Effect of Polyethylene glycol methyl ether blend Humic acid on poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluropropylene) PVDF-HFP membranes: pH responsiveness and antifouling behavior with optimization approach |
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| Institution: | 1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced High-temperature Materials and Precision Forming, Shanghai 200240, China;2. The State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands;4. Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma''anshan 243002, China;5. Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China;1. Fiber and Polymer Science Program, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry, and Science, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA;2. Statistics Ph.D. Program, Department of Statistics, College of Sciences, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA;3. Textile Chemistry Program, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA;1. R&D Department, Dainese S.p.A., 36060 Molvena, Italy;2. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Flat sheet asymmetric membranes were fabricated with homogeneous solution of poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-co-HFP) using N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) as solvent via phase inversion method. PEGME (Poly ethylene glycol methyl ether) (Mn 5000) blend Humic Acid (HA), of different mole ratio was used as additive. Characterization of the membranes was done by Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) studies. Liquid-liquid displacement porosimetry (LLDP) study evaluated the morphological parameters, average pore size and pore size distribution. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) (MW - 68,000 Da) was used to study the antifouling effect and pore blocking mechanism of the membranes. The pure water flux (PWF), solute rejection and flux recovery ratio drastically increases for the PEGME blended HA membranes whereas the water contact angle decreases significantly. The pH responsiveness character of the prepared membranes altered the hydraulic permeability and rejection % at different pH. Finally, optimization of the variables contributing towards the PWF and BSA rejection of the desired membrane was performed using Design expert software 9.0 TRIAL through ANOVA (analysis of variance) using the combination of response surface methodology (RSM) and central composite design (CCD). |
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| Keywords: | pH responsive Hydrophilic Antifouling BSA separation Response surface methodology Central composite design |
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