Preparation and characterization of novel nanoporous SBA-16-COOH embedded polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane for protein separation

Vatanpour Sargheın V., Rabiee H., Farahani M. H. D. A., Masteri-Farahani M., Niakan M.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN, cilt.156, ss.240-250, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 156
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.cherd.2020.01.029
  • Dergi Adı: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Environment Index, Greenfile, INSPEC, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.240-250
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ultrafiltration (UF), Nanoporous SBA-16, Nanocomposite, Antifouling, Membrane separation, MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES, ANTIFOULING PROPERTIES, NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES, NANOPARTICLES, PERFORMANCE, EPOXIDATION, MCM-41, ACID, IMPROVEMENT, PERMEATION
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane was modified by novel nanoporous SBA-16-COOH during the membrane preparation via the phase inversion. The pure water flux and bovine serum albumin (BSA, as the foulant) flux were measured at 2 bar and the membranes' antifouling behavior were analyzed. The membranes showed higher water flux after SBA-16-COOH addition up to 2 wt% and after that the flux slightly decreased which is attributed to the aggregation of SBA-16-COOH particles at the higher concentrations. SBA-16-COOH addition improved the surface hydrophilicity and led to elongated finger-like pores within the membranes cross section structure. The water flux after BSA flux was still higher than the one before BSA, thereby SBA-16-COOH addition resulted in better antifouling properties. In terms of BSA rejection, the nanocomposite SBA-16-COOH-based membranes outperform the pristine PSf membrane with rejection values up to 98.9%. The water contact angle confirmed the enhanced hydrophilicity of the membranes' surface due to COOH functional groups of the nanomaterials which led to a higher permeability and an enhanced fouling resistance. (C) 2020 Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.