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Effects of organic acids on the performance of cellulose triacetate forward osmosis membrane
Author(s) -
Kong Yafang,
Zheng Xiaopeng,
Chen GuiE,
Xu Zhenliang,
Wu Hailing,
Wang Yang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.24891
Subject(s) - membrane , cellulose triacetate , formic acid , materials science , chemical engineering , lactic acid , acetic acid , forward osmosis , organic acid , reverse osmosis , chromatography , chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , biology , bacteria , engineering , genetics
Forward osmosis (FO) membrane performance was improved using different organic acids (formic acid, acetic acid, lactic acid) for the addition of the casting solution. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of all the FO CTA membranes exhibited essentially the membranes have a structure of looking like two dense skin layers and a sponge‐like supporting layer. Additionally, based on the surface roughness values analysis of Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), the membranes with lactic acid, with similar roughness to the membranes without any acid, have bigger roughness than the membranes with formic acid or acetic acid. Furthermore, the water flux of membranes with acids has been improved and the reverse salt flux decreased. The membranes with lactic acid, with an outstanding penetration performance, were utilized to test the performance when 1 mol/L sodium chloride (NaCl), magnesium chloride (MgCl 2 ) , magnesium sulfate (MgSO 4 ), and sodium sulfate (Na 2 SO 4 ) were, respectively, as the draw solutions. The results revealed that the membranes have a higher rejection ratio for MgSO 4 . Besides, in the process of separating oil–water mixture, the membranes with the organic acids have a better separation efficiency than the membrane without any acid during FO process and the water flux recovery rate could achieve above 90% insuring the membrane anti‐fouling. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 59:E138–E145, 2019. © 2018 Society of Plastics Engineers