Citation: Mehdi Mahmoudian, Peyman Gozali Balkanloo, Ehsan Nozad. A Facile Method for Dye and Heavy Metal Elimination by pH Sensitive Acid Activated Montmorillonite/Polyethersulfone Nanocomposite Membrane[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, ;2018, 36(1): 49-57. doi: 10.1007/s10118-018-2004-3 shu

A Facile Method for Dye and Heavy Metal Elimination by pH Sensitive Acid Activated Montmorillonite/Polyethersulfone Nanocomposite Membrane

Nanotechnology Research Institute, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

Corresponding author: Mehdi Mahmoudian, m.mahmoudian@urmia.ac.ir
Received Date: 29 May 2017
Revised Date: 3 July 2017
Accepted Date: 3 July 2017
Available Online: 16 November 2017

Modified clay/polyethersulfone (PES) mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) were prepared by acid activated montmorillonite (AA-MMT) with different concentrations and used to eliminate dyes and remove heavy metals from aqueous solution. The morphology and physiochemical properties of prepared clay nanoparticles and MMMs were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), enegy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis, atomic force microscopy (AFM), contact angle measurement and fouling studies. The filtration study showed that removal of dyes and heavy metals was strongly dependent on pH so that dyes with positive and negative charges showed different separation efficiency in acidic and alkaline conditions. The modified membranes possessed better heavy metal removal in acidic and alkaline pHs. When the rejection of heavy metals was measured in an alkaline environment, it was observed that the rejection had a great increase compared to the neutral values for Zn²⁺ and Ni²⁺ ions, while rejection of Cu²⁺ and Cd²⁺ did not undergo significant changes. So it can be concluded that modified membranes show good selectivity for elimination of Zn²⁺ and Ni²⁺ ions with respect to other cations.
- Nanocomposite membranes,
- Acid activated montmorillonite,
- Heavy metal/dye elimination
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