Ding Zhaodong, Liu Xuejiao, Liu Yang, Zhang Liping
Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center of Forestry Biomass Materials and Bioenergy, Department of Material Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
Polymers (Basel). 2016 Oct 14;8(10):349. doi: 10.3390/polym8100349.
Lignocellulose nanofibrils (LCN) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) are popular nanometer additives to improve mechanical properties and hydrophilic abilities; moreover, lignocellulose has potential as a natural adhesion promoter in fiber-reinforced composites. LCN and CNF were blended into polysulfone (PSF) to prepare ultrafiltration membranes via the phase inversion method. These additives were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy, and the rheological properties such as shear viscosity and non-Newtonian fluid index of the casting solutions were analyzed using a rotational rheometer. The performance of ultrafiltration membranes was characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and scanning electron microscopy. The pure water flux, bovine serum albumin retention ratio, water contact angle, surface energy, molecular weight cut-off, pore size and mechanical properties were measured. The equilibrium contact angle of water decreased from 63.5° on the PSF membrane to 42.1° on the CNF/PSF membrane and then decreased to 33.9° on the LCN/PSF membrane when the nanometer additives content was 0.8 wt %. The results reveal that LCN and CNF were successfully combined with PSF. Moreover, the combination of LCN/PSF ultrafiltration membranes was more promising than that of CNF/PSF ultrafiltration membranes.
木质纤维素纳米纤维(LCN)和纤维素纳米纤维(CNF)是用于改善机械性能和亲水能力的常用纳米添加剂;此外,木质纤维素在纤维增强复合材料中具有作为天然粘合促进剂的潜力。将LCN和CNF混入聚砜(PSF)中,通过相转化法制备超滤膜。通过傅里叶变换红外光谱和透射电子显微镜对这些添加剂进行表征,并使用旋转流变仪分析铸膜液的流变性能,如剪切粘度和非牛顿流体指数。使用傅里叶变换红外光谱、热重分析和扫描电子显微镜对超滤膜的性能进行表征。测量了纯水通量、牛血清白蛋白截留率、水接触角、表面能、截留分子量、孔径和机械性能。当纳米添加剂含量为0.8 wt%时,水的平衡接触角从PSF膜上的63.5°降至CNF/PSF膜上的42.1°,然后在LCN/PSF膜上降至33.9°。结果表明,LCN和CNF成功地与PSF结合。此外,LCN/PSF超滤膜的组合比CNF/PSF超滤膜更具前景。