Contact
    Start Publications Ag modified g-C3N4 composite entrapped PES UF membrane with ...
    ←  Publication Finder
    Attension

    Ag modified g-C3N4 composite entrapped PES UF membrane with visible-light-driven photocatalytic antifouling performance

    Year: 2017

    Journal: RSC Adv., Volume 7, page 42919–42928

    Authors: Zhang, Manying; Liu, Ziya; Gao, Yong; Shu, Li

    Organizations: National Natural Science Foundation of China [51508239]; National Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu province [BK20150245, BY2016030-01]; Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province [SJCX17-0772]; Qing Lan Project

    Membrane fouling is still the main obstacle for the wider application of membrane processes. In this study, different amounts of silver modified graphitic carbon nitride (Ag/g-C3N4) were firstly introduced into polyethersulfone (PES) membranes by blending via a phase-inversion method. The impacts of Ag/g-C3N4 addition on the membrane morphology, filtration and photocatalysis antifouling properties of Ag/gC(3)N(4)/PES nanocomposite membranes were systematically studied. The results illustrated that the addition of Ag/g-C3N4 could make the finger-like voids in Ag/g-C3N4 nanocomposite membrane longer and wider, increasing the hydrophilicity and filtration property of the nanocomposite membrane. Also the addition of Ag/g-C3N4 nanosheets could endow the nanocomposite membranes with excellent antibacterial, photocatalytic dye degradation and antifouling properties under visible light irradiation.
    View publication