1. Thin film composite membranes prepared from diaminoguanidine hydrochloride for Mg2+/Li+ separation.
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Zhang, Saihui, Luo, Chunhui, Li, Xiaoyang, Zhang, Weiwei, Jing, Kun, Lin, Ligang, Qiao, Zhihua, Xu, Jing, Yan, Feng, Wan, Dong, and Pan, Jie
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COMPOSITE membranes (Chemistry) , *THIN films , *CONTACT angle , *MEMBRANE separation , *SURFACE properties , *POLYMERIZATION - Abstract
[Display omitted] • Diaminoguanidine hydrochloride was used as monomer for interfacial polymerization. • An aqueous-phase polymerization mechanism was proposed. • A TFC membrane with a positively charged interfacial layer was prepared. • The TFC membrane achieved a MgCl 2 rejection of 95.05% at 7 bar. • The TFC membrane achieved a separation factor of 23.32 at Mg2+/Li+ mass ratio of 10. This study aims to prepare and investigate thin film composite (TFC) membranes with a highly positively charged rejection layer for effective separation of Mg2+/Li+. The aqueous phase monomer employed in fabricating the TFC membranes was a highly ionic and hydrophilic guanidinium, namely 1,3-diaminoguanidine hydrochloride (DAGH), using an interfacial polymerization method. Two methods were used to prepare the TFC membranes: conventional interfacial polymerization and support-free interfacial polymerization. The surface properties and morphologies of the TFC membranes were characterized by FESEM, AFM, surface zeta-potential, and water contact angle. The XPS was used to analyze the crosslinking structure of the interfacial layer. The study results revealed that the SF-TFC membrane had a higher crosslinking density and zeta-potential compared to the C-TFC membrane. Notably, SF-TFC exhibited a MgCl 2 rejection of 95.09% at 7 bar, and for Mg2+/Li+ separation, the SF-TFC membrane had a Li+/Mg2+ separation factor of 23.32 at the Mg2+/Li+ mass ratio of 10. Additionally, the strong ionic and hydrophilic properties of DAGH led to the proposal of an aqueous-phase polymerization mechanism, substantiated by AFM and ESI-MS analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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