Unprecedented Mg2+/Li+ separation using layer-by-layer based nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes
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作者
He, Rongrong; Dong, Chenjun; Xu, Shanshan; Liu, Chang; Zhao, Shuwei; He, Tao
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刊物名称
DESALINATION
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年、卷、文献号
2022, 525, 0011-9164
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关键词
He, Rongrong; Dong, Chenjun; Xu, Shanshan; Liu, Chang; Zhao, Shuwei; He, Tao
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摘要
The dominant market for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in China has driven lithium chemicals with foreseeable growth in demand. Lithium extraction from salt-lake brine in China with high Mg2+/Li+ ratio has become one of the key challenges in the separation of Mg2+ and Li+. In this study, we introduce here an unprecedented, highly permselective nanofiltration hollow fiber membrane prepared by layer-by-layer (LBL) deposition as a novel alternative for Mg2+/Li+ separation. Poly(styrene sulfonate) and poly(allylamine hydrochloride) were deposited alternatively on a tailor-made ultrafiltration hollow fiber support and crosslinking with glutaric dialdehyde. The pure water permeability of LBL NF membrane was 18.4 L m(-2) h(-1) bar(-1). Under the synergistic effect of size sieving and Donnan exclusion effect, it also achieved promising results when tested with simulated brine. The rejection rate of Mg2+ was as high as 99%, and the rejection rate of Li+ was as low as -60%, with a separation factor of 74 was observed, setting a record of permselectivity for Mg2+/Li+ separation for engineerable membranes. This research has paved a new mad for the engineering application of LBL nanofiltration membranes for mono and bivalent ion separation.
