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http://dx.doi.org/10.14579/MEMBRANE_JOURNAL.2014.24.4.276

Membrane Permeation Characteristics and Fouling Control through the Coating of Poly(vinyl alcohol) on PVDF Membrane Surface  

Jang, Hanna (Research Center for Biobased Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
Kim, In-Chul (Research Center for Biobased Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
Lee, Yongtaek (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Membrane Journal / v.24, no.4, 2014 , pp. 276-284 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, a hydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane was modified by coating neutral hydrophilic poly(vinyl alcohol). The flux of pure water was measured and then fouling test was conducted with bovin serum albumin (BSA) as model protein foulant. As a result, the experiments showed that pure water flux was decreased but anti-fouling property was significantly enhanced. Pure water flux with increasing molecular weights of the polymer was decreased and fouling resistance was enhanced. Also, Pure water flux with increasing solution concentration was decreased and fouling resistance was enhanced. It is probably due to the increase in hydrophilicity and decrease in roughness of the membrane surface, as revealed by contact angle and AFM analysis.
Keywords
Fouling; Surface modification; Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF); Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA);
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