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Amine modified electrospun PIM-1 ultrafine fibers for an efficient removal of methyl orange from an aqueous system       
Yazarlar
Doç. Dr. Bekir SATILMIŞ Doç. Dr. Bekir SATILMIŞ
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Tamer Uyar
Özet
Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM-1) is a promising material for adsorption and separation applications. While PIM-1 displays high affinity for neutral species, it shows lack of interaction with charged molecules in an aqueous system due to non-polar nature of it. Functionalization of PIM-1 provides an advantage of tailoring the interaction ability as well as the adsorption performance of PIM-1 towards target pollutants. In this study, electrospun Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM-1) fibrous membrane (PIM-FM) was reacted with borane dimethyl sulfide complex to obtain amine modified PIM-1 fibrous membrane (AM-PIM-FM). Furthermore, PIM-1 film, which is referred as PIM-1 dense membrane (PIM-DM), was also modified under the same conditions as a control material. Structural analyses have confirmed that nitrile groups of PIM-1 have been fully converted to amine group as a result of the reduction reaction. Average fiber diameter of parent PIM-1 fibers was found 2.3 +/- 0.3 mu m, and it remained almost the same after the amine modification. In addition, no physical damage has been observed on fiber structure based on the SEM analysis. Both amine modified PIM-1 dense and fibrous membranes became insoluble in common organic solvents. Before the modification, water contact angle of PIM-FM was 138 +/- 2 degrees which also remained almost the same after the modification, showing water contact angle of 131 +/- 8 degrees. The insolubility along with amine functionality make membranes promising materials for adsorption of anionic dyes from wastewater. Here, dye (i.e. Methyl Orange) removal ability of AM-PIM-FM from an aqueous system was investigated and compared with parent PIM-1 (PIM-FM) as well as dense membrane form (AM-PIMDM). AM-PIM-FM shows extremely higher adsorption capacity than that of PIM-FM and AM-PIM-DM. The maximum adsorption capacity of AM-PIM-FM was found 312.5 mg g(-1) for Methyl Orange. Langmuir isotherm model was found more favorable for the adsorption. AM-PIM-FM was employed effectively in continuous adsorption/desorption studies for several times without having any damage on fiber morphology using batch adsorption process. Furthermore, AM-PIM-FM was successfully used as a molecular filter for the removal of methyl orange from an aqueous system. The results indicate that AM-PIM-FM could be a promising adsorbent for removal of anionic molecules from an aqueous system.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Amine PIM-1 | Dye adsorption | Electrospinning | Membrane | Nanofibers | Wastewater treatment
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Dergi ISSN 0169-4332
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 09-2018
Cilt No 453
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 220 / 229
Doi Numarası 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.05.069
Makale Linki https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433218313631?via3Dihub