title: Development of robust organosilica membranes for reverse osmosis.
abstract: Hybrid organically bridged silica membranes have attracted considerable attention because of their high performances in a variety of applications. Development of robust reverse osmosis (RO) membranes to withstand aggressive operating conditions is still a major challenge. Here, a new type of microporous organosilica membrane has been developed and applied in reverse osmosis. Sol-gel derived organosilica RO membranes reject isopropanol with rejection higher than 95%, demonstrating superior molecular sieving ability for neutral solutes of low molecular weight. Due to the introduction of an inherently stable hybrid network structure, the membrane withstands higher temperatures in comparison with commercial polyamide RO membranes, and is resistant to water to at least 90 °C with no obvious changes in filtration performance. Furthermore, both an accelerated chlorine-resistance test and Fourier transform infrared analysis confirm excellent chlorine stability in this material, which demonstrates promise for a new generation of chlorine-resistant RO membrane materials.
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan.
authors: Rong
authors: R
authors: Xu
authors: Jinhui
authors: J
authors: Wang
authors: Masakoto
authors: M
authors: Kanezashi
authors: Tomohisa
authors: T
authors: Yoshioka
authors: Toshinori
authors: T
authors: Tsuru
mesh_terms: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D009995:Osmosis; D010316:Particle Size; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds