A Carbonaceous Membrane based on a Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM-1) for Water Treatment

Dong-Gyun Kim; Kyuchul Lee; Youngbin Baek; Youngjae Yoo; Yong Seok Kim; Byoung Gak Kim; Jong-Chan Lee

doi:10.1038/srep36078

journal article Open Access Oct 26, 2016

A Carbonaceous Membrane based on a Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM-1) for Water Treatment

Dong-Gyun Kim

Kyuchul Lee Youngbin Baek Youngjae Yoo

Yong Seok Kim

Byoung Gak Kim

Jong-Chan Lee

Scientific Reports Vol. 6 No. 1 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Abstract

AbstractAs insufficient access to clean water is expected to become worse in the near future, water purification is becoming increasingly important. Membrane filtration is the most promising technologies to produce clean water from contaminated water. Although there have been many studies to prepare highly water-permeable carbon-based membranes by utilizing frictionless water flow inside the carbonaceous pores, the carbon-based membranes still suffer from several issues, such as high cost and complicated fabrication as well as relatively low salt rejection. Here, we report for the first time the use of microporous carbonaceous membranes via controlled carbonization of polymer membranes with uniform microporosity for high-flux nanofiltration. Further enhancement of membrane performance is observed by O2 plasma treatment. The optimized membrane exhibits high water flux (13.30 LMH Bar−1) and good MgSO4 rejection (77.38%) as well as antifouling properties. This study provides insight into the design of microporous carbonaceous membranes for water purification.

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Published: Oct 26, 2016
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Dong-Gyun Kim

Advanced Materials Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea; Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, KRICT School, Korea National University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea

Department of Advanced Materials Engineering Chung‐Ang University Gyeonggi‐do 17546 Korea

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Yong Seok Kim

Advanced Materials Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea; Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, KRICT School, Korea National University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea

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Dong-Gyun Kim, Kyuchul Lee, Youngbin Baek, et al. (2016). A Carbonaceous Membrane based on a Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM-1) for Water Treatment. Scientific Reports, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep36078

A Carbonaceous Membrane based on a Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM-1) for Water Treatment

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