Synergistic effect of carboxylated-MWCNTs on the performance of acrylic acid UV-grafted polyamide nanofiltration membranes

Vahid Vatanpour*, Majid Esmaeili, Mahdie Safarpour, Ali Ghadimi, Javid Adabi

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Özet

Surface modification of a commercial polyamide nanofiltration membrane was achieved by UV induced graft polymerization of acrylic acid and incorporation of carboxylated-MWCNTs (COOH-MWCNTs). The grafting process was done under different monomer concentrations and UV exposure times. The modified membranes were characterized through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), contact angle and zeta-potential analysis, and cross-flow filtration experiments. Changes in the surface hydrophilicity, negative charge and roughness of the modified membranes improved their permeability and fouling resistance significantly. The membrane grafted with 50 g/L acrylic acid under 5 min UV exposure showed the best filtration performance including pure water flux of 38.8 L/m2 h, salt rejections of 97.43% (Na2SO4) and 93.4% (NaCl), and flux recovery ratio (FRR) of 80.2% during bovine serum albumin (BSA) filtration. After optimizing grafting condition, different amounts of COOH-MWCNTs were dispersed in the monomer solution for embedding in the grafting layer. By adding 0.2 wt% COOH-MWCNTs to the grafting layer, a water flux improvement of around 30% was observed. But, excess loading of the COOH-MWCNTs led to compaction of the grafting layer and made it inflexible and subsequently, reduced the hydrophilicity and permeability of the membrane. Fouling tests with BSA aqueous solution showed that antifouling ability of the modified membranes was remarkably improved at all concentrations of the COOH-MWCNTs. Furthermore, salt rejection results displayed that simultaneous surface modification through grafting and COOH-MWCNTs embedding could effectively improve the nanofiltration performance of the membranes in the term of permeability, desalination and fouling resistance.

Orijinal dilİngilizce
Sayfa (başlangıç-bitiş)74-84
Sayfa sayısı11
DergiReactive and Functional Polymers
Hacim134
DOI'lar
Yayın durumuYayınlandı - Oca 2019
Harici olarak yayınlandıEvet

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