ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
The possibility of eliminating sodium alkylbenzenesulfonate (ABS) from water by reverse osmosis was examined by operating with polypropylene membranes grafted with poly(acrylic acid). Flux through the membranes decreases with increasing thickness. For 23μ thickness and 0.5 1./hr-m2 flux, the rejection is 100% (operating pressure, 50 atm: concentration, 1 g ABS/l.). For 5μ thickness the rejection is lower and is related to ABS concentration: rejection increases with increasing concentration and reaches 60% for concentrations higher than 5 g ABS/l. (flux, 51./hr-m2; operating pressure, 50 atm). This is ascribed to the prevailing ultrafiltration as regards the reverse osmosis. ABS, at higher concentrations than the critical value, gives micelles whose dimensions might be compared to pores. The membrane behavior is influenced by previous treatments; when the membrane has been conditioned in NaCl solution, it is more selective and more permeable; the rejection reaches 90% with fluxes of 6.8 l./hr-m2 for concentrations of 5 g ABS/1. (operating pressure, 50 atm). In order to relate the properties to the structure of membranes, we have examined them by electron microscope. The ion exchange which takes place between membrane and NaCl and between membrane and ABS has also been studied.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1974.070180206
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