SCI和EI收录∣中国化工学会会刊

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2021, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (10): 84-97.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.09.012

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Polyethersulfone-polyvinylpyrrolidone composite membranes: Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone content and polydopamine coating on membrane morphology, structure and performances

Yanna Wu1, Jianxian Zeng1, Yajie Zeng2, Hu Zhou1, Guoqing Liu1, Jian Jian1, Jie Ding1   

  1. 1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Functional Membranes, Xiangtan 411201, China;
    2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
  • Received:2020-07-03 Revised:2020-09-14 Online:2021-12-02 Published:2021-10-28
  • Contact: Jianxian Zeng
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51573041, 21776067), and the Demonstration Base Project of University-Enterprise Cooperation of Hunan Province (No. 145812).

Polyethersulfone-polyvinylpyrrolidone composite membranes: Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone content and polydopamine coating on membrane morphology, structure and performances

Yanna Wu1, Jianxian Zeng1, Yajie Zeng2, Hu Zhou1, Guoqing Liu1, Jian Jian1, Jie Ding1   

  1. 1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Functional Membranes, Xiangtan 411201, China;
    2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
  • 通讯作者: Jianxian Zeng
  • 基金资助:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51573041, 21776067), and the Demonstration Base Project of University-Enterprise Cooperation of Hunan Province (No. 145812).

Abstract: Hydrophilic modification is a promising method to inhibit fouling formation on ultrafiltration membrane. In this work, different mass concentrations (1%-16%) of hydrophilic polyvinylpyrrolidone were incorporated into polyethersulfone (PES) membranes fabricated by none-solvent induced phase separation. Then, polydopamine (PDA) coating on the surface of prepared membrane was carried out at pH 8.5. The morphology and structure, surface hydrophilicity, permeation flux, BSA rejection, antifouling and stability performances of PES and PDA/PES modified membranes were investigated in detail. The results indicated that PDA was successfully attached onto the membranes. Membrane hydrophilicity was evaluated by water contact angle measurement. The contact angles of modified membranes reduced remarkably, suggesting that the membrane hydrophilicities were significantly increased. The results of filtration tests, which were done by dead-end filtration of bovine serum albumin solution, showed that the properties of permeability and fouling resistance were obviously improved by PDA modification. When polyvinylpyrrolidone mass content reached 10%, flux recovery ratio of modified membrane was up to 91.23%, and its BSA rejection were over 70%. The results of stability tests showed that the modified membranes had good mechanical stability and chemical stability. This facile fabrication procedure and outstanding performances suggested that the modified membranes had a potential in treating fouling.

Key words: Polyethersulfone membrane, Polydopamine coating, Hydrophilicity, Permeability, Antifouling

摘要: Hydrophilic modification is a promising method to inhibit fouling formation on ultrafiltration membrane. In this work, different mass concentrations (1%-16%) of hydrophilic polyvinylpyrrolidone were incorporated into polyethersulfone (PES) membranes fabricated by none-solvent induced phase separation. Then, polydopamine (PDA) coating on the surface of prepared membrane was carried out at pH 8.5. The morphology and structure, surface hydrophilicity, permeation flux, BSA rejection, antifouling and stability performances of PES and PDA/PES modified membranes were investigated in detail. The results indicated that PDA was successfully attached onto the membranes. Membrane hydrophilicity was evaluated by water contact angle measurement. The contact angles of modified membranes reduced remarkably, suggesting that the membrane hydrophilicities were significantly increased. The results of filtration tests, which were done by dead-end filtration of bovine serum albumin solution, showed that the properties of permeability and fouling resistance were obviously improved by PDA modification. When polyvinylpyrrolidone mass content reached 10%, flux recovery ratio of modified membrane was up to 91.23%, and its BSA rejection were over 70%. The results of stability tests showed that the modified membranes had good mechanical stability and chemical stability. This facile fabrication procedure and outstanding performances suggested that the modified membranes had a potential in treating fouling.

关键词: Polyethersulfone membrane, Polydopamine coating, Hydrophilicity, Permeability, Antifouling