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Effect of different incorporation route on the properties of polyethersulfone-silver membrane

Basri, Hatijah and Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi and Aziz, Madzlan and Rusop, Mohamad and Soga, Tetsuo (2009) Effect of different incorporation route on the properties of polyethersulfone-silver membrane. In: AIP Conference Proceedings. American Institute of Physics., USA, pp. 93-97. ISBN 978-073540673-5

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3160277

Abstract

Silver-loading asymmetric polyethersulfone (PES) asymmetric membrane was prepared via the simple phase inversion technique. The homoge neous solution was prepared by dissolving AgNO3 and PES in N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) or N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The morphology of the resultant membrane was examined using a scanning electron microscope and the silver content in the membrane was measured using an Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS). Result shows that resultant membranes made of NMP solvent exhibit a finger-like structure while membranes prepared with DMF exhibit a mixture of finger-like and spongy structure with voids. The antibacterial activity of resultant membrane with the variation of silver content was measured using inhibition zone method. The results indicated that the PES-silver membranes made up with NMP solvent were antibacterial to both Grampositive bacteria and Gram-negative bacteria. Resultant membranes with DMF exhibit the highest pure water permeation (PWP) without any antibacterial activities.

Item Type:Book Section
Additional Information:International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Nano-SciTech 2008; Selangor; 18 November 2008 through 21 November 2008; ISSN : 0094243X
Uncontrolled Keywords:antibacterial, membrane, silver nitrate
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering
ID Code:13538
Deposited By: Zalinda Shuratman
Deposited On:09 Aug 2011 01:20
Last Modified:09 Aug 2011 01:20

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