Yihui Xie, Burhannudin Sutisna and Suzana P. Nunes
Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 6609-6612
DOI:
10.1039/C7CC01596H,
Communication
We combine self-assembly in solution, complexation with metallic salts and phase separation induced by solvent–non-solvent exchange to prepare nanostructured membranes for separation in the nanofiltration range. This method was applied to prepare membranes from newly synthesized poly(acrylic acid)-b-polysulfone-b-poly(acrylic acid) copolymers dissolved in a selective solvent mixture and immersed in aqueous Cu2+ or Ag+ solutions.