Highly Dual Antifouling and Antibacterial Ultrafiltration Membranes Modified with Silane Coupling Agent and Capsaicin-Mimic Moieties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Membrane Preparation
2.3. Membrane Characterization
2.4. Filtration Experiments
2.5. Antifouling Property Evaluation
2.6. Antibacterial Activity Evaluation
3. Results
3.1. Chemical Structures and Compositions of the Membrane Surfaces
3.2. Morphologies of the Membranes
3.3. Surface Wettability of the Membranes
3.4. Mechanical Properties of the Membranes
3.5. Separation Performance of the Membranes
3.6. Antibacterial Activity and Antibacterial Adhesion Ability of the Membranes
3.7. Antifouling Performances of the Membranes
3.8. Comparison with other UF Membranes Reported in Recent Years
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Membrane | PSf (wt %) | PES (wt %) | DMAc (wt %) | PEG-400 (wt %) | H2O (wt %) | AMTHBA (wt %) | AIBN (wt %) | VTMES (wt %) |
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PSf/PES | 12.8 | 3.2 | 75.6 | 8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PSf/PES-AM | 12.8 | 3.2 | 73.4 | 8 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 |
PSf/PES-AM-VT 0.5 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 72.9 | 8 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
PSf/PES-AM-VT 1.0 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 72.4 | 8 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 |
PSf/PES-AM-VT 2.0 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 71.4 | 8 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 |
PSf/PES-AM-VT 3.0 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 70.4 | 8 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 |
Matrix Membrane | Monomer | Pure Water Flux (L·m−2·h−1) | BSA Rejection (%) | FRR (%) | Eb (%) | Year of Publication and Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PSf/PES | AMTHBA/VTMES | 473.8 | ~100 | 90 | 92.3 | This work |
PSf/PES | AMTHBA | 586.8 | ~100 | 85.6 | -- | 2018 [28] |
PVDF | PMMA-PACMO-capsaicin | 225.5 | 64.6 | ~90 | 88.5 | 2019 [49] |
PSf | Aniline | 396.1 | ~98 | 66.5 | -- | 2019 [50] |
PES | Graphene oxide/arabic gum | ~520 | ~79 | ~75 | -- | 2019 [51] |
PSf | Basil seed gum (BSG) | 155.3 | ~84 | ~100 | -- | 2019 [52] |
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Zhang, L.; Tang, Y.; Jiang, X.; Yu, L.; Wang, C. Highly Dual Antifouling and Antibacterial Ultrafiltration Membranes Modified with Silane Coupling Agent and Capsaicin-Mimic Moieties. Polymers 2020, 12, 412. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12020412
Zhang L, Tang Y, Jiang X, Yu L, Wang C. Highly Dual Antifouling and Antibacterial Ultrafiltration Membranes Modified with Silane Coupling Agent and Capsaicin-Mimic Moieties. Polymers. 2020; 12(2):412. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12020412
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Lili, Yuanyuan Tang, Xiaohui Jiang, Liangmin Yu, and Changyun Wang. 2020. "Highly Dual Antifouling and Antibacterial Ultrafiltration Membranes Modified with Silane Coupling Agent and Capsaicin-Mimic Moieties" Polymers 12, no. 2: 412. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12020412