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Preparation and Characteristics of Fouling Resistant Nanofiltration Membranes  

Kim, No-Won (Department of Environment Engineering, Dong-Eui University)
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Membrane Journal / v.17, no.1, 2007 , pp. 44-53 More about this Journal
Abstract
The primary objective of this study is to increase the extent of water flux and fouling resistance of nano-filtration or reverse osmosis membranes. This study was performed to investigate the effect of surface characteristics of silane coated membranes on modified fouling index. Commercial polyamide composite RO membrane (RE1812-LP) and NF membrane (ESNA4040-LF) were treated with silane coupling agents in ethanol at five different concentrations. The silane coupling reagent, aminopropylmethoxydiethoxysilane, contains one aminoalkyl and three alkoxy groups. The hydrophilic effect of aminoalkyl group of APMDES on the permeability and fouling resistance of the modified membrane was examined. The surfaces of the modified membranes were characterized by FE-SEM, contact angle analyzer, and zeta potentiometer in order to confirm successful sol-gel methods. The modified NF membranes showed significantly enhanced water flux and fouling resistance without a decrease in salt rejection in divalent ionic feed solution.
Keywords
fouling resistance; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis; silane coupling agent; hydrophilicity;
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