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Influence of TiO₂ nanoparticles loading on permeability and antifouling properties of nanocomposite polymeric membranes: experimental and statistical analysis

Authors: Mohammad Enayatzadeh, Toraj Mohammadi, Narges Fallah

Published in: Journal of Polymer Research | Issue 10/2019

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Influence of the dope solution concentration on final membrane properties, regarding TiO₂ role, was investigated. For this purpose, blended flat sheet poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)-based membranes with different proportions of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP)/TiO₂ ratios were prepared via phase inversion process. The final application of the membranes was evaluated, especially in contact with vital microbial mixed liquor, in membrane bioreactors due to antibacterial properties of TiO₂ and environmentally concern of nanoparticles application. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used as a precise and multivariate technique to estimate and navigate the system performance at any experimental point within the investigation domain. Filtration properties, flux recovery ratio and (Protein flux / pure water flux: Jp/Jw) ratio of the membranes were investigated statistically to propose the formulations for the optimal performance. The correlation showed good agreement with the measured pure water flux and flux recovery ratio values of the fabricated membranes, with R² values higher than 90%. The findings are significant since demonstrating that the loaded nano TiO₂ particles around 0.5 wt% improve pure water flux, however, based on the Pareto analysis, experimental values and environmental safety concern, nanoparticles loading can be neglected in comparison with the other factors investigated in this study.

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Title: Influence of TiO2 nanoparticles loading on permeability and antifouling properties of nanocomposite polymeric membranes: experimental and statistical analysis
Authors: Mohammad Enayatzadeh
Toraj Mohammadi
Narges Fallah
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Journal of Polymer Research / Issue 10/2019
Print ISSN: 1022-9760
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8935
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-019-1892-4

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