Synthesis, characterization and proton conductivity study of some novel reverse osmosis membranes

Abstract EN

Nowadays membrane technology has gained significant attention from polymer chemists throughout the world due to their attractive features such as low costs, low energy costs, and as effective solutions to longstanding problems in the chemical industries.

Membrane technologies have been widely applied in the separation processes.

Many separation problems can be solved economically by reverse osmosis alone or in combination with other separation processes.

This study aimed to synthesize polysulfone based reverse osmosis membranes using DIPS technique (diffusion induced phase separation).

Newly synthesized polymer membranes were subjected to Infra red spectral study, water uptake.

Membranes were also characterized using electrochemical spectroscopy for their proton conducting property.

Their surface morphology is visualized by SEM.