Enhancing Water Treatment Performance of Porous Polysulfone Hollow Fiber Membranes through Atomic Layer Deposition
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Structural, Physical, and Chemical Characterizations
2.2. Membrane Performances
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Oxide Deposition on PSF HF Membranes
3.3. Characterizations
3.4. Filtration Experiments
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Atomic Percentages (%) | |||||
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Membranes | C | O | Ti | Zn | Al |
Raw | 86.8 ± 8.6 | 9.9 ± 0.9 | / | / | / |
TiO2 | 87.2 ± 8.7 | 9.9 ± 0.9 | ≤0.1 | / | / |
ZnO | 62.4 ± 6.2 | 34.3 ± 3.4 | / | 1.7 ± 0.2 | / |
Al2O3 | 48.3 ± 4.8 | 47.8 ± 4.8 | / | / | 3.2 ± 0.3 |
Oxides | Young’s Modulus (MPa) | Strength at Break (N) | Elongation at Break (mm) |
---|---|---|---|
Raw | 132 ± 5 | 2.10 ± 0.02 | 55 ± 5 |
TiO2 | 143 ± 6 | 1.84 ± 0.05 | 62 ± 7 |
ZnO | 157 ± 5 | 1.31 ± 0.17 | 49 ± 8 |
Al2O3 | 132 ± 3 | 1.12 ± 0.05 | 38 ± 5 |
Oxide | TiO2 | ZnO | Al2O3 |
---|---|---|---|
Precursor 1 | TiCl4 | DEZ | TMA |
Pulse time 1 (s) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Precursor 2 | H2O | H2O | H2O |
Pulse time 2 (s) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temperature (°C) | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Exposure time for both precursors (s) | 10 | 30 | 40 |
Purge time for both precursors (s) | 60 | 40 | 60 |
Argon mass flow during purge (sccm) | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number of cycles | 20 | 10 | 10 |
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Casetta, J.; Pochat-Bohatier, C.; Cornu, D.; Bechelany, M.; Miele, P. Enhancing Water Treatment Performance of Porous Polysulfone Hollow Fiber Membranes through Atomic Layer Deposition. Molecules 2023, 28, 6133. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28166133
Casetta J, Pochat-Bohatier C, Cornu D, Bechelany M, Miele P. Enhancing Water Treatment Performance of Porous Polysulfone Hollow Fiber Membranes through Atomic Layer Deposition. Molecules. 2023; 28(16):6133. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28166133
Chicago/Turabian StyleCasetta, Jeanne, Céline Pochat-Bohatier, David Cornu, Mikhael Bechelany, and Philippe Miele. 2023. "Enhancing Water Treatment Performance of Porous Polysulfone Hollow Fiber Membranes through Atomic Layer Deposition" Molecules 28, no. 16: 6133. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28166133