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Layer-by-layer self-assembly of polyethyleneimine and poly(4-styrene sulfonic acid-co-maleic acid) forming composite polyelectrolyte membranes for pervaporation of aqueous alcohol solutions

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Composite polyelectrolyte pervaporation membranes were fabricated through layer-by-layer self-assembly method. Cationic polyethyleneimine (PEI) and anionic poly(4-styrene sulfonic acid-co-maleic acid) (PSSMA) polyelectrolytes were deposited one after the other on a porous asymmetric modified polyacrylonitrile (mPAN) substrate. Attenuated total reflection–Fourier transform infrared spectral analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectrometry confirmed the deposition of polyelectrolytes on the mPAN support. Field emission scanning electron microscopy depicted that pores in the mPAN support were covered with layers of polyelectrolytes. Atomic force microscopy illustrated that the deposition of polyelectrolytes led to a smooth surface of the membrane. Moreover, the membrane exhibited improved hydrophilicity. We investigated the effect of polyelectrolyte concentrations on the efficiency of dehydrating 90 wt% aqueous alcohol solutions through pervaporation. The results established that bilayer polyelectrolyte membranes fabricated from 0.9 wt% PEI and 0.1 w% PSSMA delivered maximal dehydration efficiency.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (MOST 106-2221-E-197-024 and MOST 107-2221-E-197-014) for financially supporting this work.

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  1. Material Corrosion and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, China

    Manuel Reyes De Guzman

  2. R&D Center for Membrane Technology and Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan University, Taoyuan, 32023, Taiwan

    Micah Belle Marie Yap Ang, Shu-Hsien Huang, Hui-An Tsai, Chien-Chieh Hu, Kueir-Rarn Lee & Juin-Yih Lai

  3. Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Ilan University, Yilan, 26047, Taiwan

    Shu-Hsien Huang & Wan-Ru Jhuang

  4. Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 10607, Taiwan

    Chien-Chieh Hu & Juin-Yih Lai

  5. Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 10607, Taiwan

    Juin-Yih Lai

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De Guzman, M.R., Ang, M.B.M.Y., Huang, SH. et al. Layer-by-layer self-assembly of polyethyleneimine and poly(4-styrene sulfonic acid-co-maleic acid) forming composite polyelectrolyte membranes for pervaporation of aqueous alcohol solutions. J Polym Res 26, 286 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-019-1977-0

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