Enhancing the Separation Performance of Cellulose Membranes Fabricated from 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate by Introducing Acetone as a Co-Solvent
Cellulose, a sustainable raw material, holds great promise as an ideal candidate for membrane materials. In this work, we focused on establishing a low-cost route for producing cellulose microfiltration membranes by adopting a co-solvent system comprising the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium...
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| description | Cellulose, a sustainable raw material, holds great promise as an ideal candidate for membrane materials. In this work, we focused on establishing a low-cost route for producing cellulose microfiltration membranes by adopting a co-solvent system comprising the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([EMIM]OAc) and acetone. The introduction of acetone as a co-solvent into the casting solution allowed control over the viscosity, thereby significantly enhancing the morphologies and filtration performances of the resulting cellulose membranes. Indeed, applying this co-solvent allowed the water permeability to be significantly increased, while maintaining high rejections. Furthermore, the prepared cellulose membrane demonstrated excellent fouling resistance behavior and flux recovery behavior during a challenging oil-in-water emulsion filtration. These results highlight a promising approach to fabricate high-performance cellulose membranes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-89fe84c9e4e647eaa8ecb2bb3f7ca00a2025-08-20T01:55:41ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752024-09-0114920210.3390/membranes14090202Enhancing the Separation Performance of Cellulose Membranes Fabricated from 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate by Introducing Acetone as a Co-SolventLuying Chen0Dooli Kim1Wiebe M. de Vos2Membrane Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The NetherlandsSustainable Process Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The NetherlandsMembrane Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The NetherlandsCellulose, a sustainable raw material, holds great promise as an ideal candidate for membrane materials. In this work, we focused on establishing a low-cost route for producing cellulose microfiltration membranes by adopting a co-solvent system comprising the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([EMIM]OAc) and acetone. The introduction of acetone as a co-solvent into the casting solution allowed control over the viscosity, thereby significantly enhancing the morphologies and filtration performances of the resulting cellulose membranes. Indeed, applying this co-solvent allowed the water permeability to be significantly increased, while maintaining high rejections. Furthermore, the prepared cellulose membrane demonstrated excellent fouling resistance behavior and flux recovery behavior during a challenging oil-in-water emulsion filtration. These results highlight a promising approach to fabricate high-performance cellulose membranes.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/14/9/202cellulosemembranesco-solvent introductionwater filtrationfouling behavior |
| spellingShingle | Luying Chen Dooli Kim Wiebe M. de Vos Enhancing the Separation Performance of Cellulose Membranes Fabricated from 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate by Introducing Acetone as a Co-Solvent Membranes cellulose membranes co-solvent introduction water filtration fouling behavior |
| title | Enhancing the Separation Performance of Cellulose Membranes Fabricated from 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate by Introducing Acetone as a Co-Solvent |
| title_full | Enhancing the Separation Performance of Cellulose Membranes Fabricated from 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate by Introducing Acetone as a Co-Solvent |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing the Separation Performance of Cellulose Membranes Fabricated from 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate by Introducing Acetone as a Co-Solvent |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing the Separation Performance of Cellulose Membranes Fabricated from 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate by Introducing Acetone as a Co-Solvent |
| title_short | Enhancing the Separation Performance of Cellulose Membranes Fabricated from 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate by Introducing Acetone as a Co-Solvent |
| title_sort | enhancing the separation performance of cellulose membranes fabricated from 1 ethyl 3 methylimidazolium acetate by introducing acetone as a co solvent |
| topic | cellulose membranes co-solvent introduction water filtration fouling behavior |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/14/9/202 |
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