Abstract
We combine self-assembly in solution, complexation with metallic salts and phase separation induced by solvent-non-solvent exchange to prepare nanostructured membranes for separation in the nanofiltration range. The method was applied to synthesized poly(acrylic acid)-b-polysulfone-b-poly(acrylic acid) copolymers dissolved in a selective solvent mixture and immersed in aqueous Cu2+ or Ag+ solutions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6609-6612 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chem. Commun. |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 49 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: This work was sponsored by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The authors thank the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) for access to the synchrotron facility, as well as Dr. Detlef-M. Smilgies (CHESS) and Dr. Valentina Musteata (KAUST) for the help in GISAXS experiment. CHESS is supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences under NSF award DMR-1332208.