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Membrane Water Treatment
  Volume 9, Number 6, November 2018 , pages 393-403
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/mwt.2018.9.6.393
 


UV-assisted surface modification of polyethersulfone (PES) membrane using TiO2 nanoparticles
Shruti Singh, Vinay Karwa and K.V. Marathe

 
Abstract
    In this research commercial polyethersulfone (PES) membrane was modified using TiO2 nanoparticles (P-25 Degussa) and further irradiated using UV light to overcome the hydrophobicity and fouling nature of the membrane. Further the membranes were characterized using SEM and FTIR. Contact angle measurements study confirmed the hydrophilic tendency of the modified membrane by decreasing the contact angle from 73 degree to 20.28 degree. The modified membranes showed higher flux and better anti-fouling properties as compared to the unmodified counterparts. The optimum conditions were found to be 0.5 wt% TiO2 loading with 60 min membrane immersion and 10 min UV light illumination. The effect of different pH conditions of feed was analysed. Real wastewater filtration experiments also indicated better performance of modified membranes as opposed to neat PES membranes.
 
Key Words
    ultrafiltration; TiO2 nanoparticles; UV irradiation; PES membranes; Acid Blue-80 dye
 
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