Preparation and Characterization of Polysulfone/Ru Nanocluster Hybrid Hollow Fiber Membrane

Abstract:

Polysulfone/Ru nanocluster hybrid hollow fiber membranes with different Ru content were fabricated by the dry/wet spinning process. The structures and properties of Ru nanocluster, PSF hollow films and PSF/Ru hybrid hollow fiber films were characterized by TEM, SEM, XPS, XRD, TGA, etc. The results showed that the Ru particles, which may coordinate with O and S in polysulfone, distributed symmetrically with an average diameter about 1~2 nm. More finger-like pores of the hybrid membranes were obtained after adding Ru nanocluster, and the thermal properties of the membranes increased while the mechanical properties decreased.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1053)
• Pages: 357-363
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1053.357
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Chun Yan Jiang, Cheng Yan, Shu Zheng Liu, Yu Hua Zhang, Ai Qing Zhang*, Fan Di Zeng
• Keywords: Hybrid Films, Polysulfone, Ru Nanocluster

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