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The paper is concerned with ultrathin membranes prepared upon alternating layer-by-layer adsorption of cationic and anionic polyelectrolytes on a porous substructure. The formation of the polyelectrolyte multilayer membranes is characterised and the transport of gases, liquid mixtures and ions across the membranes is studied. In particular, the use of the membranes for alcohol/water separation under pervaporation conditions, and for the separation of mono- and divalent ions is described. It is demonstrated that upon a suitable choice of polyelectrolytes and substructures, and a careful optimisation of preparation and operation conditions, membranes can be tailored exhibiting an excellent separation capability.
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Received 4 September 2000
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Tieke, B., van Ackern, F., Krasemann, L. et al. Ultrathin self-assembled polyelectrolyte multilayer membranes. Eur. Phys. J. E 5, 29–39 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101890170084
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s101890170084