کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
641083 1456984 2014 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Development of fouling-resistant polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes via surface UV photografting with polyethylene glycol/aluminum oxide nanoparticles
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی شیمی تصفیه و جداسازی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Development of fouling-resistant polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes via surface UV photografting with polyethylene glycol/aluminum oxide nanoparticles
چکیده انگلیسی


• PES membranes of 30,000 g mol−1 were modified by UV photografting.
• UV photografting using PEG/Al2O3 nanoparticles with different concentrations were studied.
• Pure water flux and solute rejection of the membranes increased after modification.
• Hydrophilicity of PES membranes improved for enhanced surfaces.
• Membranes photomodified with PEG/Al2O3 exhibited the best antifouling properties.

Polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes prepared via immersion precipitation with similar pore size were modified using UV irradiation with two nano-sized hydrophilic compounds of a different nature (an organic compound and a metal oxide). Effects of PEG/Al2O3 nanoparticles on membrane structure and the resulting performance were compared to determine the material with the best antifouling properties. Membranes were characterized by hydrophilicity (water contact angle, porosity, equilibrium water content and average pore radius), surface microscopic techniques (ATR-FTIR, SEM, EDX and AFM) and cross-flow ultrafiltration experiments (hydraulic permeability, membrane resistance and antifouling measurements). Membrane antifouling properties were analyzed by several fouling/rinsing cycles using feed solutions of PEG of 35,000 g mol−1 with a concentration of 5 g L−1. Water contact angle measurements, ATR-FTIR spectra, SEM images and EDX analysis indicated the presence of PEG/Al2O3 nanoparticles on the membrane surface. All UV-grafted membranes had higher hydraulic permeability than the unmodified membrane. Furthermore, polyethersulfone membranes photografted with 2.0 wt% PEG and 0.5 wt% Al2O3 displayed superior antifouling properties and desirable performance compared to all membranes tested. Therefore, this study proved that UV photografting of PEG/Al2O3 onto membrane surfaces is an appropriate technique for modifying polyethersulfone membranes to minimize membrane fouling.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Separation and Purification Technology - Volume 135, 15 October 2014, Pages 88–99
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