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Journal of Membrane Science, Vol.112, No.1, 91-100, 1996
Synthesis of Polyoxyethylene Grafting Nylon-6 and the Selective Separation of Cyclohexane/Cyclohexanone/Cyclohexanol Mixture Through Its Membranes
A polymer membrane having polyoxyethylene grafting nylon 6 was prepared by reacting of nylon 6 and ethylene oxide. The chemical compositions of the polyoxyethylene grafting nylon 6 were determined by H-1 NMR. Degree of substitution for amide group, x, and degree of polymerization for polyoxyethylene, n, in bulk polymerization at 80 degrees C for 4-9.5 h were evaluated : x = 0.32 +/- 0.01 - 0.56 +/- 0.02 and n=2.8+/-0.1-6.0+/-0.3. The polyoxyethylene grafting nylon 6 membrane showed a selective separation of cyclohexanol from a cyclohexane/cyclohexanone/cyclohexanol mixture by a pervaporation technique. The FTIR and flux analyses verified that the selectivity for cyclohexanol was attributed to the hydrogen-bonding interaction between hydroxyl group in cyclohexanol and the hydroxyl group in polyoxyethylene grafting chain. The pervaporation and an adsorption experiment of cyclohexanol through the present membrane showed that hydroxyl group in graft chain acted as a carrier for cyclohexanol.
Keywords:POLYMER MEMBRANES;ORGANIC LIQUIDS;NATURAL-RUBBER;NORMAL-ALKANES;DIFFUSION;SORPTION;POLYURETHANE;NEOPRENE