Open AccessSynthesis of An Amidoximated Acrylic Copolymer Membrane (AACM) Treated with Nano Silver Particles to Study the Antibacterial Efficiency of The Membrane
Author(s) -
Bhoopesh Kumar Sharma,
Megha Walia,
Archana Chaudhary,
Yogesh Sharma,
Shaile Thakur
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1224/1/012020
Subject(s) - copolymer , membrane , materials science , cationic polymerization , thermogravimetric analysis , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer chemistry , crystallinity , chemical engineering , scanning electron microscope , polymer , aqueous solution , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , biochemistry , engineering
Polymers with cationic functional groups are proven to be an effective antimicrobial barrier. Particles, organic debris, and microbes can be well removed from drinking water using polymer membrane filtration. A variety of copolymers are utilized in the synthesis of such membranes. In this study, a copolymer membrane was synthesized first, and then Amidoximation was used to convert a portion of the copolymer’s nitrile groups to amidoxime groups. The membrane was treated with HA at 60-80°C in an aqueous solution to obtain an Amidoximated film. After being treated with Nano Silver particles, the efficiency of the prefabricated and particularly produced copolymer film as an antibacterial water disinfectant was analyzed. Various techniques were used to analyse the virgin and Amidoximated Acrylic Copolymer Membranes (AACM), including X-ray diffraction (EDX), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscope, Transmission Electron Microscope, and Thermogravimetric analysis, Many substantial changes in the copolymer characteristics, including functionality, crystallinity, thermal activity, hydrophilicity, elemental composition, surface morphology, and antibacterial activity, were identified during the Amidoximation phase. It was revealed that an Amidoximated copolymer membrane outperforms an untreated membrane in terms of antibacterial activity.