화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.76, 141-149, August, 2019
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2019.03.014  Export Citation
Polydopamine layered poly (ether imide) ultrafiltration membranes tailored with silver nanoparticles designed for better permeability, selectivity and antifouling
Meenakshi Sundaram Sri Abirami Saraswathi, Dipak Rana1, Subbiah Alwarappan2, Shanmugaraj Gowrishankar3, Prabu Vijayakumar2, and Alagumalai Nagendran†
  • Polymeric Materials Research Lab, PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi 630 003, India
  • 1Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur St., Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
  • 2CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, India
  • 3Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, India
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Poly (ether imide) [PEI] ultrafiltration membranes are coated by polydopamine (PD) and immobilized with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to improve the permeation, contaminant separation and anti-fouling properties. The tailored membranes displayed enhanced permeability (97.2 Lm-2h-1), hydraulic resistance (13.8kPa/Lm-2-h-1), average roughness (43 nm), contaminant rejection (>97%) with a higher flux recovery ratio (>95%). PEI/PD/Ag membranes showed anti-biofouling property against gram negative and gram positive bacteria and facilitated the separation of toxic contaminants. The outstanding stability of PD coating and the presence of AgNPs offer effective and safe water separation.
Keywords:Ultrafiltration;Anti-fouling;Poly (ether imide);Polydopamine;Ag nanoparticles
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