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The effect of unique structural flower‑like TiO2 towards polysulfone mixed matrix membrane as efficient antifouling and antibacterial for humic acid removal

Recent advancement of polymer mixed matrix membrane (MMM) embedded with either inorganic or organic additive have gained much interest among researchers. In this work, flower-like TiO2 (FLT) additive with a high surface area was synthesized using hydrothermal method. Generally, a high surface area i...

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Main Authors: Azhar, Faiz Hafeez, Harun, Zawati, Yunos,, Muhamad Zaini, Ibrahim, Siti Aida, Hussin, Rosniza, Alias, Siti Salwa, Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah, Abdullahi, Tijjani
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QC Physics
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94828/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10965-021-02644-5
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spelling my.utm.948282022-04-29T22:27:38Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94828/ The effect of unique structural flower‑like TiO2 towards polysulfone mixed matrix membrane as efficient antifouling and antibacterial for humic acid removal Azhar, Faiz Hafeez Harun, Zawati Yunos,, Muhamad Zaini Ibrahim, Siti Aida Hussin, Rosniza Alias, Siti Salwa Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah Abdullahi, Tijjani QC Physics Recent advancement of polymer mixed matrix membrane (MMM) embedded with either inorganic or organic additive have gained much interest among researchers. In this work, flower-like TiO2 (FLT) additive with a high surface area was synthesized using hydrothermal method. Generally, a high surface area indirectly provides more active sides that improve additive functionality. Thus, the effect of unique structural with different concentrations of FLT as an additive towards polysulfone (PSf) MMM was investigated in terms of characteristics and performance. The results of cross-sectional morphology, additive distribution, hydrophilicity, and surface roughness show that the polymer MMM was significantly improved with better surface adherence and well-dispersed of FLT inside the membrane structure. This improvement increased membrane performances such as permeation (from 61.34 L/m2h for neat PSf membrane and 137.81 L/m2h for 3 wt% PSf-ST MMM to 3 wt% 155.46 L/m2h for PSf-FLT MMM), rejection (above 97% for PSf-FLT MMM), antibacterial (261.24 cm2 and 145.13 cm2 for 3 wt% PSf-ST and 3 wt% PSf-FLT, respectively) and antifouling properties (with 85.62% FRR for 3 wt% PSf-FLT compared to 74.10% FRR for 3 wt% PSf-ST). Different shapes and geometries of FLT solved the drawbacks of ST, especially in eliminating the agglomeration effect by providing more adherence surface area. Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 2021-08 Article PeerReviewed Azhar, Faiz Hafeez and Harun, Zawati and Yunos,, Muhamad Zaini and Ibrahim, Siti Aida and Hussin, Rosniza and Alias, Siti Salwa and Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah and Abdullahi, Tijjani (2021) The effect of unique structural flower‑like TiO2 towards polysulfone mixed matrix membrane as efficient antifouling and antibacterial for humic acid removal. Journal of Polymer Research, 28 (8). ISSN 1022-9760 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10965-021-02644-5 DOI:10.1007/s10965-021-02644-5
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topic QC Physics
spellingShingle QC Physics
Azhar, Faiz Hafeez
Harun, Zawati
Yunos,, Muhamad Zaini
Ibrahim, Siti Aida
Hussin, Rosniza
Alias, Siti Salwa
Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah
Abdullahi, Tijjani
The effect of unique structural flower‑like TiO2 towards polysulfone mixed matrix membrane as efficient antifouling and antibacterial for humic acid removal
description Recent advancement of polymer mixed matrix membrane (MMM) embedded with either inorganic or organic additive have gained much interest among researchers. In this work, flower-like TiO2 (FLT) additive with a high surface area was synthesized using hydrothermal method. Generally, a high surface area indirectly provides more active sides that improve additive functionality. Thus, the effect of unique structural with different concentrations of FLT as an additive towards polysulfone (PSf) MMM was investigated in terms of characteristics and performance. The results of cross-sectional morphology, additive distribution, hydrophilicity, and surface roughness show that the polymer MMM was significantly improved with better surface adherence and well-dispersed of FLT inside the membrane structure. This improvement increased membrane performances such as permeation (from 61.34 L/m2h for neat PSf membrane and 137.81 L/m2h for 3 wt% PSf-ST MMM to 3 wt% 155.46 L/m2h for PSf-FLT MMM), rejection (above 97% for PSf-FLT MMM), antibacterial (261.24 cm2 and 145.13 cm2 for 3 wt% PSf-ST and 3 wt% PSf-FLT, respectively) and antifouling properties (with 85.62% FRR for 3 wt% PSf-FLT compared to 74.10% FRR for 3 wt% PSf-ST). Different shapes and geometries of FLT solved the drawbacks of ST, especially in eliminating the agglomeration effect by providing more adherence surface area.
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author Azhar, Faiz Hafeez
Harun, Zawati
Yunos,, Muhamad Zaini
Ibrahim, Siti Aida
Hussin, Rosniza
Alias, Siti Salwa
Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah
Abdullahi, Tijjani
author_facet Azhar, Faiz Hafeez
Harun, Zawati
Yunos,, Muhamad Zaini
Ibrahim, Siti Aida
Hussin, Rosniza
Alias, Siti Salwa
Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah
Abdullahi, Tijjani
author_sort Azhar, Faiz Hafeez
title The effect of unique structural flower‑like TiO2 towards polysulfone mixed matrix membrane as efficient antifouling and antibacterial for humic acid removal
title_short The effect of unique structural flower‑like TiO2 towards polysulfone mixed matrix membrane as efficient antifouling and antibacterial for humic acid removal
title_full The effect of unique structural flower‑like TiO2 towards polysulfone mixed matrix membrane as efficient antifouling and antibacterial for humic acid removal
title_fullStr The effect of unique structural flower‑like TiO2 towards polysulfone mixed matrix membrane as efficient antifouling and antibacterial for humic acid removal
title_full_unstemmed The effect of unique structural flower‑like TiO2 towards polysulfone mixed matrix membrane as efficient antifouling and antibacterial for humic acid removal
title_sort effect of unique structural flower‑like tio2 towards polysulfone mixed matrix membrane as efficient antifouling and antibacterial for humic acid removal
publisher Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94828/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10965-021-02644-5
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