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The effect of Fullerene (C60) nanoparticles on the surface of PVDF composite membrane

  • Kim, Kyung Hee (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Ju Sung (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Hong, Hyun Pyo (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Han, Jun Young (Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Park, Jin-Won (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Min, ByoungRyul (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University)
  • Received : 2014.07.10
  • Accepted : 2015.08.24
  • Published : 2015.09.25
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Abstract

Polyvinylidene fluoride/fullerene nanoparticle (PVDF/$C_{60}$) composite microfiltration (MF) membranes were fabricated by a non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) using N, N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) as solvent and deionized water (DI) as coagulation solution. Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was added to the casting solution to form membrane pores. $C_{60}$ was added in increments of 0.2% from 0.0% to 1.0% to produce six different membrane types: one pristine PVDF membrane type with no $C_{60}$ added as control, and five composite membrane types with varying $C_{60}$ concentrations of 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0%, respectively. The mechanical strength, morphology, pore size and distribution, hydrophilicity, surface property, permeation performance, and fouling resistance of the six membranes types were characterized using respective analytical methods. The results indicate that membranes containing $C_{60}$ have higher surface porosity and pore density than the pristine membrane. The presence of numerous pores on the membrane caused weaker mechanical strength, but the water flux of the composite membranes increased in spite of their smaller size. Initial flux and surface roughness reached the maximum point among the composite membranes when the $C_{60}$ concentration was 0.6 wt.%.

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Supported by : Yang Young Foundation

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