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Wide application of ultrafiltration in different industrial fields requires the development of new membranes with tailored properties and good antifouling stability. This study is devoted to the improvement of ultrafiltration properties of poly(m-phenylene isophtalamide) (PA) membranes by modification with titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) particles. The introduction of TiO 2 particles improved membrane separation performance and increased antifouling stability and cleaning ability under UV irradiation. The developed membranes were characterized by scanning electron and atomic force microscopy methods, the measurements of water contact angle, and total porosimetry. The transport properties of the PA and PA/TiO 2 membranes were tested in ultrafiltration of industrially important feeds: coolant lubricant (cutting fluid) emulsion (5 wt.% in water) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) solution (0.5 wt.%). The PA/TiO 2 (0.3 wt.%) membrane was found to possess optimal transport characteristics in ultrafiltration of coolant lubricant emulsion due to the highest pure water and coolant lubricant fluxes (1146 and 32 L/(m 2 h), respectively), rejection coefficient (100%), and flux recovery ratio (84%). Furthermore, this membrane featured improved ability of surface contamination degradation after UV irradiation in prolonged ultrafiltration of BSA, demonstrating a high flux recovery ratio (89–94%).

Original languageEnglish
Article number2804
Number of pages18
JournalPolymers
Volume13
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Aug 2021

    Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Polymers and Plastics

    Research areas

  • Bovine serum albumin, Cutting fluid, Fouling, Poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide), Titanium oxide, Ultrafiltration, OXIDE, FILM, fouling, PHENYLENE ISOPHTHALAMIDE, NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES, ultrafiltration, poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide), NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANE, INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION, titanium oxide, SURFACE, FABRICATION, bovine serum albumin, cutting fluid, TIO2 NANOPARTICLES

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