Dual-Charged Hollow Fiber Membranes for Low-Pressure Nanofiltration Based on Polyelectrolyte Complexes: One-Step Fabrication with Tailored Functionalities.

A new nanofiltration (NF) hollow fiber membrane is developed by using two oppositely charged polyelectrolytes coagulating into a polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) onto polyether sulfone base polymer. The particular membrane architecture emerges during a single-step procedure, allowing setting both the porous negatively charged support of the hollow fiber and the separation layer containing also the positive polyelectrolyte (PEI/PDADMAC) through a single layer dry-jet wet spinning process. The novelty is two-pronged: the composition of the hollow fiber membrane itself and its fabrication procedure (one-step fabrication of membranes employing polyelectrolytes).

A novel polymer inclusion membrane applied in chromium (VI) separation from aqueous solutions.

In the present work, we analyze the transport properties of a novel polymer inclusion membrane (PIM) containing a poly-vinyl chloride (PVC) polymer matrix and the organic anion exchanger Aliquat 336 as a specific carrier, without addition of plasticizers. The study was specifically focused on the transport properties of Cr(VI) in conditions simulating industrial wastewaters. We analyzed the impact of several parameters on the Cr(VI) transport process such as: the carrier content of the PIM, the pH, and the phases' composition.