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Fabrication and characterization of chlorinated polyvinyl chloride microporous membranes via thermally induced phase separation process
Author(s) -
Zhang Chunfang,
Min Ying,
Bai Yunxiang,
Gu Jin,
Sun Yuping
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.44346
Subject(s) - chlorinated polyvinyl chloride , microporous material , membrane , materials science , chemical engineering , diluent , permeation , polyvinyl chloride , porosity , phase inversion , polymer chemistry , upper critical solution temperature , lower critical solution temperature , composite material , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , copolymer , biochemistry , engineering
Microporous chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) membranes were prepared via thermally induced phase separation process for the first time using diphenyl ether (DPE) as diluent. The CPVC/DPE blends exhibit upper critical solution temperature (UCST)‐type phase behavior, which undergoes liquid‐liquid phase separation followed by sol‐gel transition during cooling process. Therefore, the resulting CPVC membranes presented symmetric morphology with uniformly distributed cellular pores. The cloud point (liquid‐liquid phase separation temperature) decreased with increasing CPVC content, while the sol‐gel transition temperature showed an opposite trend. Both the growth rate of diluent‐rich phase droplets and the gelation rate of the CPVC/DPE blends increased by decreasing CPVC concentration or cooling rate, leading to an increase of the pore size in the final membranes. Results of water permeation tests confirmed that the water flux of the membranes have a significant dependence on their porosity and pore size, that is the water flux increased with the increase of porosity and pore size. Moreover, the CPVC microporous membranes prepared by the TIPS process showed a high mechanical strength and excellent acid/alkali resistance, which has presented a great potential for application in the fields of water and wastewater treatment. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017 , 134 , 44346.