Effect of alumina nanoparticles on the antifouling properties of polycarbonate-polyurethane blend ultrafiltration membrane for water treatment

被引:129
作者
Etemadi, Habib [1 ]
Afsharkia, Soheyla [1 ]
Zinatloo-Ajabshir, Sahar [2 ]
Shokri, Elham [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bonab, Dept Polymer Sci & Engn, Bonab, Iran
[2] Univ Bonab, Dept Chem Engn, Bonab, Iran
关键词
alumina nanoparticles; antifouling; coagulant; flexibility; polycarbonate membrane; polyurethane; MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES; NATURAL ORGANIC-MATTER; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; POLY(PHENYL ACRYLATE); GRAPHENE OXIDE; PERFORMANCE; FABRICATION; REMOVAL; POLY(STYRENE-CO-ACRYLONITRILE); PERMEABILITY;
D O I
10.1002/pen.25764
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
In this work, the flexibility of polycarbonate (PC) membrane was improved by using polyurethane (PU) additive. However, due to the hydrophobic nature of the PU polymer, alumina (Al2O3) nanoparticles were incorporated to PC-PU blend membrane. The prepared membranes have been used in a submerged membrane system to eliminate humic acid molecules from polluted water in both the presence and absence of coagulant (polyaluminum chloride). The obtained results showed that introduction of PU into PC membrane diminished hydrophilicity and enhanced porosity. Moreover, the flexibility of the PC membrane remarkably improved. Introduction of 1.5 wt% Al2O3 to the PC-PU blend membrane led to enhancement in both porosity and hydrophilicity. Results of morphological studies showed that in the presence of Al2O3 nanostructures, finger-shaped voids seemed to elongate across the entire thickness of the prepared membrane. Atomic force microscopy images showed that incorporation of PU and Al2O3 to the PC membrane resulted in a smoother surface. The antifouling performance of membranes revealed that the PC-PU/Al2O3 nanocomposite membrane possessed the most favorable antifouling features owing to its lowest surface roughness as well as highest hydrophilicity. For all membranes utilizing coagulant (PAC), the irreversible fouling ratio and the flux recovery ratio significantly diminished and increased, respectively.
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页码:2364 / 2375
页数:12
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