Abstract
Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) has been recognized as an eco-friendly separation system owing to its excellent cost and energy saving efficiency, easy scale-up in the narrow area and mild operation conditions. Membrane properties are the key part in terms of determining the separation efficiency in the OSN system. In this review paper, the recently reported OSN thin-film composite (TFC) membranes were investigated to understand insight of membrane materials and performance. Especially, we highlighted the representative study concepts and materials of the selective layer of OSN TFC membranes for non-polar solvents. The proper choice of monomers and additives for the selective layer forms much more interconnected voids and the enhanced microporosity, which can improve membrane performance of the OSN TFC membrane with reducing the transport resistance. Therefore, this review paper could be an important bridge to connect with the next-generation OSN TFC membranes for non-polar solvents.
Highlights
Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) is a pressure-driven separation process, applicable for the solvent recycle and exchange, concentrations, and purification of chemicals and pharmaceuticals in organic solvent environments, which is called as solvent resistant nanofiltration (SRNF) [1,2]
For last a few decades, polymeric membranes have been intensively explored to apply for diverse OSN separation processes due to their huge merits including the large variety of available polymers, relatively low price, simple fabrication process, and ease of upscaling [6]
In terms of solvent permeance, it should be mentioned that the developed thin-film composite (TFC) OSN membranes prepared by MPD and trimesoyl chloride (TMC) showed great permeance enhancement in polar solvents, such as acetonitrile, acetone, and methanol, but not in non-polar solvents, such as toluene, n-hexane, and n-heptane
Summary
Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) is a pressure-driven separation process, applicable for the solvent recycle and exchange, concentrations, and purification of chemicals and pharmaceuticals in organic solvent environments, which is called as solvent resistant nanofiltration (SRNF) [1,2]. ISA membranes are usually prepared by the phase inversion technique, resulting in the formation of dense selective layer with a few hundred nanometers in thickness on highly porous sublayer with several microns in thickness [8]. Despite of their advantages including easy fabrication process and high mechanical strength, the permeance reduction by its physical aging and compaction over time in operation is a critical issue to be solved [9]. The objective of this review is to announce the advances in TFC membranes prepared with different materials for the selective layer, applicable to non-polar solvents such as toluene, n-hexane, and n-heptane. This study may provide useful insights and directions for the development of the nextgeneration OSN membranes
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