Abstract
Preparation of polymeric membranes based on cellulose acetate and modified by adding different amounts of a pore generating agent, which was polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), is presented and potential application of the membranes obtained for the removal of iron and copper ions from liquid phase is examined. Addition of various amounts of PVP has an impact on the physical (porosity, equilibrium water content and permeability) and chemical (content of the surface oxygen group, pH) properties of the membranes obtained. Filtration of iron and cupper solution leads to significant changes in the total content of surface oxygen groups, however the acidic oxygen groups remain dominant. With the content of PVP increasing within a certain range, the membrane permeability is improved. The membranes obtained show higher efficiency in removal of Fe3+ than Cu2+ ions, but with increasing content of PVP the efficiency in iron ions removal decreases and the total filtration resistance decreases after filtration of iron ions solutions.
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