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    Polydopamine-coated graphene oxide nanosheets embedded in sulfonated poly (ether sulfone) hybrid UF membranes with superior antifouling properties for water treatment

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    2022-04
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    Article
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    Kumar, Mahendra
    Sreedhar, Nurshaun
    Thomas, Navya
    Mavukkandy, Musthafa O
    ETAL.
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    A novel high-performance hybrid ultrafiltration (UF) membrane was fabricated by blending polydopamine-coated graphene oxide (PDGO) nanosheets with sulfonated poly(ether sulfone) (SPES) via phase inversion method and tested for the removal of natural organic matter (humic acid; HA) from aqueous solution. The PDGO nanosheets were synthesized via self-polymerization of dopamine with GO nanosheets in alkaline tris-buffer solution at room temperature for 24 h and were fully characterized. Hybrid SPES membranes were prepared by incorporating 1–10 wt% of PDGO, which were further characterized by Raman spectroscopy, surface zeta potential, and field emission scanning electron microscopy to confirm membrane stability without any defects even by adding up to 10 wt%, of PDGO nanosheets. The membranes demonstrated a significant increase in hydrophilicity, water flux, and retention rate for HA (RHA). For instance, water permeability with 5 wt% PDGO (M5) (680.7 L m−2 h−1 bar−1) was ca. 1.8-folds that of the pristine SPES membrane (380.8 L m−2 h−1 bar−1), while maintaining an HA rejection (RHA) of 91.7% for a 50 ppm HA feed solution. This was accompanied by a distinct increase in surface hydrophilicity of M5, which showed a water contact angle of 27.8°, well below that of pristine SPES membrane (59.1°). The hybrid UF membranes also demonstrated a significant reduction in HA adhesion onto the membrane surface along with a superior antifouling performance for the membrane containing 10 wt% PDGO, giving irreversible fouling ratio (Rir) of only 6.9% compared to 32.7% for the pristine membrane.
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    https://dspace.adu.ac.ae/handle/1/3855
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    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.133526
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    Kumar, M., Sreedhar, N., Thomas, N., Mavukkandy, M., Ismail, R. A., Aminabhavi, T. M., & Arafat, H. A. (2022). Polydopamine-coated graphene oxide nanosheets embedded in sulfonated poly (ether sulfone) hybrid UF membranes with superior antifouling properties for water treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal, 433, 133526.
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