Antifouling ultrafiltration membrane composed of polyethersulfone and sulfobetaine copolymer |
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Authors: | Ting Wang Yan-Qiang Wang Yan-Lei Su Zhong-Yi Jiang |
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Affiliation: | aSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China |
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Abstract: | A new random copolymer was synthesized by reacting hydrophilic N,N-dimethyl-N-methacryloxyethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl) (DMMSA) with hydrophobic butyl methacrylate (BMA) through a conventional radical polymerization. The as-prepared sulfobetaine copolymer (DMMSA–BMA) was blended with polyethersulfone (PES) to fabricate antifouling ultrafiltration membrane for BSA separation. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of blend membranes revealed concentration of sulfobetaine groups at the membrane surfaces that endowed the membrane with higher hydrophilicity and better antifouling property. For the membrane with 8.0 wt% DMMSA–BMA copolymer concentration (No. 5), irreversible fouling has been considerably reduced and the flux recovery rate of the blend membrane reached as high as 82.8%. Furthermore, the blend membrane could effectively resist BSA fouling in a wide pH range from 4.0 to 8.0. |
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Keywords: | Polyethersulfone Sulfobetaine copolymer Blend membranes Antifouling Ultrafiltration |
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