Proton Exchange Performance of Microfibrillar Cellulose/Lignin Sulfonate Composite Membrane

MIAO Lei; WANG Lei; CHEN Dongchu

doi:10.6054/j.jscnun.2024062

Journal of South China Normal University (Natural Science Edition) > 2024 > 56(5): 35-42. > DOI: 10.6054/j.jscnun.2024062

MIAO Lei, WANG Lei, CHEN Dongchu. Proton Exchange Performance of Microfibrillar Cellulose/Lignin Sulfonate Composite Membrane[J]. Journal of South China Normal University (Natural Science Edition), 2024, 56(5): 35-42. DOI: 10.6054/j.jscnun.2024062

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Proton Exchange Performance of Microfibrillar Cellulose/Lignin Sulfonate Composite Membrane

MIAO Lei^{1, 2, 3, ,},
WANG Lei^{1, 2},
CHEN Dongchu²

1.
Guangdong Key Laboratory for Hydrogen Energy Technologies//School of Materials and Energy, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
2.
Teaching and Research Section of Science and Engineering, Foshan Open University, Foshan 528000, China
3.
School of Engineering and Technology, Guangdong Polytechnic Institute, Guangzhou 510091, China

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Received Date: June 19, 2024

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The article proposed a "micro-dissolution-welding" strategy tailored for microfibrillar cellulose (MFC). MFC was "micro-dissolved" in Urea/NaOH solution and the MFC fibers were "welded" together in coagulation bath, resulting in the formation of an MFC/lignosulfonate composite membrane. The mechanical properties, swelling behavior, and proton transport properties of this composite membrane in moisture environment were investigated. The mechanical strength and the the young's modulus of the resultant MFC/lignosulfonate composite membrane are 3.7±0.2 MPa and 58.6±3.9 MPa, respectively. The water absorption and planer swelling ratio of the composite membrane in water are (82±1)% and (13±2)%, respectively. The proton conductivity of the composite membrane at 80 ℃ reaches 0.056 S/cm, and its methanol permeability coefficient is 2.86×10^-6 cm²/s. The proposed "micro-dissolution-welding" strategy has promising applications in the field of cellulose-based functional membranes.
- microfibrillar cellulose,
- proton exchange,
- sodium lignosulfonate,
- composite membrane

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