Chemie Ingenieur Technik, Vol.91, No.8, 1129-1134, 2019
Funktionalisierung von Ultrafiltrationsmembranen zur Integration von spezifischen AdsorbereigenschaftenFunctionalization of Ultrafiltration Membranes for Integration of Specific Adsorber Properties
By integrating a water-soluble polymer, which has the ability to complex heavy metal ions into ultrafiltration membranes, the separation process could be enhanced to enable also filtration of these species. In this work, a membrane and an adsorber polymer were functionalized with complementary reactive groups so that the adsorber polymer could be immobilized in the porous support layer of the ultrafiltration membrane via click reaction. The separation performances and membrane characteristics of the synthesized membranes are comparable to those of conventional UF membranes.