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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
卷 9, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.105769
关键词
Silver nanoparticles immobilization; Polymeric membrane; Thermal treatment phase inversion
资金
- University of Malaya Research Grant [RP034D-15AET]
- Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia [FP040-2018A]
Impregnation of noble metal silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) into polymeric membranes is an effective method for producing safe drinking water. The study showed that membranes with AgNPs-1 and AgNPs-2 exhibited improved mechanical properties and pure water flux when fabricated at higher temperatures. Despite different levels of silver release during fabrication, all membranes showed no leaching during dead-end filtration and demonstrated excellent antibacterial performance against E. coli.
Impregnation of the noble metal, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as a disinfectant into the polymeric membrane is one of the empirical modification methods in producing safe drinking water. However, the dispersion and immobilization of AgNPs during membrane fabrication and application is least discussed despite numerous leaching phenomena reported. In this study, silver nanoparticles type 1 (AgNPs-1) and type 2 (AgNPs-2) were prepared and incorporated into polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ultrafiltration membrane with the presence of thermal treatment. The effect of thermal treatment was studied at temperature 25 degrees C, 40 degrees C and 55 degrees C which significantly influenced the physicochemical characteristics of the PVDF membrane. Membrane incorporated with AgNPs-1 and AgNPs-2 fabricated at highest temperature portrayed improved mechanical properties and pure water flux. PVDF/PVP/AgNPs-2 membrane released the smallest amount of Ag (3.81%) while PVDF/PVP/ AgNPs-1 cast at 40 degrees C released the largest amount of Ag (42.34%) during the phase inversion at fabrication. Notably, no Ag leaching was found in all membranes during the dead-end filtration at 0.5 bar. Membranes with AgNPs-1 and AgNPs-2 showed remarkable bactericidal performance towards E. coli with a percentage reduction of 90.38% and 80.77%, respectively. Thus, membranes with AgNPs fabricated at 55 degrees C offered better mechanical properties of the enhanced permeability and excellent stability of AgNPs immobilization which signified the thermal treatment approach.
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