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Preparation and Characterization of the Asymmetric Microporous Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) Blend Membranes with Hydrophilic Surfaces

  • Hwang, Jeong-Eun (Chemical Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • JeGal, Jong-Geon (Chemical Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
  • Published : 2007.12.31
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Abstract

To prepare chemically stable asymmetric microporous membranes with a hydrophilic surface, which would be expected to have better antifouling properties, poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) blend membranes were prepared by the phase inversion process. PVDF mixture solutions in N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) blended with several polar potential ionic polymers such as polyacrylonitrile (PAN), poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (NIPAM) were used for the formation of the PVDF blend membranes. They were then characterized with several analytical methods such as FESEM, FTIR, contact angle measurement, pore size distribution and permeability measurement. Regardless of different polar polymers blended, they all showed a finger-like structure with more hydrophilic surface than the pristine PVDF membrane. For all the PVDF blend membrane, due to the polar potential ionic polymers used, the flux of those was improved. Especially the PVDF blend membrane with NIPAM showed the highest flux among the membranes prepared. Also antifouling property of the PVDF membrane was improved by the use of the polar polymers.

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