Abstract
New homogeneous bilayer membranes with a thin anion-exchange layer based on copolymer of N,N-diallyl-N,N-dimethylammonium chloride (DADMAC) and ethyl methacrylate (EMA) on the surface of sulfated polytetrafluoroethylene membrane-substrate have been developed. The general and partial current–voltage characteristics, external and intra-diffusion limiting currents were theoretically and experimentally investigated. The parameters of specific conductivity, sorption and diffusion permeability of individual membrane layers, as well as effective transfer numbers and specific selectivity of bilayer homogeneous membranes in mixed solutions of calcium chloride and sodium chloride have been determined.
It was found that depositing a thin anion-exchange layer of DADMAC and EMA on the homogeneous membrane can increase the selectivity of the membrane to single-charged cations. The specific selectivity of bilayer membrane MK-2 to sodium cations increases by more than 6 times (from 0.77 to 4.78) relative to the original homogeneous membrane-substrate MF-4SC.
Verification of the obtained experimental data in the framework of a four-layer mathematical model with quasi-equilibrium boundary conditions for the system diffusion layer (I)/modifying layer (II)/membrane-substrate (III)/diffusion layer (IV) in ternary solutions of NaCl+CaCl2 has been carried out.