• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.591-612
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• 2017

Increase in the hydrophilicity (HPCT) of polysulfone (PS) membrane and subsequently decrease in fouling can be achieved by surface modification of PS based membranes. Therefore, in this work, ultrafiltration membranes with increased HPCT were prepared using the enantiomeric tartaric acid (D-TA) and racemic tartaric acid (DL-TA). Phase inversion technique was used for the preparation of polyethylene glycol and TA blended PS membrane. Morphological analysis of the fabricated membranes was done by scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscopy. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) solution was taken for finding the permeation and rejection behavior of prepared membranes. Maximum BSA rejection was increased by 70.5% for the modified membrane.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.257-275
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• 2016

The enantiomeric and racemic effects of tartaric acid (TA) on the properties of polysulfone (PSn) ultrafiltration membranes were studied in terms of morphology and hydrophilicity (HPCT) of membrane. Asymmetric membranes were prepared by direct blending of polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) with D-TA and DL-TA in membrane casting solution. FTIR analysis was done for the confirmation of the reaction of PVP and TA in blended membranes and plain PSn membranes. Scanning electron microscope (SEM), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used for analyzing the morphology and structure of the resulting membranes. The membranes were characterized in terms of pure water flux (PWF), hydraulic permeability and HPCT. PWF increased from $52L/m^2h$ to $79.9L/m^2h$ for plain and D-TA containing PSn membrane, respectively. Water contact angle also found to be decreased from $68^{\circ}$ to $55^{\circ}$. In Additionally, permeation and rejection behavior of prepared membranes was studied by bovine serum albumin (BSA) solution. A considerable increase in BSA flux (from $19.1L/m^2h$ for plain membrane to $32.1L/m^2h$ for D-TA containing membrane) was observed. FESEM images affirm that the pore size of the membranes decreases and the membrane permeability increases from 0.16 to 0.32 by the addition of D-TA in the membrane. D-TA increases the HPCT whereas; DL-TA decreases the HPCT of PSn membrane. PVP (average molecular weight of 40000 Da) with D-TA (1 wt%) gave best performance among all the membranes for each parameter.

• 멤브레인
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.303-312
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• 2006

상변환과 졸-겔 반응을 동시에 행하는 새로운 제막법으로 나노크기의 $ZrO_2$ 입자가 함유된 비대칭형 PES-$ZrO_2$ 복합 막을 제조하였다. PES-$ZrO_2$ 복합 막 제조의 최적 제막 조건을 복합 막에의 인 흡착실험을 수행하여 인 흡착량이 최대가 되는 조건으로서 결정하였는바, 최적 제막 조건은 캐스팅 용액에 1 mL의 PES 당 0.15 mL의 $Zr(PrO)_4$ 첨가 및 비용매 1 L에 1 mL $Zr(PrO)_4$ 당 30 mL의 $HNO_3$ 촉매를 첨가했을 때 이었다. 복합 막의 단면 구조, 막성능 및 $ZrO_2$ 입자 함유량 변화를 SEM, 순수투과량, TGA, ICP, XRD 및 접촉각 측정을 통해 결정하였는바, 캐스팅 용액에의 $Zr(PrO)_4$ 첨가량이 증가할수록 순수 투과량이 증가하며, $ZrO_2$ 입자 함유량은 1 mL의 PES 당 0.15 mL의 $Zr(PrO)_4$ 첨가했을 때 최대가 되었다. 복합 막의 표면 특성을 친수성으로 개선하기 위하여 인산처리를 하였으며, 인산처리 전후(前後)의 두 종류 PES-$ZrO_2$ 복합 막을 대상으로 한 BSA 용액의 dead-end 한외여과 실험을 수행하여 막오염 형성의 억제 정도를 평가한 결과 인산처리 시킨 복합 막의 경우 투과량과 BSA 배제도 모두 약 40% 정도 증가하였는데 이는 복합 막을 인산처리 시킴으로서 막특성이 친수화 되었기 때문이다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.434-442
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• 2021

Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) 막은 내구성 및 열적·화학적 안정성 등의 물성은 우수하나 소수성이 커서 수투과도가 낮고 단백질 및 유기물에 의한 막오염이 쉽게 발생한다. 본 연구에서는 PVDF 막의 내오염성을 개선시키고자 바이오 기능성 물질인 𝛽-cyclodextrin (𝛽-CD)을 PVDF 막 구조 내에 분산 함침시킨 PVDF/𝛽-CD 혼합기질 비대칭막을 상변환법을 통해 제조하고, 𝛽-CD 함침량에 따른 순수 투과 유속(PWF) 측정과 BSA 용액을 대상으로 한 막여과 실험을 수행하여 내오염성 특성을 평가하였다. 이 결과 PVDF 고분자 매질 내에 𝛽-CD를 함침시키면 막의 친수성을 증가시켜 접촉각을 감소시키고 이로 인해 내오염성을 향상시킬 수 있었다. 𝛽-CD 함침량이 2 wt%인 도프용액을 사용하여 제조된 PVDF/𝛽-CD 혼합기질 비대칭막의 PWF는 64 L/m²·h, BSA 배제도는 95%를 나타내었으며, 𝛽-CD를 첨가하지 않고 제조된 pristine PVDF 막에 비해 투과 유속 향상성이 최대 80%에 달해 𝛽-CD를 첨가시킴으로서 PVDF 막의 내오염성을 증가시킬 수 있었다.

• Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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• 제67권
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• pp.199-209
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• 2018

Polyethersulfone (PES)/sulfonated $TiO_2$ ($STiO_2$) nanoparticles (NPs) UF blended membranes were fabricated with different loadings of $STiO_2$. The modified membranes exhibited significant improvement in surface roughness, porosity, and pore size when compared to the PES membrane. The $P-STiO_2$ 1 and $P-TiO_2$ 1 blended membranes exhibited higher water flux, approximately 102.4% and 62.6%, respectively, compared to PES. SPP-$STiO_2$ and $P-STiO_2$ showed lower Rir fouling resistance than the $P-TiO_2$ blended membrane. Overall, the $STiO_2$-blended membranes provide high hydrophilicity permeability, anti-fouling performance, and improved BSA rejection attributed to the hydrogen bonding force and more electrostatic repulsion properties of $STiO_2$.

• 멤브레인
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.75-89
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• 2002

Polyethesulfone(PES) 상변환 막 제조 시 캐스팅 용액에의 무기염 첨가가 막의 구조 및 성능에 미치는 효과를 캐스팅 용액의 열역학적.속도론적 특성치로서 연구하였다. PES/NMP 캐스팅 용액에 첨가시킨 무기염의 종류[CaCl_2, LiCl, LiCl_4, ZnCl_2 $및 Mg(ClO_4)_2]$와 양을 달리하여 제조된 막의 몰폴로지와 막성능(순수 투과량 및 용질 배제도)을 캐스팅용액의 점도와 coagulation vague, 제막시간에 따른 광투과도 변화, 총괄 다공도와 순수 투과량, bovine serum albumin(BSA) 용액의 한외여과 실험 및 막단면의 SEM 사진 결과로서 설명하였다. 이 결과 모든 종류의 무기염에 대해 첨가량이 증가할수록 캐스팅 용액의 점도는 증가하고, coagulation value는 낮아져 열역학적 불안정성이 증가하며, 막 단면 상층부(top layer below skin surface)의 an게가 증가하였으며, BSA 배제도는 감소하고 순수 투과량은 CaC1$_2$ 및 LiCl 무기염을 제외하고는 점차 증가하였다. CaC1$_2$ 및 LiCl 무기염을 첨가한 경우는 첨가량이 증가함에 따라 macrovoid의 형성이 억제되었으며, 순간분리의 침강형식은 유지하나 침강 속도가 점차 느려졌다. 반면 LiCl_4$ 및 Mg(ClO_4)_2$무기염을 첨가한 경우는 침강속도가 점차 빨라졌다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.377-401
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• 2016

To study the effect of titanium dioxide ($TiO_2$) nanoparticles on membrane performance and structure and to explore possible improvement of using mixed solvents in the casting solution, composite polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ultrafiltration membranes were prepared via immersion precipitation method using a mixture of two solvents triethyl phosphate (TEP) and dimethylacetamide (DMAc) and addition of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles. Properties of the neat and composite membranes were characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and contact angle and membrane porosity measurements. The neat and composite membranes were further investigated in terms of BSA rejection and flux decline in cross flow filtration experiments. Following hydrophilicity improvement of the PVDF membrane by addition of 0.25 wt.% $TiO_2$, (from $70.53^{\circ}$ to $60.5^{\circ}$) degree of flux decline due to irreversible fouling resistance of the composite membrane reduced significantly and the flux recovery ratio (FRR) of 96.85% was obtained. The results showed that using mixed solvents (DMAc/TEP) with lower content of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles (0.25 wt.%) affected the sedimentation rate of nanoparticles and consequently the distribution of nanoparticles in the casting solution and membrane formation which influenced the properties of the ultimate composite membranes.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.563-574
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• 2017

Antibacterial effective, high performanced, novel ZnO embedded composite membranes were obtained by blendig ZnO nanoparticles with polysulfone. IR, TG/DTG, XRD and SEM analysis were performed to characterize structure and morphology of ZnO nanoparticles and composite membranes. Contact angle, EWC, porosity and pore structure properties of composite membranes were investigated. Cross-flow filtration studies were performed to investigation of performances of prepared membranes. It was found from the cross section SEM images that ZnO nanoparticles dispersed homogenously up to additive amount of 2% and the membrane skin layer thicknesses increased in the presence of ZnO. Contact angle of pure PSf membranes were reduced from $70^{\circ}$ to $55^{\circ}$ after addition of 4% ZnO. Porosity of composite membrane contains 1% ZnO was higher about 22% than pure PSf membrane. BSA rejection ratio and PWF of 0.5% ZnO embedded composite membrane became 2.2 and 2.3 times higher than pure PSf membrane. It was determined from flux recovery ratios that ZnO additive increased the fouling resistance of composite membranes. Also, the bacterial killing ability of ZnO is well known and there are many researches related to this in the literature. Therefore, it is expected that prepared composite membranes will show antibacterial effect.