminated with PSS had a more negative zeta potential, causing a stronger repulsion of the sulfate anion and thus a higher retention.
The separation limit of the membrane, the so-called molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) was found to be between 300 and 400 Da after coating with 8 DL, which corresponds to the MWCO of nanofiltration membranes. Despite this low MWCO, no retention comparable to NF membranes could be achieved for sulfate. Further studies on ion retention showed that size exclusion was initially the dominant factor, caused by the reduction in pore size due to the polyelectrolyte coating. When the PE coatings have reduced the pores to the point where some retention is possible, membrane charge is also an important retention mechanism, and a weakly negative surface charge seems to be sufficient to achieve increased retention for a divalent anion.
From the results of this work, it can be concluded that increased solute retention is possible by LbL modification of flat and multicapillary membranes. The retention mechanisms here are similarly complex to those of NF membranes, which LbL membranes resemble not only in separation behavior but also in many membrane properties.
After initial tests, two polyether sulfone ultrafiltration membranes were found to be suitable for LbL modification, a flat sheet membrane and a multicapillary membrane. When coated with the polyelectrolytes poly-(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) and poly (sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS), it became clear that the number of bilayers (DL) deposited and the additional ionic strength in the coating solution were the dominant factors during coating. Coating at 0.1 mol/L NaCl additional ionic strength and a layer number of 8 DL resulted in 70% sulfate retention for both membranes, with the flat sheet membrane having a slightly higher permeability of 15.6 L∙m-2∙h-1∙bar-1 compared to the capillary membrane. Additionally, a stable backwash for the multicapillary membrane could be achieved when coated under pressure (1 bar).
After single layer coating, the so-called odd-even effect was observed, in which the coatings terminated with the polyanion exhibited higher retention and slightly lower permeability than the coatings terminated with the polycation, suggesting that the charge of the top polyelectrolyte has an influence on the separation behaviour of the LbL membranes. This effect could be confirmed by zeta potential measurements which showed that, depending on the terminating polyelectrolyte, a zig-zag effect occurred which corresponded to the odd-even effect observed for retention and permeability; the coatings terminated with PSS had a more negative zeta potential, causing a stronger repulsion of the sulfate anion and thus a higher retention.
The separation limit of the membrane, the so-called molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) was found to be between 300 and 400 Da after coating with 8 DL, which corresponds to the MWCO of nanofiltration membranes. Despite this low MWCO, no retention comparable to NF membranes could be achieved for sulfate. Further studies on ion retention showed that size exclusion was initially the dominant factor, caused by the reduction in pore size due to the polyelectrolyte coating. When the PE coatings have reduced the pores to the point where some retention is possible, membrane charge is also an important retention mechanism, and a weakly negative surface charge seems to be sufficient to achieve increased retention for a divalent anion.
From the results of this work, it can be concluded that increased solute retention is possible by LbL modification of flat and multicapillary membranes. The retention mechanisms here are similarly complex to those of NF membranes, which LbL membranes resemble not only in separation behavior but also in many membrane properties.
DDC Class
620: Ingenieurwissenschaften
Loading...
Name
Dillmann_Saskia_Untersuchungen von Layer-by-Layer Beschichtungen für polymere Ultrafiltrationsmembranen und Charakterisierung der Membraneigenschaften.pdf
Size
4.94 MB
Format
Adobe PDF