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Preparation of PVDF ultrafiltration membranes using PVA as pore surface hydrophilic modification agent with improved antifouling performance
Author(s) -
Zheng ZhaoShan,
Li BingBing,
Duan ShiYuan,
Sun De,
Peng CongKang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.24996
Subject(s) - membrane , materials science , polyvinylidene fluoride , phase inversion , chemical engineering , biofouling , ultrafiltration (renal) , polyvinyl alcohol , coagulation , ultimate tensile strength , solvent , fouling , surface modification , polymer chemistry , composite material , chromatography , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , psychology , biochemistry , psychiatry , engineering
Novel polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes were facilely fabricated using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) aqueous solution as the coagulation bath through phase inversion method. In the process, PVA was introduced into the pore surfaces of the PVDF membranes via the interdiffusion of the non‐solvent water and the solvent. The effects of PVA content in the coagulation bath on membrane properties were systematically discussed. The results indicated that the increase of PVA content in coagulation bath resulted in the formations of the more sponge‐like structures and the higher surface hydrophilicity. Smaller pore size led to lower water flux and higher bovine serum albumin rejection. Fouling resistance measurement indicated that the membranes made in PVA/water coagulation bath had higher flux recovery ratio (92.1%) than the membrane made in a pure water bath (71.0%). Furthermore, mechanical property test revealed that the resulting membranes had high tensile strength and Young's modulus. In this work, we found that the morphology and the property of the novel PVDF membranes could be determined by the PVA content in the coagulation bath. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 59:E384–E393, 2019. © 2018 Society of Plastics Engineers