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    Preparation and characterization of composite membrane via layer by layer assembly for desalination

    Year: 2017

    Journal: Appl. Surf. Sci., Volume 396, FEB 28, page 259–268

    Authors: Wasim, Maria; Sabir, Aneela; Shafiq, Muhammad; Islam, Atif; Jamil, Tahir

    Organizations: Department of Polymer Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab

    Keywords: Cellulose acetate; Nanofiltration composite membrane; Layer by layer assembly; Sepiolite

    Cellulose acetate (CA) incorporated with sepiolite and Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) multilayer composite on Polysulfone (PSf) substrate have been prepared by layer by layer (LbL) assembly method. Fourier TransformInfrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) results verified the hydrogen bonding among the components of composite membrane. Atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) was carried out for the determination and elucidation of roughness and morphology of the fabricated membranes on PSf substrate. The AFM and SEM results showed the increased surface roughness with the porous and spongy structure. The performance results verified that the successful incorporation of sepiolite in membranes showed maximum MgSO4 rejection (98.9%) and flux of 38.7 L/m(2) h. Whereas, in case of NaCl the rejection is 98.3% and flux is 34.9L/m(2) h. The modification was evidenced to be effective in increasing the surface hydrophilicity that led to increase in surface roughness. The chlorine resistivity is improved by dropping the active sites for chlorine attack and protecting the underlying PSf substrate. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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