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05-04-2021 | Original Research

A chitosan/dopamine-TiO₂ composite nanofiltration membrane for antifouling in water purification

Authors: Dong Wang, Junkang Lin, Jianhua Huang, Hui Zhang, Shan Lin, Lihui Chen, Yonghao Ni, Liulian Huang

Published in: Cellulose | Issue 8/2021

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A major obstacle for the development of the cellulose-based nanofiltration membrane is its fouling. In this study, a novel cellulose-based composite nanofiltration membrane (CS/DA-TiO₂-NFM) with excellent anti-fouling performance was prepared through casting of both chitosan (CS) and TiO₂ modified by dopamine (DA-TiO₂) on the cellulose substrate membrane. DA-TiO₂ was successfully introduced into the surface of membrane, resulting in significant improvement in its hydrophilicity due to the formation of dense CS layers. Furthermore, both CS and DA-TiO₂ were effective antimicrobial agents (against E. coli 90.6% and S. aureus 95.1%) that could minimize the accumulation of bacteria on the CS/DA-TiO₂-NFM. For the antifouling test against BSA, the irreversible recovery ratio of the CS/DA-TiO₂-NFM was only 23.25% of the control (no CS/DA-TiO₂ modified NFM). In addition, the CS/DA-TiO₂-NFM exhibited an increased rejection rate of MgSO₄ (enhanced 40.93%) and water-flux (enhanced 18.10%) compared with the control. These results highlight the potential of the presented approach for designing membranes with effective separation performance and antifouling for drinking water treatment.

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Title: A chitosan/dopamine-TiO2 composite nanofiltration membrane for antifouling in water purification
Authors: Dong Wang
Junkang Lin
Jianhua Huang
Hui Zhang
Shan Lin
Lihui Chen
Yonghao Ni
Liulian Huang
Publication date: 05-04-2021
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Cellulose / Issue 8/2021
Print ISSN: 0969-0239
Electronic ISSN: 1572-882X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-021-03845-3

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