Regenerable polymer/ceramic hybrid nanofiltration membrane based on polyelectrolyte assembly by layer-by-layer technique. Menne, D., Uezuem, C., Koppelmann, A., Wong, J. E., van Foeken, C., Borre, F., Daehne, L., Laakso, T., Pihlajamaki, A., & Wessling, M. JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE, 520:924-932, DEC 15, 2016.
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A new regenerable nanofiltration membrane based on LbL film assembly of PDADMAC/PSS on a ceramic support is presented. Using a constant flux coating method the large pores of the ceramic support with a diameter of about 100 nm could be covered and closed with only 3 bilayers. The performance of the presented membrane is comparable to today's nanofiltration membranes. Remarkably, the stability is superior as the membranes withstand backwashing as well as low and high pH. The intrinsic contradiction of a stable but also regenerable membrane is addressed as well. The LbL film is deconstructed using high concentrated salt solution, ionic surfactants, and hypochlorite in succession. After deconstruction the film is rebuilt resulting in exactly the same properties as observed before film deconstruction. Due to the ability of regeneration the more stable but also more expensive ceramic support can be reused. The regeneration was conducted within the membrane housing demonstrating its practical viability for membrane assembly and regeneration within modules being potentially on-site in a membrane plant. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.
@article{ ISI:000384785000091,
Author = {Menne, Daniel and Uezuem, Cagri and Koppelmann, Arne and Wong, John Erik
   and van Foeken, Chiel and Borre, Fokko and Daehne, Lars and Laakso, Timo
   and Pihlajamaki, Arto and Wessling, Matthias},
Title = {{Regenerable polymer/ceramic hybrid nanofiltration membrane based on
   polyelectrolyte assembly by layer-by-layer technique}},
Journal = {{JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE}},
Year = {{2016}},
Volume = {{520}},
Pages = {{924-932}},
Month = {{DEC 15}},
Abstract = {{A new regenerable nanofiltration membrane based on LbL film assembly of
   PDADMAC/PSS on a ceramic support is presented. Using a constant flux
   coating method the large pores of the ceramic support with a diameter of
   about 100 nm could be covered and closed with only 3 bilayers. The
   performance of the presented membrane is comparable to today's
   nanofiltration membranes. Remarkably, the stability is superior as the
   membranes withstand backwashing as well as low and high pH. The
   intrinsic contradiction of a stable but also regenerable membrane is
   addressed as well. The LbL film is deconstructed using high concentrated
   salt solution, ionic surfactants, and hypochlorite in succession. After
   deconstruction the film is rebuilt resulting in exactly the same
   properties as observed before film deconstruction. Due to the ability of
   regeneration the more stable but also more expensive ceramic support can
   be reused. The regeneration was conducted within the membrane housing
   demonstrating its practical viability for membrane assembly and
   regeneration within modules being potentially on-site in a membrane
   plant. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.}},
DOI = {{10.1016/j.memsci.2016.08.048}},
ISSN = {{0376-7388}},
EISSN = {{1873-3123}},
ResearcherID-Numbers = {{Wessling, Matthias/K-4797-2012}},
ORCID-Numbers = {{Wessling, Matthias/0000-0002-7874-5315}},
Unique-ID = {{ISI:000384785000091}},
}

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