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Effects of surface modification of the membrane in the ultrafiltration of waste water

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An ultrafiltration membrane (polyethersulfone, PM10) was surface-modified by treating it with low-temperature plasmas of oxygen, acrylic acid (AA), acetylene, diaminocyclohexane (DACH), and hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO). The effects that these modifications have on the filtration efficiency of a membrane in waste water treatment were investigated. The oxygen, AA, and DACH plasma-treated membranes became more hydrophilic. The water contact angles ranged from <10° to 55° depending on the type of plasma and the treatment conditions. The oxygen plasma-treated membranes displayed a higher initial flux (312–429%), but lower rejection (6–91%), than did an untreated membrane. The AA plasma-treated membranes displayed lower or higher initial flux (42–156%), depending upon the treatment conditions, but higher rejection (224–295%) in all cases. The DACH plasma-treated membranes displayed lower initial flux. All of them, especially the AA plasma-treated membrane, displayed improved fouling resistance with either a slower or no flux decline. Acetylene and HMDSO plasma-treated membranes became more hydrophobic and displayed both lower initial flux and lower fouling resistance.

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  1. Faculty of Applied Chemical Engineering and The Engineering Research Institute, Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong, Buk, 500-757, Gwangju, Korea

    Dong Lyun Cho, Sung-Hyun Kim, Yang Il Huh & Doman Kim

  2. Department of Environmental Engineering, Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong, Buk, 500-757, Gwangju, Korea

    Sung Yong Cho

  3. The Engineering Research Institute, Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong, Buk, 500-757, Gwangju, Korea

    Byung-Hoon Kim

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Cho, D.L., Kim, SH., Huh, Y.I. et al. Effects of surface modification of the membrane in the ultrafiltration of waste water. Macromol. Res. 12, 553–558 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03218443

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