Monolithic Polyepoxide Membranes for Nanofiltration Applications and Sustainable Membrane Manufacture
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Membrane Synthesis
2.3. Epoxy Formation
2.4. Membrane Fabrication
2.5. Interfacial Polymerization
2.6. SEM
2.7. Membrane Testing
2.8. Dye Rejection
2.9. XPS
2.10. XRD
2.11. Mechanical Testing
2.12. Membrane Degradation and Fiber Recycling
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effects of Different PEG Mw during Synthesis
3.2. Performance and Characterization of BADGE-MBCHA Membranes
3.3. Performance and Characterization of EPON-MBCHA Membranes
3.4. Chemical and Physical Degradation of Epoxy Membranes for Recycling
3.5. Evaluation of Recovered Carbon Fibers
3.6. “Recycled” CF Composite Membrane Performance
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Anderson, M.B.; Danna, R.A.; French, C.; Wu, J.; Thiel, M.N.; Yang, Z.; Hoek, E.M.V.; Kaner, R.B. Monolithic Polyepoxide Membranes for Nanofiltration Applications and Sustainable Membrane Manufacture. Polymers 2024, 16, 2569. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16182569
Anderson MB, Danna RA, French C, Wu J, Thiel MN, Yang Z, Hoek EMV, Kaner RB. Monolithic Polyepoxide Membranes for Nanofiltration Applications and Sustainable Membrane Manufacture. Polymers. 2024; 16(18):2569. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16182569
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnderson, Mackenzie Babetta, Riley A. Danna, Clayton French, Jishan Wu, Markus N. Thiel, Zhiyin Yang, Eric M. V. Hoek, and Richard B. Kaner. 2024. "Monolithic Polyepoxide Membranes for Nanofiltration Applications and Sustainable Membrane Manufacture" Polymers 16, no. 18: 2569. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16182569