Enhanced Fouling Resistance and Antimicrobial Property of Ultrafiltration Membranes Via Polyelectrolyte-Assisted Silver Phosphate Nanoparticle Immobilization
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Reagents
2.2. Membrane Functionalization
2.3. Membrane Surface Characterization
2.4. Silver Phosphate Nanoparticle (AgPNP) Stability Tests
2.5. Membrane Filtration Experiment
2.6. Fouling Protocol and Antifouling Performance Evaluation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. UF Membrane Surface Properties Following PE-Assisted AgPNP Functionalization
3.2. AgPNP Stability Within PAH/PAA Layers
3.3. Effect of PAH/PAA BL Functionalization on UF Membrane Flux
3.4. Effect of PAH/PAA BLs on Organic Fouling Resistance and Flux Recovery
3.5. Effect of AgPNP-Immobilized PAH/PAA BLs on UF Membrane Antimicrobial Property
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Membrane Tested/Functionalized | Membrane Description | No. of PAH/PAA Bilayers (BL) Deposited | AgPNP Immobilized? |
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Virgin UF | Commercial unmodified UF membrane | 0 | No |
PAH/PAA-UF | UF membrane conformally coated with bilayers (BL) of PAH and PAA | 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 | No |
AgPNP-BL | UF membrane functionalized by embedding AgPNPs within PAH/PAA BLs | 5 | Yes |
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Olimattel, K.; Church, J.; Lee, W.H.; Chumbimuni-Torres, K.Y.; Zhai, L.; Sadmani, A.H.M.A. Enhanced Fouling Resistance and Antimicrobial Property of Ultrafiltration Membranes Via Polyelectrolyte-Assisted Silver Phosphate Nanoparticle Immobilization. Membranes 2020, 10, 293. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10100293
Olimattel K, Church J, Lee WH, Chumbimuni-Torres KY, Zhai L, Sadmani AHMA. Enhanced Fouling Resistance and Antimicrobial Property of Ultrafiltration Membranes Via Polyelectrolyte-Assisted Silver Phosphate Nanoparticle Immobilization. Membranes. 2020; 10(10):293. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10100293
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlimattel, Kunal, Jared Church, Woo Hyoung Lee, Karin Y. Chumbimuni-Torres, Lei Zhai, and A H M Anwar Sadmani. 2020. "Enhanced Fouling Resistance and Antimicrobial Property of Ultrafiltration Membranes Via Polyelectrolyte-Assisted Silver Phosphate Nanoparticle Immobilization" Membranes 10, no. 10: 293. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10100293