Transport of copper, nickel and zinc ions across ultrafiltration membrane based on modified of polysulfone and cellulose acetate"

摘要: In this work, an attempt has been made to separate divalent copper, nickel and zinc ions from aqueous solutions by modified polymeric membranes. Membranes from polysulfone (PSf) and cellulose acetate (CA) were prepared in the absence and presence of the hydrophilic polymer, sulfonated poly ether ether ketone (SPEEK) and additive, polyethyleneglycol (PEG 600), in various compositions. Studies were carried out to find the rejection and permeate flux of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) ions using polyethyleneimine (PEI) as the chelating ligand. On increasing concentrations of SPEEK and PEG in PSf and CA casting solution, the rejection of metal ions is decreasing while the permeate flux has an increasing trend. These effects are due to the increased pore formation in the PSf and CA membranes because of the hydrophilic polymer and additive. In general, it was found that CA/SPEEK/PEG blend membranes …