A simplified method for preparation of hydrophilic PVDF membranes from an amphiphilic graft copolymer

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 345, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 134-141

  Hashim, N Awanis ^a   Liu, Fu ^a   Li, K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atom transfer radical polymerisation; Graft copolymer; Hydrophilic; Phase inversion; Poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate; Poly(vinylidene fluoride)

Indexed keywords

AFM; AMPHIPHILIC COPOLYMERS; AMPHIPHILIC GRAFT COPOLYMERS; ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANES; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERISATION; BIO-SEPARATION; ETHER GROUP; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLAT SHEETS; FT-IR-ATR; FTIR-ATR SPECTRA; HYDROPHILIC PHASE; INFRA RED; MEMBRANE HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; MODERATE VALUE; OVERALL COSTS; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) METHYL ETHER METHACRYLATE (PEG-MMA); POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); POLYMER POWDERS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PURE WATER; PVDF MEMBRANE; REFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY; SEM; SIMPLIFIED METHOD; SKIN LAYER; WATER CLEANING;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMS; CONTACT ANGLE; COPOLYMERIZATION; COST REDUCTION; ESTERS; ETHERS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANES; PERMEATION; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; PROTEINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

MICROFILTRATION;

AMPHOPHILE; COPOLYMER; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) METHYL ETHER METHACRYLATE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILTRATION; HYDROPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REFLECTOMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 72049126358     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.08.032     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Deshmukh S.P., and Li K. Effect of ethanol composition in water coagulation bath on morphology of PVDF hollow fibre membranes. Journal of Membrane Science 150 1 (1998) 75-85
2. Wang D., Li K., and Teo W.K. Preparation and characterization of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) hollow fiber membranes. Journal of Membrane Science 163 2 (1999) 211-220
3. Yeow Y.T.L., and Li K. Morphological study of poly(vinylidene fluoride) asymmetric membranes: effects of the solvent, additive, and dope temperature. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 92 3 (2004) 1782-1789
4. Yeow M.L., Field R.W., Li K., and Teo W.K. Preparation of divinyl-PDMS/PVDF composite hollow fibre membranes for BTX removal. Journal of Membrane Science 203 1-2 (2002) 137-143
5. Tan X., Tan S.P., Teo W.K., and Li K. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) hollow fibre membranes for ammonia removal from water. Journal of Membrane Science 271 1-2 (2006) 59-68
6. Wang P., Tan K.L., Kang E.T., and Neoh K.G. Synthesis, characterization and anti-fouling properties of poly(ethylene glycol) grafted poly(vinylidene fluoride) copolymer membranes. Journal of Materials Chemistry 11 3 (2001) 783-789
7. Chen Y., Deng Q., Xiao J., Nie H., Wu L., Zhou W., and Huang B. Controlled grafting from poly(vinylidene fluoride) microfiltration membranes via reverse atom transfer radical polymerization and antifouling properties. Polymer 48 26 (2007) 7604-7613
8. Liu F., Du C.H., Zhu B.K., and Xu Y.Y. Surface immobilization of polymer brushes onto porous poly(vinylidene fluoride) membrane by electron beam to improve the hydrophilicity and fouling resistance. Polymer 48 10 (2007) 2910-2918
9. Zhao Y.H., Zhu B.K., Kong L., and Xu Y.Y. Improving hydrophilicity and protein resistance of poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes by blending with amphiphilic hyperbranched-star polymer. Langmuir 23 10 (2007) 5779-5786
10. Zhao Y.H., Qian Y.L., Zhu B.K., and Xu Y.Y. Modification of porous poly(vinylidene fluoride) membrane using amphiphilic polymers with different structures in phase inversion process. Journal of Membrane Science 310 1-2 (2008) 567-576
11. Akthakul A., Salinaro R.F., and Mayes A.M. Antifouling polymer membranes with subnanometer size selectivity. Macromolecules 37 20 (2004) 7663-7668
