Abstract
ABSTRACT Although carbon nanotubes possess unique characteristics to be used for separation purposes, one of the most challenging problems affecting the preparation of carbon nanotubes-incorporated-mixed matrix membranes has been ascribed to Van der Waals interactions among carbon nanotubes walls, which hinder the pristine nanotubes’ ability to make good interfacial interactions within the polymer matrix. To overcome this challenge, herein, poly (styrene sulfonic acid)-grafted- multi-walled carbon nanotubes were prepared via in-situ radical polymerisation and then incorporated into poly (vinyl alcohol), resulting in enhanced pervaporation performance of poly (vinyl alcohol) membranes. The observed results indicated that poly (styrene sulfonic acid)-modified carbon nanotubes could effectively vanquish the Van der Waals forces between nanotube walls. In general, our experiments revealed that the attachment of a bulky polymer containing hydrophilic sulfonic groups could improve the pervaporation performance of a poly (vinyl alcohol) membrane.
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