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Cellulose composite membranes have been fabricated by casting a cellulose solution in N-methylmorpholine oxide on a nonwoven polyester support. The membranes have been tested for nanofiltration of aprotic solvents. The solvent permeability has changed from 0.11 ± 0.02 to 2.5 ± 0.4 kg/(m2 h bar) in the following order: DMSO > NMP > DMFA > THF > acetone, which can be attributed to a decrease in viscosity of the fluids. The rejection of the anionic dyes Orange II (MW 350) and Remazol Brilliant Blue R (MW 626) has been found to range within 15–85% and 42–94%, respectively, on the solvent nature. Sorption experiments have revealed a noticeable difference between certain solvents in interaction with the membrane material: a lower degree of cellulose swelling in THF (37%) and a higher degree in DMSO (230%). In addition, it has been found that the rejection of solutes by the composite membranes correlates with the degree of cellulose swelling. A rejection of ≥90% has been achieved for Remazol Brilliant Blue R, which has the larger molecule, at a cellulose swelling ratio of 100% or higher. Thus, it has been concluded that polymer swelling leads to narrowing the porous structure of the cellulose layer of the composite membrane and, hence, improvement in separation parameters.
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Original Russian Text © T.S. Anokhina, A.A. Yushkin, I.S. Makarov, V.Ya. Ignatenko, A.V. Kostyuk, S.V. Antonov, A.V. Volkov, 2016, published in Membrany i Membrannye Tekhnologii, 2016, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 439–448.
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Anokhina, T.S., Yushkin, A.A., Makarov, I.S. et al. Cellulose composite membranes for nanofiltration of aprotic solvents. Pet. Chem. 56, 1085–1092 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0965544116110025
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