• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.04a
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• pp.59-60
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• 1998

1. 서론 : 고분자 분리막은 대부분 immersion precipitation에 의한 상분리법으로 제조한다. 이 방법으로 제조한 막은 표면으로 갈수록 치밀한 구조를 갖고, 하부층에는 많은 경우 macrovoid가 형성된다. 이러한 연구의 하나로 PVP와 같은 고분자 첨가제를 고분자 용액에 첨가하여 막을 제조하는 방법에 대한 연구가 Boom 등을 중심으로 이루어져 왔는데, 대부분의 경우 macrovoid가 줄어들고 막의 porosity가 증가하는 결과를 보여준다. 본 연구에서는 막의 재료로 열적, 화학적 성질이 우수한 폴리이미드 막에 대해 PVP가 첨가되었을 때의 영향을 살펴보았는데, 특히 macrovoid가 없고 높은 투과도를 얻을 수 있는 조겅의 용액에 PVP를 첨가하여 막을 제조할 경우 나타나는 막의 구조 및 투과 특성의 변화를 중점적으로 관찰하였다.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.187-195
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• 2018

In this work, the morphology of polyvinylidene-co-hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-co-HFP) membranes were systemically investigated using phase inversion technique, to target membrane contactor applications. As the presence of macrovoids degrade the mechanical integrity of the membranes and jeopardize the long-term stability of membrane contactor processes (e.g. wetting), a wide range of dope compositions and casting conditions was studied to eliminate the undesired macrovoids. The type of solvent had significant effect on the membrane morphology, and the observed morphology were correlated to the physical properties of the solvent and solvent-polymer interactions. In addition, to fabricate macrovoid-free structure, the effects of different coagulation temperatures, inclusion of additives, and addition of nonsolvents were investigated. Due to the slow crystallization rate of P(VDF-co-HFP) polymer, it was found that obtaining porous membrane without macrovoids is difficult using only nonsolvent-induced phase separation method (NIPS). However, combined other phase inversion methods such as evaporation-induced phase separation (EIPS) and vapor-induced phase separation (VIPS), the desired membrane morphology can be obtained without any macrovoids.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1994.04a
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• pp.34-35
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• 1994

Tube-in-orifice형태의 spinneret을 제작하여, polyethersulfone을 재질로 하는 capillary membrane을 건습식방사공정을 통해 제조하였다. 기공형성계는 PVP를, 용매는 NMP/DCM을, 내부응고제는 물과 NMP의 혼합물을, 외부응고제는 냉각수를 사용하였다. 내부응고제의 NMP농도에 따른 막의 형태와 microstructure를 연구하였다. 내부응고제가 약한 응고력을 가질 때 macrovoid가 없고, 내부의 활성층이 치밀한 막을 얻을 수 있었다. PES-NMP/DCM-PVP조성(25-44/11-20)의 용액으로, 40% NMP수용액을 내부응고제로 사용하여, 막을 제조하고 이를 모듈화하여, 한외여과실험을 한 결과, MWCO 8,000인 모듈이 얻어졌으며, 이 모듈의 Flux는 1기압에서 $1.44 \times 10^{-5}m/sec$이었다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.285-291
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• 2001

The polysulfone(PSf)/polyethersulfone(PES) blend membranes were prepared by an immersion precipitation method. N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP) was used as a solvent and water as a nonsolvent. The composition of the coagulation bath and the dope polymer concentration as well as the blend ratio of two polymers were varied. The membrane morphologies were interpreted on the basis of the phase diagram of the PSf/PES/NMP/water system. As the solvent content in the coagulation bath increased in the single polymer system, the number of macrovoids decreased and the morphology was changed from finger-like to cellular structure. In the given bath condition phase separation occurs earlier for the solutions of PSf/PES blend than for those of single polymer. A horizontally layered structure and horizontal protuberances inside the macrovoid were observed for the membranes formed from PSf/PES blend solutions. This peculiar structure formation can be interpreted by a PSf-rich/PES-rich phase separation followed by a polymer-rich/polymer-lean phase separation during the exchange of solvent and nonsolvent.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.75-89
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• 2002

The effect of addition of inorganic salts in polyethersulfone (PES) polymer solution on the membrane formation and ultrafiltartion performance was studied through the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of casting solution. To control the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of casting solution, various inorganic salts $[CaC1_2, LiCl, LiClO_4, ZnC1_2 $and Mg(ClO_4)_2]$ were added in the PES/NMP solution. Variation of membrane morphology and performance of the resulting membranes with change of the salt type and content added in tasting solution were discussed using viscosity, coagulation value, light transmittance measurement, overall membrane porosity, ultrafiltration experiment and cross-sectional SEM image. For all kind of inorganic salts, according as increase of the salt content in casting solution, viscosity is increased, coagulation value becomes lower, top layer thickness below the skin surface is increased, bovine serum albumin(BSA) rejection decreased and pure water flux is increased except $CaC1_2$ and LiCl. In case of $CaC1_2$ and LiCl, it is found that when the salt content is increased, the formation of macrovoids is suppressed and the precipitation rate becomes slow while instantaneous demixing of precipitation type is maintained. However, in case of $LiClO_4$ and $Mg(ClO_4)_2,$ it is found that precipitation rate becomes faster.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.157-169
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• 1998

The effects of solvents (DMAc, NMP, 1,4-dioxane) and nonsolvents ($H_2O$, Methanol, n-hexane) on the morphology of 6FDA-p-TeMPD polyimide membrane, prepared by the wet phase inversion method, were studied. In the polymer/solvent/nonsolvent ternary system, the binodal curve, the coagulation value and the relative light transmission were measured, and the solubility parameter difference was calculated. The onset state and rate of liquid-liquid alemixing were predicted and the morphology of membrane was analyzed. It is found that the finger-like pores are formed within discontinuous polymer nodules when the binoclal curve is close to the polymer-solvent (P-S) axis, the coagulation value is small, the reduction of light transmission is easy to occur and the order of solubility parameter difference ($\Delta \delta_{i-j}$) is $\Delta \delta_{S-NS} > \Delta \delta_{P-NS} > \Delta \delta_{P-S}$. The dense skin with small nodules and the sponge type sublayer with macrovoid are formed in the case that the binodal curve is distant from the P-S axis, the onset time of liquid-liquid demixing is long and the order of $\Delta \delta_{i-j}$ is $\Delta \delta_{P-NS} >(\Delta \delta_{S-NS} < > \Delta \delta_{P-S})$. The thick layer of fine nodule coagulation and loosely grown sublayer of nodules appear when the binodal curve is distant from the P-S axis, the onset time of liquid-liquid demixing is very long and the order of $\Delta \delta_{i-j}$가 $\Delta \delta_{S-NS} > (\Delta \delta_{P-NS}$\lessgtr$ > (\Delta \delta_{P-NS} < >)\Delta \delta_{P-S}$ ).