Preparation and characterization of TiO2-sulfonated polymer embedded polyetherimide membranes for effective desalination application

• Main Authors: Thuyavan, Y. Lukka, Anantharaman, Narayanan, Arthanareeswaran, Gangasalam, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Mangalaraja, Ramalinga Viswanathan
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55044/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2015.03.004
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Nanocomposite polyetherimide/TiO2-sulfonated polymer membranes were fabricated by phase inversion process, using Dimethylacetamide as solvent. The sulfonated polymers such as sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) and sulfonated polyethersulfone (SPES) self-assemble with TiO2 to form resultant...