Nitrogen Rich CO2‑Responsive Polymers as Forward Osmosis Draw Solutes

CO2-responsive polymers with high nitrogen to carbon ratios were tested as potential forward osmosis draw solutes in a forward osmosis/ultrafiltration process. Aqueous solutions of these polymers have the potential to produce high osmotic pressures in the presence of CO2 (up to 67 bar) but exhibit d...

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Published in:Industrial & engineering chemistry research 2019-12, Vol.58 (50), p.22579-22586
Main Authors: Ellis, Sarah N, Riabtseva, Anna, Dykeman, Ryan R, Hargreaves, Sam, Robert, Tobias, Champagne, Pascale, Cunningham, Michael F, Jessop, Philip G
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Language:English
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Summary:CO2-responsive polymers with high nitrogen to carbon ratios were tested as potential forward osmosis draw solutes in a forward osmosis/ultrafiltration process. Aqueous solutions of these polymers have the potential to produce high osmotic pressures in the presence of CO2 (up to 67 bar) but exhibit dramatically lower osmotic pressures under air. Purifying the polymer by dialysis to remove lower molecular mass materials significantly reduces the osmotic pressure under air without greatly lowering the osmotic pressure under CO2.
ISSN:0888-5885
1520-5045
DOI:10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04858