DURABLE MEMBRANES FOR SEPARATION OF SOLUTES FROM ORGANIC SOLVENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20210220780A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-22

    申请号:US15734029

    申请日:2019-01-14

    摘要: This invention discloses a thin-film composite thin-film composite membrane that is useful for the separation of solute species in organic solvents and particularly in aggressive, high boiling-point, polar-aprotic solvents such as dimethylsulfoxide, (DMSO), N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), dimethylacetamide (DMAc), dimethylformamide (DMF). Thin-film composite separation performance and durability is greatly enhanced through electrostatic crosslinking of an ionomer selective layer by incorporation of a multi-valent counter-ion. The thin-film composite is resistant to contact with amines and the separation efficiency is tunable by choice of multi-valent counter-ion or through the applied pressure differential across the membrane.