12. Cen K.G.N. Surface modification of polymeric films and membranes to achieve antibacterial properties. Surface and Interface Analysis 36 8 (2004) 716-719
13. Wang P., Tan K.L., Kang E.T., and Neoh K.G. Antifouling poly(vinylidene fluoride) microporous membranes prepared via plasma-induced surface grafting of poly(ethylene glycol). Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 16 2 (2002) 111-127
14. Wang P., Tan K.L., Kang E.T., and Neoh K.G. Plasma-induced immobilization of poly(ethylene glycol) onto poly(vinylidene fluoride) microporous membrane. Journal of Membrane Science 195 (2002) 103-114
15. Bottino A., Capannelli G., Monticelli O., and Piaggio P. Poly(vinylidene fluoride) with improved functionalization for membrane production. Journal of Membrane Science 166 1 (2000) 23-29
16. Munari S., Bottino A., and Capannelli G. Casting and performance of polyvinylidene fluoride based membranes. Journal of Membrane Science 16 (1983) 181-193
17. Hester J.F., Banerjee P., and Mayes A.M. Preparation of protein-resistant surfaces on poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes via surface segregation. Macromolecules 32 5 (1999) 1643-1650
18. Hester J.F., and Mayes A.M. Design and performance of foul-resistant poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes prepared in a single-step by surface segregation. Journal of Membrane Science 202 1-2 (2002) 119-135
19. Matyjaszewski K., and Xia J. Atom transfer radical polymerization. Chemical Reviews 101 9 (2001) 2921-2990
20. Hester J.F., Banerjee P., Won Y.Y., Akthakul A., Acar M.H., and Mayes A.M. ATRP of amphiphilic graft copolymers based on PVDF and their use as membrane additives. Macromolecules 35 20 (2002) 7652-7661
21. Inceoglu S., Olugebefola S.C., Acar M.H., and Mayes A.M. Atom transfer radical polymerization using poly(vinylidene fluoride) as macroinitiator. Designed Monomers and Polymers 7 1-2 (2004) 181-189
22. Yeow Y.T.L., and Li K. Isothermal phase diagrams and phase-inversion behavior of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/solvents/additives/water systems. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 90 8 (2003) 2150-2155
23. Dorota N. Graft copolymers with poly(ethylene oxide) segments. Polymer International 56 12 (2007) 1469-1498
24. R.E. Kesting, Synthetic Polymeric Membranes: A Structural Perspective, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 85 A.D.
25. Mulder M. Basic Principles of Membrane Technology (1996), Kluwer Academic Publishers
26. Strathmann H., Kock K., Amar P., and Baker R.W. The formation mechanism of asymmetric membranes. Desalination 16 2 (1975) 179-203
27. Wang R., Tang P., Qiu F., and Yang Y. Aggregate morphologies of amphiphilic ABC triblock copolymer in dilute solution using self-consistent field theory. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109 36 (2005) 17120-17127
28. Zhu C., Kang E.T., and Neoh K.G. Brush-type amphiphilic diblock copolymers from living/controlled radical polymerizations and their aggregation behavior. Langmuir 21 16 (2005) 7180-7185
29. gt Wesslén K.B.W. Chromatography of amphiphilic graft copolymers. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 30 3 (1992) 355-362
30. Wittgren B., Wahlund K.G., Derand H., and Wesslen B. Aggregation behavior of an amphiphilic graft copolymer in aqueous medium studied by asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation. Macromolecules 29 1 (1996) 268-276
31. Zhang L., and Eisenberg A. Multiple morphologies of "crew-cut" aggregates of polystyrene-B-poly(acrylic acid) block copolymers. Science 268 5218 (1995) 1728-1731
32. Yang S., Teo W.K., and Li K. Formation of annular hollow fibres for immobilization of yeast in annular passages. Journal of Membrane Science 184 1 (2001) 107-115
33. Asatekin A., Menniti A., Kang S., Elimelech M., Morgenroth E., and Mayes A.M. Antifouling nanofiltration membranes for membrane bioreactors from self-assembling graft copolymers. Journal of Membrane Science 285 1-2 (2006) 81-89
34. Akthakul A., McDonald W.F., and Mayes A.M. Noncircular pores on the surface of asymmetric polymer membranes: evidence of pore formation via spinodal demixing. Journal of Membrane Science 208 1-2 (2002) 147-155