Thin film composite membranes on ceramic for pervaporation dehydration of isopropanol
Abstract(#br)We have developed novel thin film composite (TFC) membranes on ceramic substrates (referred as ceramic TFC membranes thereafter) for pervaporation dehydration of isopropanol (IPA) by using interfacial polymerization (IP) of m-phenylenediamine (MPD) and trymesoylchoride (TMC) to create ultra-thin polyamide films as selective layers. Prior to IP, a gutter layer of polydopamine (PDA) or polyethyleneimine (PEI) was deposited on α-alumina ceramic surfaces to improve the adhesion of polyamide thin films onto the ceramic.