Study on Fouling Mechanisms of Homogeneous Ion-Exchange Membranes during Removal of Soluble Saccharides from the Aqueous Solution Containing Ionic Liquids by Electrodialysis

Authors

  • Hongxiang Xu School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
  • Weichao Li School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing); Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Junfeng Wang State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Innovation Academy for Green Manufacture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Wentao Li School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing); Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Shanshan Zhang State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Nie Yi State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Innovation Academy for Green Manufacture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Daoguang Wang State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Innovation Academy for Green Manufacture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

Keywords:

Ionic liquids, electrodialysis, membrane fouling mechanisms, Soluble saccharides

Abstract

Electrodialysis (ED) method showed an effective separation ability of soluble saccharides from the ionic liquid (IL) aqueous solution confirmed by our previous work. This paper focused on the fouling mechanisms of ion exchange membranes (IEMs), i.e., the cation exchange membrane (CEM) and the anion exchange membrane (AEM). Firstly, the effects of operation time, IL concentration, glucose concentration, and temperature of dilute solution on membrane fouling were investigated. Results indicated that the low IL concentration also resulted in the fouling of the IEMs. The addition of glucose had a slight effect on the AEMs, but a serious effect on the CEM. The effect of temperature on the IEM fouling was the most significant, Over the temperature range from 25 to 40 °C, the ion exchange capacity (IEC) of CEMs and AEMs decreased from 0.5370 mol/kg and 0.4565 mol/kg to 0.4171 mol/kg and 0.3172 mol/kg, respectively. Subsequently, the characteristic results showed that the surface hydrophobicity of the IEMs decreased due to the adsorption of the hydrophilic components, i.e., anions and cations of ILs. The IEM fouling during the ED process for the separation of glucoses from the IL aqueous solution was mainly caused by the adsorption of the ILs through the electrostatic interactions. Glucoses was easier to be enriched on the surface of the CEMs, which could promote the cluster behavior of the ILs and then block the membrane pores or interlayers, thus increasing the irreversible fouling of CEM. In addition, compared to the other cleaning solution, the HCl solution showed a good cleaning effect for the fouled IEMs. Under the optimized conditions, the performance of the fouled CEMs could be recovered to 94.57% of the pristine membrane, and that of the fouled AEMs could be recovered to the pristine membrane level by a long cleaning process.

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Xu, H., Li, W., Wang, J., Li, W., Zhang, S., Yi, N., & Wang, D. (2022). Study on Fouling Mechanisms of Homogeneous Ion-Exchange Membranes during Removal of Soluble Saccharides from the Aqueous Solution Containing Ionic Liquids by Electrodialysis. Membrane Science International, 1(1), 12–23. Retrieved from https://rasayely-journals.com/index.php/msi/article/view/24

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