New Materials based on Green Chemistry principles for Membrane Preparation

In the last few years the green vision of membrane technology get widener in the production of membranes via phase inversion, with the use of bio-polymers and less toxic solvents which demonstrated to be able to replace the most common traditional solvents. In this work, new green membranes made ofpolylactic acid(PLA), a natural biopolymer, and methyl 5-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-5-oxopentanoate (Polarclean®) as new eco-friendly solvent, have been studied. Polymeric and mixed matrix membranes with two different structures were prepared. The morphology, pore-size, swelling, contact angle and the application of the produced membranes in water treatment and pervaporation, were studied.