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Enhanced water flux and bacterial resistance in cellulose acetate membranes with quaternary ammoniumpropylated polysilsesquioxane

Pandey, Ravi P. and Kallem, Parashuram and Abdul Rasheed, P. and A. Mahmoud, Khaled and Banat, Fawzi and Lau, Woei Jye and Hasan, Shadi W. (2022) Enhanced water flux and bacterial resistance in cellulose acetate membranes with quaternary ammoniumpropylated polysilsesquioxane. Chemosphere, 289 (NA). pp. 1-10. ISSN 0045-6535

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.13314...

Abstract

An enhanced water flux and anti-fouling nanocomposite ultrafiltration membrane based on quaternary ammoniumpropylated polysilsesquioxane (QAPS)/cellulose acetate (QAPS@CA) was fabricated by in situ sol-gel processing via phase inversion followed by quaternization with methyl iodide (CH3I). Membrane characterizations were performed based on the contact angle, FTIR, SEM, and TGA properties. Membrane separation performance was assessed in terms of pure water flux, rejection, and fouling resistance. The 7%QAPS@CA nanocomposite membrane showed an increased wettability (46.6° water contact angle), water uptake (113%) and a high pure water permeability of ~370 L m-2 h-1 bar-1. Furthermore, the 7%QAPS@CA nanocomposite membrane exhibited excellent bactericidal properties (~97.5% growth inhibition) against Escherichia coli (E. coli) compared to the bare CA membrane (0% growth inhibition). The 7%QAPS@CA nanocomposite membrane can be recommended for water treatment and biomedical applications.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Cellulose acetate, Mixed matrix, Nanocomposite, Polysilsesquioxane, Ultrafiltration, Water treatment
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical and Energy Engineering
ID Code:103153
Deposited By: Widya Wahid
Deposited On:20 Oct 2023 01:58
Last Modified:13 Nov 2023 04:58

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