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To improve the removal performance of low-concentration hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] in the ultrafiltration (UF) process, adsorptive UF membranes were prepared from suspensions consisting of poly(ether sulfone), N,N-dimethylacetamide, poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), and… Click to show full abstract
To improve the removal performance of low-concentration hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] in the ultrafiltration (UF) process, adsorptive UF membranes were prepared from suspensions consisting of poly(ether sulfone), N,N-dimethylacetamide, poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), and crosslinked quaternary chitosan salt (CQS). The results show that the contact angle of the membrane increased from 67 to 83° when the content of CQS was changed from 0 to 10 wt %. Meanwhile, the initial rejection of bovine serum albumin decreased from 90 to 61%, and the pure water fluxes of the membranes showed no obvious change. The rejection of Cr(VI) increased from 20% to 87% when the content of CQS was changed from 0 to 10 wt % in the membrane. Adsorptive UF membranes could be generated by a 1 mol/L solution of NaCl. The adsorption data were more applicable for a pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir isotherm model. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017, 134, 45198.
Journal Title: Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Year Published: 2017
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