Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
5 years ago

Experimental investigation of the effects of different chemical absorbents on wetting and morphology of poly(vinylidene fluoride) membrane

Experimental investigation of the effects of different chemical absorbents on wetting and morphology of poly(vinylidene fluoride) membrane
Mohammad Khorram, Peyman Keshavarz, Zeynab Rezaiyan
Membrane wetting is of one the most important factor that affects the CO2 absorption efficiency in membrane contactors due to the increase of mass transfer resistance. In this study, the effects of different absorbents on the wettability of poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes were investigated. Four absorbents including monoethanolamine, potassium carbonate–piperazine (PZ), potassium carbonate–monoethanolamine, and methyldiethanolamine–PZ were applied to investigate the effects of different absorbents on membrane wetting. Membrane properties before and after contact with absorbents were investigated using methods of thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, electron scanning microscope, and contact angle measurements. The results revealed that methyldiethanolamine and mixed absorbents containing methyldiethanolamine caused the most morphological changes in membrane. The results showed that reduction percentages of contact angle for water, K2CO3/PZ, K2CO3/MEA, MEA, and MDEA/PZ solutions were 14.52, 16.9, 21.19, 23.7, and 28.33, respectively after 30 days immersion. The results also showed that potassium carbonate–PZ solution caused the least change in membrane wettability. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017, 134, 45543.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/app.45543

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